History of the Atlantic World

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History of the Atlantic World

Host Jesse Wuest weaves a tale spanning more than 500 years that begins with Christopher Columbus and ends with the modern world. Main topics include conquistadors, revolutionaries, escaped slaves, and pirates.

  1. What is Atlantic History?

    EPISODE 1

    What is Atlantic History?

    Host Jesse Wuest weaves a tale spanning more than 500 years that begins with Christopher Columbus and ends with the modern world.

    18 min
  2. Meet the Pirates

    EPISODE 2

    Meet the Pirates

    Who will go a-pyrating?

    55 min
  3. The Black Carib War

    EPISODE 3

    The Black Carib War

    Apologies for the not very good audio quality!

    1h 15m
  4. Colonial Savannah

    EPISODE 4

    Colonial Savannah

    Host Jesse Wuest weaves a tale spanning more than 500 years that begins with Christopher Columbus and ends with the modern world.

    2h 4m
  5. Chivalry!

    EPISODE 5

    Chivalry!

    Host Jesse Wuest weaves a tale spanning more than 500 years that begins with Christopher Columbus and ends with the modern world.

    1h 32m
  6. The End of Fortune

    EPISODE 6

    The End of Fortune

    Last of the Norman Conquests

    3h 7m
  7. The Navigator

    EPISODE 7

    The Navigator

    The Infant Dom Henrique of Portugal burst onto the world's stage in 1419 at the Siege of Ceuta and afterwards the world will never be the same. In the 3rd installment of Rise of the Conquistadors, host Jesse Wuest introduces Henry the Navigator.

    2h 45m
  8. Horses, Land, Slaves, and the Tsetse Fly

    EPISODE 8

    Horses, Land, Slaves, and the Tsetse Fly

    Jesse unpacks the relationship between Horses, Land, Slaves, and the Tetse Fly in order to explain how the Atlantic Slave Trade started. Part four of Rise of the Conquistadores switches perspectives away from the Portuguese and takes listeners on a crash course into the world of West African economics and politics.

    2h 20m
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Host Jesse Wuest weaves a tale spanning more than 500 years that begins with Christopher Columbus and ends with the modern world. Main topics include conquistadors, revolutionaries, escaped slaves, and pirates.

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