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Length:
63 minutes
Released:
May 29, 2009
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
An investigation into the real reasons behind the celebrated voyage of HMS Beagle (1831-1836) and the momentous decision by Captain Robert FitzRoy to choose Charles Darwin to accompany him.
Released:
May 29, 2009
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Tracing births and deaths at sea: Ships carrying our ancestors to faraway places often arrived with more, or less, passengers than they they set out with. In this talk Dr Christopher Watts examines the vast range of records, both at The National Archives and elsewhere, that help us by The National Archives Podcast Series