Greg Koabel - Quillette (Page 2)

Frobisher’s Failed Arctic Gambit

In the eighth instalment of an ongoing Quillette series on the history of Canada, Greg Koabel describes the legacy of Martin Frobisher, a brave explorer who antagonized the Inuit while harvesting worthless minerals

Greg Koabel

21 Jul 2023 · 38 min read

Come for the Whales. Stay for the Fur

In the seventh instalment of an ongoing Quillette series on the history of Canada, Greg Koabel describes how 16th-Century Basque whalers created a thriving industry in the waters off Newfoundland

Greg Koabel

8 Jul 2023 · 23 min read

Land of Frost and Scurvy

In the sixth instalment of an ongoing Quillette series on the history of Canada, Greg Koabel describes France’s disastrous first attempt to set up a permanent colony in Quebec.

Greg Koabel

29 Jun 2023 · 30 min read

Up the St. Lawrence

In the fifth instalment of an ongoing Quillette series on the history of Canada, Greg Koabel describes Jacques Cartier’s first encounters with the Mi’kmaq and Iroquois.

Greg Koabel

6 Jun 2023 · 23 min read

John Cabot’s New Found Land

In the fourth instalment of an ongoing Quillette series, historian Greg Koabel describes how the quest for cod and a possible passage to China sparked England’s first transatlantic ventures

Greg Koabel

19 May 2023 · 33 min read

The World of the Iroquois

In the third instalment of an ongoing Quillette series, historian Greg Koabel describes the revolution in agriculture, politics, and war that would transform many Indigenous societies before the arrival of French explorers.

Greg Koabel

4 May 2023 · 28 min read

Canada’s Norse Interregnum

In the second instalment of an ongoing Quillette series, historian Greg Koabel describes how Leif Erikson ended up in Newfoundland

Greg Koabel

20 Apr 2023 · 26 min read

Canada’s First Inhabitants

In a new Quillette series, historian and podcaster Greg Koabel traces the global origins of the land we now call Canada.

Greg Koabel

5 Apr 2023 · 26 min read