Long History

History is food for the brain. On Long History we split historic source documents into chunks of around ten minutes so you hear about historic events from the people who took part. Our previous series have included first-hand accounts of journeys by Magellan, Drake, Columbus and more. Treat yourself to something nourishing, and listen to real history while you’re doing it.

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Latest series: Virginia 1606-1609

Our latest set of documents here on Long History looks at the early years of North America's first permanent British settlement.

Over 20 episodes, we will listen to the voices of the very people who took part in the earliest colonisation of the US.

Our weekly second series:

Random UK Prime Minister of the Week

Episodes released every Friday.

Past series 

Magellan, Columbus and Vasco da Gama: The Three Main Explorers

Magellan's First Voyage Around the World: 30 episodes

Journal of the First Voyage of Columbus: 30 episodes

The Second Voyage of Christopher Columbus: 6 episodes

The Third Voyage of Christopher Columbus: 10 episodes

A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama: 25 episodes

Other Famous Names

Francis Drake's Voyage About the World: 20 episodes

Sir Walter Raleigh’s The Discovery of Guiana18 episodes

Sir Walter Raleigh and Virginia: 18 episodes

Exploring the Pacific

Forgotten Voyages 1: After Magellan: 10 episodes

Forgotten Voyages 2: The Hunt for the Missing Captain: 5 episodes

Exploring North America

The Southern Unites States in the 1500s: 25 episodes

Florida, Texas and Northern Mexico in the 1500s: 20 episodes

Jacques Cartier's Three Voyages to Canada: 18 episodes

Henry Hudson's Diverse Voyages and Northern Discoveries: 25 episodes

Creating the Philippines' Spanish Colony:

Journey to Colonise The Philippines: 8 episodes

The Philippines’ First Spanish Colony
: 20 episodes

How Manila became Spanish: 5 episodes

Conquering Manila: 5 episodes

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Episodes

Friday Oct 28, 2022

Listen to Francis Drake's famous voyage about the world, in which he tries to find a northern passage around the Americas, leading to some of the earliest descriptions of the people in the place that would eventually be known as California.
The voyage began on November 15, 1577 and ended almost three later on the 26 September 1580.
(1 of 20) Why did Drake’s fleet have a false start?

Wednesday Oct 26, 2022

Which aspects of the document about the early days of the first Spanish settlement on the Philippines stood out?

Monday Oct 24, 2022

What were the principal events during the first two years of the first Spanish settlement on The Philippines, from 1565 to 1567?

Friday Oct 21, 2022

(20 of 20) How does Cabeza de Vaca's narrative end? Also, some loose ends.... at the beginning of the expedition, what happened to the other crew members who went to Florida but stayed on the ships as the expedition set off on land?

Wednesday Oct 19, 2022

(19 of 20) After eight years, how was Cabeza de Vaca's return to the Spanish-speaking world?

Monday Oct 17, 2022

(18 of 20) After many years, what were Cabeza de Vaca's first encounters with Christians like?

Friday Oct 14, 2022

(17 of 20) Which people did Cabeza de Vaca come across in northern Mexico?

Wednesday Oct 12, 2022

(16 of 20) Why did thousands of local people follow Cabeza de Vaca?

Monday Oct 10, 2022

(15 of 20) How does Cabeza de Vaca's reputation as a healer develop?

Friday Oct 07, 2022

(14 of 20) What were the nations and languages Cabeza de Vaca came across in Texas?

History from the source:

Magellan, Columbus and Vasco da Gama: The Three Main Explorers

Magellan's First Voyage Around the World: 30 episodes



Journal of the First Voyage of Columbus: 30 episodes

The Second Voyage of Christopher Columbus: 6 episodes

The Third Voyage of Christopher Columbus: 10 episodes



A Journal of the First Voyage of Vasco da Gama: 25 episodes

Other Famous Names

Francis Drake's Voyage About the World: 20 episodes

Sir Walter Raleigh’s The Discovery of Guiana18 episodes

Sir Walter Raleigh and Virginia: 18 episodes

Exploring the Pacific

Forgotten Voyages 1: After Magellan: 10 episodes

Forgotten Voyages 2: The Hunt for the Missing Captain: 5 episodes

Exploring North America

The Southern Unites States in the 1500s: 25 episodes

Florida, Texas and Northern Mexico in the 1500s: 20 episodes

Jacques Cartier's Three Voyages to Canada: 18 episodes

Henry Hudson's Diverse Voyages and Northern Discoveries: 25 episodes

Creating the Philippines' Spanish Colony:

Journey to Colonise The Philippines: 8 episodes

The Philippines’ First Spanish Colony
: 20 episodes

How Manila became Spanish: 5 episodes

Conquering Manila: 5 episodes

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