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Top Stories published by Project 500 Years in 2021

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Helena Cobban in Project 500 Years

Aug 30, 2021

Portugal and the origins of “the West”

1492? How about 1415 CE?

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Helena Cobban in Project 500 Years

Sep 30, 2021

Columbus and the quest for a ‘Jewish safe haven’

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Helena Cobban in Project 500 Years

Jan 16, 2021

Notes on Catholicism and the Spanish Empire

There will a lot more to say about this as Project 500 Years goes forward. I should…

Helena Cobban in Project 500 Years

Jan 2, 2021

Key developments of 1522 (and notes on the Portuguese Empire)

Helena Cobban in Project 500 Years

Jun 24, 2021

1695: Sketchy English pirate loots Mughal treasure ship, rapes & abuses passengers.

Helena Cobban in Project 500 Years

Jan 1, 2021

Columbus in Context

Christopher Columbus was born in the bustling north-Italian port city of Genoa in 1451 CE, just a couple of years before the…

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Helena Cobban in Project 500 Years

Jan 3, 2021

Key developments of 1523, and notes on the pre-Portuguese Indian Ocean

2022

These were the top 10 stories published by Project 500 Years in 2021. You can also dive into monthly archives for 2021 by using the calendar at the top of this page.

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Project 500 Years

Helena Cobban looks at seminal developments in world history, from 1415 till today, with periodic musings on what it all means.

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Portugal and the origins of “the West”

Columbus and the quest for a ‘Jewish safe haven’

Notes on Catholicism and the Spanish Empire

Key developments of 1522 (and notes on the Portuguese Empire)

1695: Sketchy English pirate loots Mughal treasure ship, rapes & abuses passengers.

Key developments of 1520

Language, empire, nation, state

The “innovation” of transoceanic empires with cannons

Columbus in Context

Key developments of 1523, and notes on the pre-Portuguese Indian Ocean