Should I Stay or Should I go?: Encouraging travel in the early modern period.
Category: Travel
I re-examine travel in the early modern period, asking why people travelled and how travel was sold as medicine, education and intelligence gathering. I trace debates from Toland, Bacon and Sidney to physicians and climate cures, the idea of hardening the body and early Grand Tour practice.
Rolly's Take
For those who find solace in the stories of yesteryear, where every journey was a quest for knowledge and self-discovery. It speaks to the curious soul, yearning to understand how the past navigated the complexities of travel—both as a remedy and an adventure, revealing the delicate interplay between exploration and enlightenment.