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Matt Breen
The Explorers Podcast
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    Walter Raleigh - Addendum - Three stories from History Dispatches

    2026/11/03 | 1h 1 mins.
    This episode contains three episodes from my other podcast - History Dispatches - related to Raleigh. They are not essential to the Raleigh series - but lots of fun. This includes the following:

    The Glorious Defeat of the Revenge

    Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot

    Did Shakespeare Write Shakespeare?

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    Walter Raleigh - Part 8 - The Fight of His Life

    2026/10/27 | 31 mins.
    In the wake of his disastrous Guyana venture, Raleigh faces a return to the Tower of London - or even worse - the gallows. Should he flee England? Or stay and face his accusers? In the final episode of our series, we chronicle Raleigh's final, and deadliest challenge. We then wrap by taking a look at the legacy of the man.

    Sponsors:

    Quince. Get free shipping with your order by using code EXPLORERS at quince.com/explorers

    The Explorers Podcast is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com

    Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com

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    Walter Raleigh - Part 7 - 13 years in the Tower, and back to Guyana

    2026/10/13 | 44 mins.
    In part 7 of our series, Raleigh will spend 13 years in the Tower of London, only to be released to make a return to Guyana to - again - search for the legendary city of El Dorado.

    Sponsors:

    Quince. Get free shipping with your order by using code EXPLORERS at quince.com/explorers

    The Explorers Podcast is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com

    Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    Walter Raleigh - Part 6 - Plots, treason and executions

    2026/10/06 | 35 mins.
    In Part 6, Essex goes off the rails and plots seizing the throne. Then the death of Elizabeth sends Raleigh's fortunes into a downward spiral that will lead to charges of treason.

    Sponsors:

    Quince. Get free shipping with your order by using code EXPLORERS at quince.com/explorers

    The Explorers Podcast is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com

    Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com
    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    Walter Raleigh - Part 5 - The sacking of Cadiz - and two more Spanish Armadas

    2026/09/29 | 33 mins.
    The war with Spain continues. Raleigh is badly injured in the attack and sacking of Cadiz, and King Philip organizes not just one new armada - but two - to try and finally overthrow Elizabeth. Meanwhile, Robert Devereux - the Earl of Essex - gets bolder and more powerful.

    Sponsors:

    Quince. Get free shipping with your order by using code EXPLORERS at quince.com/explorers

    The Explorers Podcast is part of the Airwave Media Network: www.airwavemedia.com

    Interested in advertising on the Explorers Podcast? Email us at advertising@airwavemedia.com

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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The Explorers Podcast is about the greatest explorers and explorations in history.
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