Historical Association: Spice!! Not to mention Christmas puddings....

Roger Crowley gives an illustrated talk exploring Europe’s obsession with spices and the sixteenth-century struggle for control of the spice trade. The lecture looks at how this contest drove European maritime exploration and conquest across Asia and the Pacific, and how it helped shape the modern world.

The talk is presented by Roger Crowley, a best-selling narrative historian with a particular interest in the Mediterranean world and its surrounding regions. It is an in-person branch event, with booking only needed if you are eating beforehand, and it will also be recorded for later viewing on the Historical Association’s YouTube channel.