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306: Columbus: The Adventure Begins (Part 1)
The Rest Is History
Christopher Columbus and the Portuguese
When we left Christopher Columbus and Dominic, he is in Lisbon. He's starting to get this idea that perhaps it's possible to cross the Atlantic and get to Asia. So presumably he turns to the King of Portugal, does he? He does indeed. Now, the Portuguese, I mean, the funny thing is they turn him down. It's a bit like sort of decker turning down the Beatles or something. But the thing is the Portuguese are absolutely right. And Columbus, ironically, is completely and utterly wrong.
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