Ruy Gonzalez de Clavijo

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Ruy Gonzalez de Clavijo 6: There and Back Again

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The Ruy Gonzalez de Clavijo story reaches its conclusion, and so does that of Timur aka Tamerlane.

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Ruy Gonzalez de Clavijo 5: A Season of Feasting at Samarkand

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Our travellers from early 15th century Spain arrive at the outskirts of Samarkand where they meet and feast with their host Timur.

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Ruy Gonzalez de Clavijo 4: Sickness & Heat, Melons & Meat

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Clavijo and his Castilian fellow travellers continue the journey toward Timur, cutting across northern Iran and dealing with sickness and heat. On the upside, there will be melons and a great deal of wine. There will also be a visit with Timur's potentially problematic son.

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Ruy Gonzalez de Clavijo 3: Of the Water and the Mountains

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In search of Timur, the Castilian ambassadors leave Constantinople and travel east over the Black Sea and into the mountains beyond.

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Ruy Gonzalez de Clavijo 2: Sacred Objects in the Imperial City

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In their journey to see Timur, Clavijo and the other envoys stop in at Constantinople where we visit artifacts and sacred objects.

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Ruy Gonzalez de Clavijo 1: Byzantine Entanglements

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In 1403, Henry III of Castile sent ambassadors to Timur (Tamerlane), among them a man named Ruy Gonzalez de Clavijo. In this episode, we cover the context and depart from port near Cadiz, travel the length of the Mediterranean, and visit Lesbos where we spend time with the ruling family and their involvements in Byzantine imperial politics.