The 1701 Pennsylvania Charter of Privileges Explained | Historical Context

This episode of Historical Context explores thefrantic 1701 creation of the Pennsylvania Charter of Privileges, revealing how William Penn systematically surrendered his own executive power to establishabsolute religious freedom, independent legislative control, and fair trials, while simultaneously diffusing an internal civil war by granting the lower counties the right to peacefully secede and form the state of Delaware. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistoricalCP Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.historical.context/ Fife and Drum byKevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3748-fife-and-drum License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/