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The year is 1494. Across the vast, tempestuous Atlantic, two European powers, Spain and Portugal, etched an invisible line across a world they barely understood. This was the Treaty of Tordesillas, a pact born of ambition and greed, which, with a stroke of a quill, divided the newly discovered lands of the Americas, Africa, and … Read more
The year is 1493. The ink is barely dry on Christopher Columbus’s logbook, and tales of a ‘New World’ are already electrifying the courts of Europe. But as ships set sail with dreams of glory and riches, a far more potent force was at play, one wielded not with cannons or cutlasses, but with the … Read more
The year is 1494. Europe, a continent simmering with ambition and discovery, stands on the precipice of a world-altering decision. Across the Atlantic, whispers of new lands, of untold riches, and of vast, uncharted territories have reached the ears of kings and queens. But with discovery comes conflict, and the burgeoning empires of Spain and … Read more
The year is 1494. The air in Tordesillas, a small town in Spain, hums with a tension thicker than the sea salt carried on the Atlantic breeze. Two of the world’s most powerful seafaring nations, Spain and Portugal, stand on the precipice of a global scramble, a race for dominion over lands glimpsed only in … Read more
The year is 1498. The salty spray of the Atlantic lashes against the weathered timbers of the caravels. On board, a determined band of Portuguese sailors, their faces etched by sun and sea, stare at the horizon. They are on the cusp of a discovery that will forever alter the course of history – a … Read more