In 2022, the 500th anniversary of the First Circumnavigation of the World was celebrated, the Spanish maritime expedition that allowed for global circumnavigation and opened a route to the Spice Islands as an alternative to the route along the southern tip of Africa, which was monopolized by Portuga
The 16th century saw England truly waking up to the possibilities of global trade and exploration, and that had a huge impact on tastes and fashions back home. Lauren Working and Emily Stevenson introduce six artefacts that speak to how the Tudors caught the travel bug
The 16th century saw England truly waking up to the possibilities of global trade and exploration, and that had a huge impact on tastes and fashions back home. Lauren Working and Emily Stevenson introduce six artefacts that speak to how the Tudors caught the travel bug