Historians Matthew Blackman and Nick Dall investigate fascinating, forgotten, and misunderstood histories from the margins. With a focus on Africa, they explore the intriguing personalties and events that shaped our history — stories that have been either omitted or suppressed from the mainstream historical record. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The wrecking of Cape Town: Meet the 1647 castaways who were the real founding fathers of colonial South Africa and learn about their unusual interactions with the indigenous inhabitants.</p> <a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/11698288">Get bonus content on Patreon</a><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

The wrecking of Cape Town: Meet the 1647 castaways who were the real founding fathers of colonial South Africa and learn about their unusual interactions with the indigenous inhabitants. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.