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The Darien Scheme: Scotland's Disaster in Panama
In the 1690s, Scotland bet everything on a colonial venture in the jungles of Panama. The Darien Scheme was meant to rival England's East India Company and secure Scotland's economic independence. Instead, disease, Spanish attacks, and English blockades turned it into a catastrophe that bankrupted the country and paved the way for the Union of 1707. This episode follows the rise and fall of the Company of Scotland, the desperate gamble at New Caledonia, and the human cost of failure. We explore the political intrigue in London and Edinburgh, the role of William III, and how the…
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