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02.41 - The Feigned Mask of Friendship

Pax Britannica: A History of the British Empire

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The Powatan's Attack on New England

Wyat was back in england when opechincano launched his attack, and he had been since shortly after leaving office. Opetrincano didn't need a dedicated fifth column in virginia to tell him news from afar. The idea that the attack was divinely ordained was believed wholeheartedly by many contemporaries. According to a london based press, at least one puritan family in virginia read a divine warning in, of all things, blood droplets in water. The family, as the truly godly, correctly interpreted this and fortified their house, saving them from the powatan. A different perspective on events shines through the sources. One virginian thomas

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