Hey, it's Heather, and I want to remind you about our very special tours to the UK.

In 2017, we'll be doing tours focusing on the Even Song experience.

The Even Song service comes from Cranmer's Book of Common Prayer from the mid-16th century.

It's been dubbed the Atheist's Favorite Service because it requires so little and it gives so much. It's simply

divine choral music sung in some of the most historic chapels, abbeys and cathedrals in England.

We'll be spending 10 days visiting places like Cambridge, Oxford, Bath, the Cotswolds,

Winchester and Windsor with walking tours, free time to explore,

and then gathering back each afternoon for the Evensong Service if you choose to attend.

It will be 10 days of beautiful countryside, historic cities and villages, and so, so much music. I invite you to go to Englandcast.com

slash tours for full itinerary and pricing information. Again, Englandcast, E-N-G-L-A-N-D, C-A-S-D, Englandcast.com

slash tours. Big World, travel your passions.

Hello and welcome to the Renaissance English History podcast. I'm your host, Heather Tesco.

Today, we're going to talk about one of the major economic developments happening during the reign of Elizabeth I,

specifically trade and exploration, as well as some of the notable people and companies that were involved

in the Elizabethan Age of Discovery. But before I get started, just a reminder that if you like

this podcast, please rate it in whatever service you use to listen to it, whether it's iTunes

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there are continually updated resources like reading lists, listening lists for music, and buttons

to donate links to the Patreon page if you are so inclined to support this podcast, either by

giving a one-time tip or by making a regular

subscription contribution. And both are incredibly appreciated. So let's get started. We like to think

of the age of exploration as this kind of grand period in which explorers who were driven by these

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