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African history special
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Length:
70 minutes
Released:
Apr 17, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
This week's podcast focuses on African history. First up, Miranda Kaufmann visits a replica of Francis Drake's Golden Hind and there explains how Africans played an important role in the Tudor explorer's adventures in the 16th century. Meanwhile, Gus Casely-Hayford reveals the amazing historical achievements of the inhabitants of Timbuktu in Mali, in a talk that was given at our 2013 History Weekend festival in Malmesbury. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Apr 17, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
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