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Diplomacy: Britain vs America #2
🕑 Added 2023-01-20 19:08:49 +0000 UTC[PATRONS]
Just when you thought it was safe to step outside of Lockport jail, a New York mob trains a cannon on your cell! This was the situation facing Alexander McLeod in late 1840. McLeod had been deemed the scapegoat by an enraged New York populace, who were convinced he was responsible for the burning of the Caroline. In fact, McLeod had been miles away from that incident, but he had been telling porkies, and these porkies now threatened to create an Anglo-American crisis. How would Palmerston, Parliament or the Prime Minister react to this escalation of tensions? Was there any hope for resolution, or was national honour too insurmountable a dilemma to overcome? Find out here in our second episode, and thanksss again so much for your support!
