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The road to Jamestown - part 1
The road to Jamestown - part 1
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Length:
17 minutes
Released:
Dec 6, 2007
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Sean Cunningham talks about how and why English sailors and the English Crown turned their attention to the New World of America in the 16th century. This talk explores how piracy, greed, religion and warfare became the foundations of Elizabethan attempts to settle America.
Released:
Dec 6, 2007
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
The dichotomies of drink: Presented by Philippa Glanville, Senior Research Fellow at the V&A Museum. The event was held at The National Archives to accompany our temporary on-site exhibition, which she curated, entitled, Drink: the History of Alcohol 1690-1920. by The National Archives Podcast Series