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Matt Griffin

Before Suez Canal, the British had considered another trade route to Asia

In 1836, the Empire’s quest to explore an overland route linking the Persian Gulf to the Mediterranean through the Euphrates river met with a tragic end.

Matt Griffin
· Apr 01, 2021 · 07:30 pm
The mystery of an East India Company ship that was in two places at the same time

Two journals from December 1620 place the Roebuck at two locations, 4,000 miles from each other.

Matt Griffin
· Jun 29, 2020 · 07:30 pm
‘Centre of German intrigue in Asia’: Documents trace build-up to 1941 Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran

Far from perceiving Iran’s increased military strength as a threat, the Allies were worried that the country was too weak to resist German influence.

Matt Griffin
· Jul 13, 2018 · 09:30 pm