English nobleman George Calvert wanted to establish a colony in the New World—not one like his first colony, Newfoundland, which he found to be too cold. Instead he wanted land in the temperate Chesapeake Bay area, where his colonists could grow tobacco. King Charles I granted his wish. Named for Henrietta Mary, Charles’s wife, the new colony of Maryland was established in 1634. Also known as Lord Baltimore, Calvert was a Catholic at a time when Protestants controlled the English government. He wanted Maryland to be a place where Catholics—and anyone else—could worship in freedom. As the British crown was passed through its heirs, favoring Protestants, then Catholics, then Protestants again, Maryland felt the ripples of unrest on its side of the Atlantic. Follow the story of how Maryland came to be a colony and how it fought for its borders with Virginia and Pennsylvania. Find out how in the end, it pulled together with those and the other colonies first to repel the encroaching French, and then to shrug off the tyranny of England.

This book describes the life and accomplishments of Lord Baltimore, who founded the Maryland Colony, which was first settled in 1634, and who advanced the Act of Tolerance, protecting citizens' rights to practice their religion freely.

Presents the life and accomplishments of the leader who founded and governed Maryland, and protected the religious freedom of the residents during a time when religious differences caused much tension and violence.

A detailed look at the formation of the colony of Maryland, its government, and its overall history, plus a prologue on world events in 1634 and an epilogue on Maryland today.

Follows the life of Calvert, who together with his father settles in the newly established Catholic colony in Maryland. Although they have many adventures with Indians, conflicts with other colonists provide much of the action in the narrative.