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A Man of Trust: 15th Century Spy Adventures of Bertrandon de La Broquière
Bertrandon de La Broquière, the 15th-century Burgundian spy, a man of certain skills, experience and great influence on the Duke’s Court, was ready for the mission of his life.
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Before Marco Polo: William of Rubruck’s Journey to Karakorum and Nestorian Christians, 1253–1255
After a Levantian crusade in 1253, Flemish Franciscan monk William of Rubruck ventured further east on the Silk Road by way of Constantinople and the Black Sea in search of the fabled Mongolian capital of Karakorum.
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