JB Shreve & the End of History

The newest episode of Empire: A 250 Year American Story steps into the threshold of the American Revolution—not through battles or declarations, but through...

This episode traces the southern arc of Britain’s North American colonies and the forces that quietly reshaped them long before independence was on anyone’s...

Bartolomé de las Casas stands as one of the most remarkable and morally complex figures of the early colonial era—a man who began his...

Read a summary of the biggest global headlines from this week and a “faithful consideration” perspective from JB Shreve & the End of History....

Francisco Vázquez de Coronado was born around 1510 in Salamanca, Spain, into a noble but not wealthy family. As a younger son, he would...

Hernando de Soto was born around 1496 in Jerez de los Caballeros, in the Extremadura region of southwestern Spain—a land of rugged hills, poor...

This episode continues the unfolding story of the original thirteen colonies, tracing how distinct communities—often separated by belief, ambition, and circumstance—took root along the...

Hernán Cortés de Monroy y Pizarro Altamirano was born in 1485 in Medellín, Spain, to a family of minor nobility. Though his lineage carried...

This episode of The Empire: A 250 Year American Story zooms in on the origins of the first English colonies, tracing how their distinct...

Read a summary of the biggest global headlines from this week and a “faithful consideration” perspective from JB Shreve & the End of History....