Uncancelled History EP. 07 Age of the Explorers
Jan 3, 2023
Historian Felipe Fernández-Armesto joins Douglas Murray to examine the Age of the Explorers. They discuss the controversies surrounding Christopher Columbus, misconceptions about the world's shape and size, colonization strategies, the impact of the plague, accidental circumnavigation, reputations of explorers, and the controversy over covering up Columbus murals at a university.
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Introduction
00:00 • 3min
Motivations and Misconceptions
02:53 • 22min
Columbus's Journey and Edited Writings
24:41 • 6min
Competition and Colonization Strategies
30:12 • 9min
The Impact of the Plague and the Story of a Lesser-Known Explorer
38:55 • 4min
Exploring the World: Accidental Circumnavigation and Misconceptions
42:48 • 2min
The Paradox of Reputations in the Age of Explorers
45:03 • 3min
Controversy over Columbus Murals
47:51 • 14min