The Thinking Traveller
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The Odyssey – From Myth to Mediterranean
For nearly three thousand years, the Odyssey has held its place as one of the foundational texts of Western literature – the story of a man's ten-year journey home from Troy.A journey through shipwreck, sorcery and the wrath of the gods,...
Isabella of Castile - The Forging of Spain
Born into a turbulent Castile, Isabella rose to claim a contested throne and, alongside Ferdinand of Aragon, helped forge modern Spain.In this episode of The Thinking Traveller, we welcome award-winning historian and author Giles Tremlet...
Egypt's Valley of the Kings
For more than five centuries, Egypt's pharaohs were buried in a remote desert valley on the west bank of the Nile. Hidden among barren limestone hills, the Valley of the Kings became the final resting place of some of the most well-known rulers...
Ravenna - A Capital in the Lagoon
Ravenna is one of Italy’s most quietly extraordinary cities – a place where the final centuries of the Roman world can still be read through intricate mosaics and imperial monuments.In this episode we are joined by Dr Eireann Marshall as...
King Louis XIV’s Favourite Composer - Jean-Baptiste Lully
At the glittering court of Louis XIV, where art functioned as an extension of power, no figure defined the sound of absolutism more completely than Jean-Baptiste Lully.Rising from modest origins in Florence to become the most influential...