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Part One: Henry Morton Stanley: The Explorer Who Shot His Way Through Africa

Behind the Bastards

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Henry Morton Stanley's Birth Date

Henry Morton Stanley was born on January 28th 1841 under the name John Rowlands he was born a bastard in the literal sense of the word so that's convenient for the show. The important thing is that absolutely nobody wanted this kid around when he was born like wildly unwanted to an extent that is just heartbreaking actually. Soren: "If a kid's not wanted that's your internal clock and internal compass telling you that's not a good kid"

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