Primus Pilus Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 Dr Alwyn Ruddock, a former reader in history at the University of London, was the world expert on John Cabot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maladict Posted April 7, 2007 Report Share Posted April 7, 2007 He should have claimed it all for Venice I never understand why people would want their life's work destroyed. If your theories don't hold up to your perfectionism fine, but at least leave your data sets for posterity. Such a waste... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callaecus Posted July 21, 2007 Report Share Posted July 21, 2007 This story is full of speculation. I doubt she had anything relevant to say. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus Caelius Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 (edited) This story is full of speculation. I doubt she had anything relevant to say. I tend to agree. I also tend to think the importance of the story is an exaggeration, despite the internal claims to the contrary. The founding of a single "church" in the New World is hardly "revolutionary," especially if it and its associated settlement disappeared almost immediately without leaving a single trace. Further, this "settlement" must have been pretty unsubstantial if it left fewer traces than`did Vinland at L'Anse Aux Meadows. Edited July 22, 2007 by Marcus Caelius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaius Paulinus Maximus Posted July 22, 2007 Report Share Posted July 22, 2007 Dr Alwyn Ruddock, a former reader in history at the University of London, was the world expert on John Cabot's discovery voyages from Bristol to North America (1496-98). What she was said to have found out about these voyages looked set to re-write the history of the European discovery of America. Yet, when Dr Ruddock died in December 2005, having spent four decades researching this topic, she ordered the destruction of all her research.... Bristol University I'm sensing a cover up...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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