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Episode 170: Operation Smithereens
Vasco da Gama returns to India intent upon enforcing Portuguese authority and will. This requires him to deal with the Zamorin and Calicut. And he de…
4 years, 7 months ago
Episode 169: Homeward Bound
Vasco da Gama gives up on Calicut and sails for Portugal. News of his successful voyage infuriates the Spanish and Venetians in equal parts. Before l…
4 years, 7 months ago
Episode 168: India
Vasco da Gama reaches India but quickly finds out that it is not the paradise he expected. Faced with the intractable Zamorin of Calicut, eventually,…
4 years, 7 months ago
Episode 167: Up The Coast
Vasco de Gama rounds the Cape of Good Hope and moves up the Eastern Coast of Africa - a first for Europeans. The Age of Exploration hits several new …
4 years, 8 months ago
Episode 166: The Unknown Captain
Vasco de Gama eventually became famous as the first European explorer to sail into the Indian Ocean. But, in reality, his selection for the job was a…
4 years, 8 months ago
Episode 165: To the Ends of the Earth
Today we begin our Vasco de Gama story arc. Vasco de Gama did what Columbus could not: he found a sea route to India. But, In this episode, we explor…
4 years, 8 months ago
Episode 164: Castaways
Columbus's voyaging comes to end marooned in Jamaica. He makes it back to Spain, but... where did his body end up? Check out our website for more: we…
4 years, 8 months ago
Episode 163: A Not-So-Happy Homecoming
Columbus returns to Spain in chains only to have his fortunes reverse once more and set sail on his third voyage. Check out our website for more cont…
4 years, 9 months ago
Episode 162: Roldan's Revolt
Christopher Columbus's shaky hold on Hispaniola finally breaks apart. Now, with India still nowhere to be found and with ever-dwindling supplies of g…
4 years, 9 months ago
Episode 161: Blood in a Virgin World
Columbus's efforts to capitalize on the New World quickly turns exploitive, disgusting Las Casas. When an Inquisitor from Spain arrives to investigat…
4 years, 9 months ago