From Newfoundland to Virginia to Maryland: The Story of George Calvert

George Calvert, the father of the Maryland colony, took a complicated path to obtaining a royal patent.  We summarize his life and the steps he took to obtain a Catholic colony patent from King Charles I.  Read Calvert’s Petition for a New Charter: https://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/exploration/george-calvert-letter-1629.php More on George Calvert: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Calvert,_1st_Baron_Baltimore More on Cecil Calvert: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cecil_Calvert,_2nd_Baron_Baltimore Read the Maryland Charter: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/e/eebo2/B09480.0001.001/1:1?rgn=div1;view=fulltext Claiborne photo: By Appletons 1880 Cyclopedia of American Biography., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=26763163 Fife and Drum by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3748-fife-and-drum License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/