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Lecture series · recorded 2008

Conceived in Liberty, Volume I

Conceived in Liberty, Volume I is a free lecture series (66 recordings, 27.8 hours) you can stream or download at freecapitalists.org, with Murray N. Rothbard.

A New Land, A New People: The American Colonies in the Seventeenth Century. Narrated by Floy Lilley.

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  1. 01

    Preface 2008

    Murray N. Rothbard · 11:20 · 2.6 MB · Recorded 25 January 2008

    Pages 9-12 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. Conceived in Liberty: Vol. I - A New Land, A New People: The American Colonies in the Seventeenth Century.

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    1. Europe at the Dawn of the Modern Era 2008

    Murray N. Rothbard · 2:02:17 · 28.0 MB · Recorded 25 January 2008

    Pages 15-45 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. Conceived in Liberty: Vol. I - A New Land, A New People: The American Colonies in the Seventeenth Century.

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    2. New World, New Land 2008

    Murray N. Rothbard · 13:06 · 3.0 MB · Recorded 30 January 2008

    From Part 1 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume I: "Europe, England, and the New World." Pages 46-49 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley.

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    3. The Virginia Company 2008

    Murray N. Rothbard · 43:54 · 10.1 MB · Recorded 8 February 2008

    From Part 2 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume I: "The Southern Colonies in the Seventeenth Century." Pages 53-64 in the text, asnarrated by Floy Lilley.

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    4. From Company to Royal Colony 2008

    Murray N. Rothbard · 6:06 · 1.4 MB · Recorded 15 February 2008

    From Part 2 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume I: "The Southern Colonies in the Seventeenth Century." Pages 65-66 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley.

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    5. The Social Structure of Virginia: Planters and Farmers 2008

    Murray N. Rothbard · 9:14 · 2.1 MB · Recorded 15 February 2008

    From Part 2 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume I: "The Southern Colonies in the Seventeenth Century." Pages 67-69 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley.

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    6. The Social Structure of Virginia: Bondservants and Slaves 2008

    Murray N. Rothbard · 28:19 · 6.5 MB · Recorded 15 February 2008

    From Part 2 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume I: "The Southern Colonies in the Seventeenth Century." Pages 70-77 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley.

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    7. Religion in Virginia 2008

    Murray N. Rothbard · 8:31 · 2.0 MB · Recorded 15 February 2008

    From Part 2 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume I: "The Southern Colonies in the Seventeenth Century." Pages 78-80 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley.

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  9. 09

    8. The Royal Government of Virginia

    Murray N. Rothbard · 18:30 · 4.2 MB

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    9. British Mercantilism over Virginia

    Murray N. Rothbard · 26:28 · 6.1 MB

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    10. Relations with the Indians

    Murray N. Rothbard · 28:22 · 6.5 MB

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    11. Bacon's Rebellion 2008

    Murray N. Rothbard · 39:18 · 9.0 MB · Recorded 29 February 2008

    From Part 2 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume I : “The Southern Colonies in the Seventeenth Century.” Pages 103-113 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley.

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    12. Maryland

    Murray N. Rothbard · 24:32 · 5.6 MB

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    13. The Carolinas

    Murray N. Rothbard · 15:58 · 3.7 MB

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    14. The Aftermath of Bacon's Rebellion in the Other Southern Colonies

    Murray N. Rothbard · 15:50 · 3.6 MB

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    15. The Glorious Revolution and its Aftermath

    Murray N. Rothbard · 47:59 · 11.0 MB

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    16. Virginia After Bacon's Rebellion

    Murray N. Rothbard · 33:45 · 7.7 MB

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    17. The Religious Factor

    Murray N. Rothbard · 7:50 · 1.8 MB

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    18. The Founding of Plymouth Colony

    Murray N. Rothbard · 16:42 · 3.8 MB

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    19. The Founding of Massachusetts Bay

    Murray N. Rothbard · 30:32 · 7.0 MB

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    20. The Puritans "Purify": Theocracy in Massachusetts

    Murray N. Rothbard · 27:53 · 6.4 MB

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    21. Suppressing Heresy: The Flight of Roger Williams

    Murray N. Rothbard · 26:14 · 6.0 MB

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    22. Suppressing Heresy: The Flight of Anne Hutchinson 2008

    Murray N. Rothbard · 22:49 · 5.2 MB · Recorded 10 April 2008

    Pages 190-196 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 3 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume I: “The Founding of New England.”

