[Back to List] Class Information: Pirate Sails and Caravan Trails: the deadly intrigues of exotic trade

Instructor:Emily Cotton
Description
  Dishing the dirt on personalities, trading empires and their political partners. Talk covers 16th-century movement of goods from the East to England, and the sea routes of the Old World and the New. We will cover various methods of transport and the major national players. Warning: many members of the class will be drafted as participants and props!
Suggested Reading/Viewing (also note any prerequisites)
 a sense of humor is required.

Nationality Focus


Social Class Focus
General Nobility
Middle Class Peasent
Millitary Clergy

Class Format Lecture
Class Level General/Any
Class Max Enrollment 15-25
  
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