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    Tudor traders: keep calm and ignore the Armada

    Tudor traders: keep calm and ignore the Armada

    FromHistoryExtra Long Reads

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    Tudor traders: keep calm and ignore the Armada

    FromHistoryExtra Long Reads

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    Length:
    18 minutes
    Released:
    Sep 24, 2023
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    What did English merchants and mariners do when a Spanish invasion fleet menaced the South Coast in 1588? Well, as today’s long read written by Robert Blackmore reveals, they simply boarded their ships and carried on trading.
    HistoryExtra Long Reads brings you the best articles from BBC History Magazine, direct to your ears. Today’s feature originally appeared in the September 2023 issue, and has been voiced in partnership with the RNIB.
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    Released:
    Sep 24, 2023
    Format:
    Podcast episode

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    Take a deep dive into the past as we bring you the very best of BBC History Magazine, Britain’s bestselling history magazine. With a new episode released every Monday, enjoy fascinating and enlightening articles from leading historical experts, covering a broad sweep of the centuries – from the scandals of Georgian society to the horrors of the First World War, revolutions, rebellions, and more.