In this introductory episode, we consider the ways the Europe of 1600 was both similar and different to the Medieval society that existed before it. Highlights include a discussion of the revolutionary tomato, effects of the printing press and the invention of modern science

Image: Joseph Wright of Derby, A Philosopher Lecturing on the Orrey (c. 1766); Derby Museum and Art Gallery, Derby, UK.

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