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Kit Mayers

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Jenkinson's map of Russia, 1562
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  • Central Asia
  • Europe

Mapping Russia – in 1562

  • 25/02/2017
  • Kit Mayers
In an age where Europe was ruled by powerful regional Kings, trade was opening up to Tsarist Russia. Kit Mayers recounts the story of Jenkinson's Map, one of the first attempts to define the Russian nation.
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Overland across Russia – in 1557

  • 28/12/2016
  • Kit Mayers
Kit Mayers follows early explorer Anthony Jenkinson as he travels from Russia's northern coast to Moscow, deep in the reign of Ivan the Terrible.
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  • Middle East

In 700 words, the difference between Shi’ah and Sunni

  • 02/12/2016
  • Kit Mayers
In the middle of Kit Mayers' fascinating book about the 16th Century explorer Anthony Jenkinson is a tiny passage where he explains the difference between the grand divide in mainstream Islamic thought. Admirably concise and clear.
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