John Watts: podcast appearances and interviews

Sir John Watts was an English merchant, alderman, and shipowner born around 1554 and died in 1616. He was among the founders of the East India Company and was actively involved in the Virginia Company. Watts served as Lord Mayor of London in 1606. He is notably recognized for organizing joint stock expeditions to the Spanish main, which achieved significant success during England's prolonged war with Spain. Throughout his career, Watts contributed to England's maritime and colonial enterprises, playing a prominent role in the economic and political developments of his time.