The Burke and Wills Expedition - Part 2 - Preparation and Departure
In part 2 of our series, Robert Burke and the Exploration Committee hire men for the Victorian Exploring Expedition (VEE), including William Wills - who will serve the expedition's surveyor, meteorolo...
4 Maj 202031min
The Burke and Wills Expedition - Part 1 - Australia, the Royal Society of Victoria and Robert Burke
The first episode in the Burke and Wills Expedition series provides background to the endeavor - which was an expedition to cross Australia in 1860-61. We are introduced to the organizers of the exped...
27 Apr 202036min
Hanno the Navigator
Between 400-600 BCE, Hanno the Navigator of Carthage, conducted an epic voyage down the west coast of Africa - sailing more than 4,000 miles - reaching all the way to modern-day Gabon. Learn more abou...
13 Apr 202026min
Vladimir Atlasov and the Exploration of Kamchatka
In this episode, Cossack Vladimir Atlasov explores the Kamchatka Peninsula in the late 1690s - claiming it for the Russian Empire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
6 Apr 202030min
Hernán Cortés and the Conquest of Mexico – Part 8
Series wrap up. We look at the aftermath of the siege of Tenochtitlan. We also cover the rest of Cortés' life, and the lives of some of the key players in our series. Learn more about your ad choices....
29 Mars 202035min
Hernán Cortés and the Conquest of Mexico – Part 7
In part 7 of our series on Hernán Cortés and the Conquest of Mexico, the Spanish and their allies converge on the Valley of Mexico and begin the siege of Tenochtitlan - which will signal the end of th...
22 Mars 202034min
Hernán Cortés and the Conquest of Mexico – Part 6
In the wake of his defeat at Tenochtitlan, Cortés must fend off the Aztecs at the Battle of Otumba. He must then consolidate his forces, and plot his return to the Valley of Mexico - even while small ...
15 Mars 202030min
Hernán Cortés and the Conquest of Mexico – Part 5
In Part 5 in our series on Hernán Cortés and the Conquest of Mexico, Cortés must deal with threats from the recently arrived Panfilo de Narvaez, and an uprising in Tenochtitlan. Things will end with t...
8 Mars 202032min
