The Maryland Colony: Lord Baltimore

The Maryland Colony: Lord Baltimore
Author: Jim Whiting
Publisher: Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2010-12-23
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1612280110

English nobleman George Calvert wanted to establish a colony in the New World—not one like his first colony, Newfoundland, which he found to be too cold. Instead he wanted land in the temperate Chesapeake Bay area, where his colonists could grow tobacco. King Charles I granted his wish. Named for Henrietta Mary, Charles’s wife, the new colony of Maryland was established in 1634. Also known as Lord Baltimore, Calvert was a Catholic at a time when Protestants controlled the English government. He wanted Maryland to be a place where Catholics—and anyone else—could worship in freedom. As the British crown was passed through its heirs, favoring Protestants, then Catholics, then Protestants again, Maryland felt the ripples of unrest on its side of the Atlantic. Follow the story of how Maryland came to be a colony and how it fought for its borders with Virginia and Pennsylvania. Find out how in the end, it pulled together with those and the other colonies first to repel the encroaching French, and then to shrug off the tyranny of England.

Lord Baltimore

Lord Baltimore
Author: J. Dennis Robinson
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2006
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780756515928

This book describes the life and accomplishments of Lord Baltimore, who founded the Maryland Colony, which was first settled in 1634, and who advanced the Act of Tolerance, protecting citizens' rights to practice their religion freely.

Maryland, A Middle Temperament

Maryland, A Middle Temperament
Author: Robert J. Brugger
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 868
Release: 1996-09-25
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780801854651

Explores the ironies, contradictions, and compromises that give "America's oldest border state"its special character. Selected by Choice Magazine as an Outstanding Academic Title Maryland: A Middle Temperament explores the ironies, contradictions, and compromises that give "America's oldest border state" its special character. Extensively illustrated and accompanied by bibliography, maps, charts, and tables, Robert Brugger's vivid account of the state's political, economic, social, and cultural heritage—from the outfitting of Cecil Calvert's expedition to the opening of Baltimore's Harborplace—is rich in the issues and personalities that make up Maryland's story and explain its "middle temperament."

The Flowering of the Maryland Palatinate

The Flowering of the Maryland Palatinate
Author: Harry Wright Newman
Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com
Total Pages: 378
Release: 1984
Genre: Maryland
ISBN: 0806310510

The actual settlement of the Province of Maryland in 1634 was undertaken by Leonard Calvert, Lord Baltimore's second son, and the group of 200 adventurers who accompanied him on the Ark and the Dove. In addition to a succinct history of the Calvert family and the area in which they flourished in England, this work describes the life and times of the 200 passengers, their part in the founding and settlement of the colony, and the development of the feudal manorial system. In addition to a succinct history of the Calvert family and the milieu in which they flourished in England, The Flowering of the Maryland Palatinate describes the lives and times of the 200 adventurers who participated in the original expedition ot Maryland, their part in the founding and settlement of the colony, and the development of colonial Maryland's distinctive manorial system. The bulk of this volume, of course, consists of biographical and genealogical sketches of the 200 adventurers, each developed in meticulous detail from surviving documents by the famous Maryland genealogist, Harry Wright Newman. From contemporary court records, letters, and miscellaneous papers, Mr. Newman has wrought a definitive history of these early Marylanders and has accomplished, single-handedly, for the passengers of the Ark and the Dove, what has taken a legion of researchers to do for the passengers of the Mayflower

The Plundering Time

The Plundering Time
Author: Timothy B. Riordan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 392
Release: 2004
Genre: History
ISBN:

According to most historians, in 1645-46, Richard Ingle and his ship Reformation terrorized the tiny settlements on the Chesapeake Bay, bringing the violence and mayhem of the English Civil War to the New World. But did he? In this thoroughly researched tale of deception, greed, and political intrigue, St. Mary’s City archaeologist Timothy Riordan unearths new evidence—from muddy “Pope’s Fort” in St, Mary’s to the Admiralty Court records in London—to show that revolution was brewing in Maryland with or without the colorful, sometimes roguish Ingle and his crew.

English and Catholic

English and Catholic
Author: John D. Krugler
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2004-09-20
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

Skillfully told here, the story of the Calverts' bold experiment in advancing freedom of conscience is the story of the roots of American liberty.--Jerome de Groot "H-Atlantic, H-Net Reviews"

A Biographical Dictionary of the Maryland Legislature, 1635-1789

A Biographical Dictionary of the Maryland Legislature, 1635-1789
Author: Edward C. Papenfuse
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008-11-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780801890970

This unique historical and genealogical resource draws on the extraordinarily intact legislative, judicial, religious, and personal records of members of the first Maryland legislature. The two-volume set contains profiles of nearly fifteen hundred men who served in the state's legislature in the first 150 years after Maryland's founding.The major public and private aspects of each legislator's career are quickly discernible: family background, marriage, children, social status, religious affiliation, occupation, other offices held, and military service. Many entries include a brief summary of a legislator's stance on public and private issues. A final category, wealth at death, inventories the legislator's estate and notes any significant changes in wealth between first election and death.

The Everything American Presidents Book

The Everything American Presidents Book
Author: Martin Kelly
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 428
Release: 2007-05-11
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1605502669

The Everything American Presidents Book is an excellent source of information about each of the forty-three men who have served as chief executive of the United States. This exhaustive guide provides you with all you need to know about this country's leaders, including: Their early childhood and formative years The effect of the office on wives and children The triumphs and tragedies that shaped them The legacy of each man's term in office Written in an entertaining style by two experienced educators, this fun and informative guide is packed with facts and details about the life and times of each president and the major events that shaped his term. The Everything American Presidents Book has everything you need to know about the fascinating men who shaped U.S. history and policy.