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SCOUT· 60%1h 12m·2025-12-31·HistoryEpisode 187: Islands and Sea
The History of English Podcast
In this episode, we explore the influence of seafaring on the English language in the early 1600s. We also look at events in the latter half of the 1620s, which included the first permanent English settlements in the Caribbean. This period saw the arrival of Charles I as the new king of England and Scotland, so we…
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