In 1434, Gavin Menzies offers a stunning reappraisal of history, presenting compelling new evidence on the European Renaissance, tracing its roots to China. The journey would last over two years and circle the globe…”ġ434 – The year a magnificent Chinese fleet sailed to Italy and ignited the Renaissance The book has generated controversy within the halls of scholarship. Their mission was ‘to proceed all the way to the end of the earth to collect tribute from the barbarians beyond the seas’ and unite the whole world in Confucian harmony. In his bestselling book, '1421: The Year China Discovered America,' British amateur historian Gavin Menzies turns the story of the Europeans' discovery of America on its ear with a startling idea: Chinese sailors beat Christopher Columbus to the Americas by more than 70 years. The ships, huge junks nearly five hundred feet long and built from the finest teak, were under the command of Emperor Zhu Di’s loyal eunuch admirals. “… On the 8th of March, 1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen sailed from its base in China. Reading like a real-life Indiana Jones story The lost empire of Atlantis take us on an epic journey around the world to finally uncover the truth behind the mystery of Atlantis.ġ421 – The Year China Discovered the World

Columbus was 40, 000 years late! The peopling of these great continents by ancient man from around the world has helped to create the great, rich and diverse tapestry of cultures which can still be seen to this day. Gavin Menzies (1937-2020) was the bestselling author of 1421: The Year China Discovered America 1434: The Year a Magnificent Chinese Fleet Sailed to Italy and Ignited the Renaissance and The Lost Empire of Atlantis: Historys Greatest Mystery Revealed.He served in the Royal Navy between 19. Greatly expanding on the blockbuster 1421 Gavin Menzies and his co-author Ian Hudson uncover the complete untold history of how mankind came to populate the Americas by multiple sea voyages, over several millenia.

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