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America's First Murderer: The Dark Side of Plymouth Colony
TLDR The podcast explores the dark side of Plymouth Colony, revealing incidents of bestiality, rape, and sodomy, as well as the infamous John Billington, America's first murderer, who shot and killed John Newcomen over hunting rights. Despite efforts to paint a positive picture, the Puritans and strangers in Plymouth Colony engaged in questionable behavior and faced punishments such as hanging and public humiliation.
Timestamped Summary
00:00
The podcast episode is about America's first murderer.
03:43
The podcast discusses the limited firsthand information about Plymouth Colony and the efforts to paint the Puritans in a positive light.
07:19
The podcast discusses the Puritans and their efforts to paint a positive picture of Plymouth Colony, despite the fact that both Puritans and strangers broke laws and engaged in questionable behavior.
11:05
John Billington and his family, who were involved in mutinies and engaged in questionable behavior, had a bad reputation among the Puritans in Plymouth Colony.
15:00
John Billington and his family, including his wife and granddaughter, had a reputation for engaging in questionable behavior and were punished for various offenses, such as slander and sexual intercourse.
18:33
In the early years of Plymouth Colony, there were incidents of bestiality, rape, and sodomy, with offenders being punished by hanging, whipping, and public humiliation.
22:21
John Billington became America's first murderer when he shot and killed John Newcomen, possibly over hunting rights, with a blunderbuss, resulting in Newcomen's death from infection.
26:06
John Billington was sentenced to death by Governor Bradford, who also wrote the history of Plymouth, painting himself and his fellows in a positive light and Billington in a negative light.
29:46
The host accidentally consumed a large amount of nicotine and almost died, but luckily survived without serious complications.
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Society & Culture
