E59. Verrazzano and the King of France

The French enter the exploration game when The King of France commissions Giovanni da Verrazzano to explore the Atlantic coast of the continent between Florida and New Brunswick, including New York Bay, in 1524. Joining Mark is Eric Yanis of The Other States of America History podcast. Enjoy this ENCORE Presentation! Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/cOFsiOYdDP8 which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. Giovanni Verrazano books available at https://amzn.to/41MkVtf    NYC History books available at https://amzn.to/3pVpgx5   ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet  SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Amazon gives us credit at NO extra charge to you).  Mark Vinet's HISTORICAL JESUS podcast is available at https://parthenonpodcast.com/historical-jesus Mark's TIMELINE video channel: https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet   Website: https://markvinet.com/podcast  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9 Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistoricalJesu   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels   Books: https://amzn.to/3k8qrGM   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.