Summary of Patrick Wyman's The Verge

Everest Media

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book.
Sample Book Insights:
#1 In 1492, Christopher Columbus set out to find the westward winds that would take him to Asia. Instead, he landed in the New World and discovered the Americas. His discoveries would have huge geopolitical ramifications.
#2 Columbus’s discoveries would have huge geopolitical ramifications. It was merchant-investors working in tandem with state-building monarchs who made the voyages of Columbus and his compatriots possible. The 1490s saw a massive influx of new investment, transforming tentative voyages into global business overnight.
#3 The fifteenth century saw the rise of merchant-investors working in tandem with state-building monarchs to make the discoveries of Christopher Columbus and his compatriots possible.
#4 The fifteenth century saw the rise of merchant-investors working in tandem with state-building monarchs to make the discoveries of Christopher Columbus and his compatriots possible.

Sujets

• Politique
• History
• Middle Ages
• Military
• Edad Media
• Histoire
• Medieval

Informations

• Publié par: Everest Media LLC
• Date de parution: 13 octobre 2022
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9798350027983
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 1 Mo

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Insights on Patrick Wyman's The Verge
Contents Insights from Chapter 1
Insights from Chapter 1

#1

In 1492, Christopher Columbus set out to find the westward winds that would take him to Asia. Instead, he landed in the New World and discovered the Americas. His discoveries would have huge geopolitical ramifications.

#2

Columbus’s discoveries would have huge geopolitical ramifications. It was merchant-investors working in tandem with state-building monarchs who made the voyages of Columbus and his compatriots possible. The 1490s saw a massive influx of new investment, transforming tentative voyages into global business overnight.

#3

The fifteenth century saw the rise of merchant-investors working in tandem with state-building monarchs to make the discoveries of Christopher Columbus and his compatriots possible.

#4

The fifteenth century saw the rise of merchant-investors working in tandem with state-building monarchs to make the discoveries of Christopher Columbus and his compatriots possible.

#5

Columbus's discoveries would have huge geopolitical ramifications. The fifteenth century saw the rise of merchant-investors working in tandem with state-building monarchs to make the discoveries of Christopher Columbus and his compatriots possible.

#6

Columbus’s discoveries would have huge geopolitical ramifications. In 1469, the royal monopoly Henry had held was leased to a well-connected Lisbon merchant named Fernão Gomes. Gomes ruthlessly exploited this monopoly. His combination of political ties and access to capital set the tone for this early Atlantic world.

#7

Columbus’s discoveries would have huge geopolitical ramifications. The fifteenth century saw the rise of merchant-investors working in tandem with state-building monarchs to make the discoveries of Christopher Columbus and his compatriots possible.

#8

Columbus’s discoveries would have huge geopolitical ramifications. The fifteenth century saw the rise of merchant-investors working in tandem with state-building monarchs to make the discoveries of Christopher Columbus and his compatriots possible.

#9

Columbus’s discoveries would have huge geopolitical ramifications. The fifteenth century saw the rise of merchant-investors working in tandem with state-building monarchs to make the discoveries of Christopher Columbus and his compatriots possible.

#10

Columbus’s discoveries would have enormous geopolitical ramifications. The fifteenth century saw the rise of merchant-investors working in tandem with state-building monarchs to make the discoveries of Christopher Columbus and his compatriots possible.

#11

Columbus’s discoveries would have huge geopolitical ramifications. The fifteenth century saw the rise of merchant-investors working in tandem with state-building monarchs to make the discoveries of Christopher Columbus and his compatriots possible.

#12

Columbus’s discoveries would have huge geopolitical ramifications. The fifteenth century saw the rise of merchant-investors working in tandem with state-building monarchs to make the discoveries of Christopher Columbus and his compatriots possible.

#13

Columbus’s discoveries would have huge geopolitical ramifications. The fifteenth century saw the rise of merchant-investors working in tandem with state-building monarchs to make the discoveries of Christopher Columbus and his compatriots possible.

#14

Columbus’s discoveries would have huge geopolitical ramifications. The fifteenth century saw the rise of merchant-investors working in tandem with state-building monarchs to make the discoveries of Christopher Columbus and his compatriots possible.

#15

Columbus’s discoveries would have huge geopolitical ramifications. The fifteenth century saw the rise of merchant-investors working in tandem with state-building monarchs to make the discoveries of Christopher Columbus and his compatriots possible.

#16

Columbus’s discoveries would have huge geopolitical ramifications. The fifteenth century saw the rise of merchant-investors working in tandem with state-building monarchs to make the discoveries of Christopher Columbus and his compatriots possible.

#17

Columbus’s discoveries would have huge geopolitical ramifications. The fifteenth century saw the rise of merchant-investors working in tandem with state-building monarchs to make the discoveries of Christopher Columbus and his compatriots possible.

#18

Columbus’s discoveries would have huge geopolitical ramifications. The fifteenth century saw the rise of merchant-investors working in tandem with state-building monarchs to make the discoveries of Christopher Columbus and his compatriots possible.

#19

Columbus’s first voyage was a relatively brief affair, but what happened upon his arrival was as important as the journey itself: he crowed about his discoveries to King João II, who was miffed enough to nearly detain him and refused to let him return to his home port at Palos.

#20

Columbus’s first voyage was a relatively brief affair, but what happened upon his arrival was as important as the journey itself: he crowed about his discoveries to King João II, who was miffed enough to nearly detain him and refused to let him return to his home port at Palos.

#21

The fifteenth century saw the rise of merchant-investors working in tandem with state-building monarchs to make the discoveries of Christopher Columbus and his compatriots possible.

#22

Columbus’s discoveries would have huge geopolitical ramifications. The fifteenth century saw the rise of merchant-investors working in tandem with state-building monarchs to make the discoveries of Christopher Columbus and his compatriots possible.

#23

Columbus’s first voyage was a relatively brief affair, but what happened upon his arrival was as important as the voyage itself: he crowed about his discoveries to King João II, who was miffed enough to nearly detain him and refused to let him return to his home port at Palos.

#24

The story of Atlantic expansion and exploration is not one of royal initiative, but rather one of privately financed merchant-investors working in tandem with state-building monarchs to make the discoveries of Columbus and his peers possible.

#25

Columbus’s discoveries would have huge geopolitical ramifications. The fifteenth century saw the rise of merchant-investors working in tandem with state-building monarchs to make the discoveries of Christopher Columbus and his peers possible.

#26

Columbus’s discoveries would have huge geopolitical ramifications. The fifteenth century saw the rise of merchant-investors working in tandem with state-building monarchs to make the discoveries of Christopher Columbus and his peers possible.

#27

The fifteenth century saw the rise of merchant-investors working in tandem with state-building monarchs to make the discoveries of Christopher Columbus and his peers possible.

#28

Isabella I of Castile united the two largest kingdoms of the Iberian Peninsula in a union that presaged modern Spain. Her armies completed the Reconquista, erasing the last Muslim polity of Spain—the Emirate of Granada—from the map.

#29

The fifteenth century saw the rise of merchant-investors working in tandem with state-building monarchs to make the discoveries of Columbus and his peers possible.

#30

The fifteenth century saw the rise of merchant-investors working in tandem with state-building monarchs to make the discoveries of Columbus and his peers possible.

#31

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