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This event, originally titled 'On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe', took place on 30 April 2023. The information below is correct as of the publication date.
The story of the sixteenth century is one of movement and meetings, of explorers crossing great oceans and setting foot on strange shores, sowing the seeds of our modern global world. Yet for too long the narrative of this period has focused on Europeans ‘discovering’ America. In this fascinating talk, Dr Caroline Dodds Pennock draws upon years of research to present a compelling new history, one of the thousands of Indigenous Americans travelling to Europe during this period: from the Brazilian king who met Henry VIII, to the Inuit who harpooned ducks on the Avon; from the Aztecs who mocked up human sacrifice at the court of Charles V, to the Maya nobles who made chocolate for the Spanish king. These Indigenous travellers and discoverers forged the course of European history, just as surely as Europe shaped America. Chaired by Dr Adam Rutherford. Part of HistFest 2023.
This event, originally titled 'On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe', took place on 30 April 2023. The information below is correct as of the publication date.
The story of the sixteenth century is one of movement and meetings, of explorers crossing great oceans and setting foot on strange shores, sowing the seeds of our modern global world. Yet for too long the narrative of this period has focused on Europeans ‘discovering’ America. In this fascinating talk, Dr Caroline Dodds Pennock draws upon years of research to present a compelling new history, one of the thousands of Indigenous Americans travelling to Europe during this period: from the Brazilian king who met Henry VIII, to the Inuit who harpooned ducks on the Avon; from the Aztecs who mocked up human sacrifice at the court of Charles V, to the Maya nobles who made chocolate for the Spanish king. These Indigenous travellers and discoverers forged the course of European history, just as surely as Europe shaped America. Chaired by Dr Adam Rutherford. Part of HistFest 2023.
