Week 23: The Treaty of Tordesillas
From Half-Arsed History by Riley Knight
June 3, 2026 · 28 min · Episode 50023
About this episode
This episode covers the Treaty of Tordesillas and its historical context, including various events and figures related to it.
This week in history we’ve got an unlucky French astronomer, an absurd religious festival, and a riotous baseball game where beer was ten cents a cup - and we’ve got the history of a treaty that divided the world up between two European imperial powers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
People in this episode
Host: Riley Knight
Topics covered
- history
- treaty
- European imperialism
- astronomy
- festivals
- sports
Keywords
- Treaty of Tordesillas
- history
- French astronomer
- religious festival
- baseball game
- European powers
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