Episode 8: William Paterson

We Effed Up

English - February 08, 2022 11:00 - 37 minutes - 60.7 MB - ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
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Welcome to the eighth episode of “We Effed Up!” On this installment, we talk about why William Paterson’s hare-brained Darien scheme led to the end of an independent Scotland.

Sources

McKendrick, John. Darien: A Journey in Search of Empire. Birlinn, Edinburgh, 2016.Orr, Julie. Scotland, Darien, and the Atlantic World, 1698-1700. Edinburgh U. Press, Edinburgh, 2015.Watt, Douglas. The Price of Scotland: Darien, Union, and the Wealth of Nations. Luath Press, Edinburgh, 2007.

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