About this episode

The episode follows William's journey to Zacatecas, detailing his encounters with a mule train, a street festival, and a serious accident at his new workplace.

A history podcast tracing Ed Hill's great great grandfather's travels and the era that defined him and the Victorian world. On the last stretch of his journey to Zacatecas, William encounters a huge mule train and its muleteers transporting goods across the rough terrain of Mexico, is greatly displeased by a street festival celebrating the three kings of the nativity, and finally reaches his new workplace of the mint, where he unfortunately suffers a serious accident leading to a long period of recovery. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/a-grand-tour-with-my-great-great-grandad . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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