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    23. The Further Settlement of Rhode Island: The Odyssey of Samuell Gorton

    Murray N. Rothbard · 44:05 · 10.1 MB

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    24. Rhode Island in the 1650s: Roger Williams' Shift from Liberty

    Murray N. Rothbard · 30:36 · 7.0 MB

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    25. The Planting of Connecticut

    Murray N. Rothbard · 20:16 · 4.6 MB

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    26. The Seizure of New England

    Murray N. Rothbard · 8:26 · 1.9 MB

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    27. Joint Action in New England: The Pequot War

    Murray N. Rothbard · 8:20 · 1.9 MB

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    28. The New England Confederation

    Murray N. Rothbard · 21:15 · 4.9 MB

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    29. Suppressing Heresy: Massachesetts Persecutes the Quakers

    Murray N. Rothbard · 47:51 · 11.0 MB

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    30. Economics Begins to Dissolve the Theocracy: Disintegration of the Fur Monopoly

    Murray N. Rothbard · 8:16 · 1.9 MB

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    31. Economics Begins to Dissolve the Theocracy: The Failure of Wage and Price Controls 2008

    Murray N. Rothbard · 18:23 · 4.2 MB · Recorded 6 May 2008

    Pages 254-259 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 3 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume I : “The Founding of New England.”

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    32. Mercantilism, Merchants, and "Class Conflict" 2008

    Murray N. Rothbard · 6:46 · 1.6 MB · Recorded 7 May 2008

    Pages 260-262 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley. From Part 3 of Conceived in Liberty, Volume I : “The Founding of New England.”

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    33. Economics Begins to Dissolve the Theocracy: The Failure of Subsidized Production

    Murray N. Rothbard · 12:08 · 2.8 MB

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    34. The Rise of the Fisheries and the Merchants

    Murray N. Rothbard · 11:33 · 2.7 MB

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    35. Theocracy Begins to Wither: The Half-Way Covenant

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    36. The Decline and Rigors of Plymouth

    Murray N. Rothbard · 10:29 · 2.4 MB

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    37. The Restoration Crisis in New England

    Murray N. Rothbard · 45:00 · 10.3 MB

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    38. The Formation of New Netherland

    Murray N. Rothbard · 17:02 · 3.9 MB

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    39. Governors and Government

    Murray N. Rothbard · 46:35 · 10.7 MB

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    40. The Dutch and New Sweden

    Murray N. Rothbard · 21:40 · 5.0 MB

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    41. New Netherland Persecutes the Quakers

    Murray N. Rothbard · 9:56 · 2.3 MB

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    42. The Fall and Breakup of New Netherland

    Murray N. Rothbard · 27:15 · 6.2 MB

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    43. The Northern Colonies, 1666-1675

    Murray N. Rothbard · 26:58 · 6.2 MB

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    44. The Beginning of Andros' Rule in New York

    Murray N. Rothbard · 10:06 · 2.3 MB

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    45. Further Decline in the Massachusetts Theocracy

    Murray N. Rothbard · 8:45 · 2.0 MB

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    46. King Philip's War

    Murray N. Rothbard · 40:13 · 9.2 MB

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    47. The Crown Begins the Takeover of New England

    Murray N. Rothbard · 18:57 · 4.3 MB

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    48. The Crown Takes over New Hampshire, 1680-1685

    Murray N. Rothbard · 19:34 · 4.5 MB

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    49. Edward Randolph Versus Massachusetts, 1680-1684

    Murray N. Rothbard · 21:23 · 4.9 MB

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    50. The Re-Opening of the Narragansett Claims, 1679-1683

    Murray N. Rothbard · 4:43 · 1.1 MB

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    51. The Rule of Joseph Dudley and the Council of New England

    Murray N. Rothbard · 16:15 · 3.7 MB

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    52. New York, 1676-1686

    Murray N. Rothbard · 33:56 · 7.8 MB

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    53. Turmoil in East New Jersey, 1678-1686

    Murray N. Rothbard · 23:36 · 5.4 MB

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    54. The Development of West New Jersey

    Murray N. Rothbard · 15:01 · 3.4 MB

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    55. "The Holy Experiment": The Founding of Pennsylvania, 1681-1690

    Murray N. Rothbard · 35:34 · 8.1 MB

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    56. The Dominion of New England

    Murray N. Rothbard · 37:44 · 8.6 MB

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    57. The Glorious Revolution in the Northern Colonies, 1689-1690

    Murray N. Rothbard · 51:50 · 11.9 MB

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    58. The Glorious Revolution in the Northern Colonies, 1690-1692

    Murray N. Rothbard · 51:42 · 11.8 MB

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    59. Aftermath of the 1690s: The Salem Witch-Hunt and Stoughton's Rise to Power

    Murray N. Rothbard · 45:00 · 10.3 MB

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    60. The Liberalism of Lord Bellomont in the Royal Colonies

    Murray N. Rothbard · 21:44 · 5.0 MB

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    61. The Aftermath of Bellomont

    Murray N. Rothbard · 22:52 · 5.2 MB

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    62. Rhode Island and Connecticut After the Glorious Revolution

    Murray N. Rothbard · 18:07 · 4.2 MB

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    63. The Unification of the Jerseys

    Murray N. Rothbard · 38:03 · 8.7 MB

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    64. Government Returns to Pennsylvania

    Murray N. Rothbard · 42:59 · 9.8 MB

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    65. The Colonies in the First Decade of the Eighteenth Century

    Murray N. Rothbard · 16:43 · 3.8 MB

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Recording dates, summaries and topics for 12 of these 66 lectures come from the Mises Institute's page for Conceived in Liberty, Volume I, checked 2026-09-27.

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2008, per the recording dates recovered for this series.
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