In this episode of Travels Through Time we are taken on an invigorating tour of the ports, coasts and oceans of the world with Professor David Abulafia, winner of the prestigious 2020 Wolfson Prize for History for his book, The Boundless Sea.
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The scenes discussed in this episode come from The Boundless Sea: A Human History of the Oceans (Allen Lane).
Show notes:
Scene One: 21 August 1415, The Portuguese attack on Ceuta, North Africa
Scene Two: 1415, The Eastern Settlement Greenland
Scene Three: 1415 Nanjing, east coast of central China
Memento: A piece of Chinese porcelain from Nanjing
People/SocialPresenter: Peter Moore
Guest: Professor David Abulafia
Editorial: Artemis Irvine
Producers: Maria Nolan
Titles: Jon O
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