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Spice Islands
Season 1 · Episode 144

Spice Islands

How five small islands changed the history of the world

History Dispatches

September 18, 202517m 12s

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Show Notes

One of the most valuable - and most fought over - items in history - has been spices such as cloves, nutmeg, and mace. And no place has caused as much greed and desire as five small islands in the Far East. This is the story of the Spice Islands.


Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maluku_Islands

https://lombokdiaries.substack.com/p/the-spice-islands

Image: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da/Willem_Blaeu00.jpg


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