Why did Britain and America nearly go to war over the capture of two Confederate officers from a British Ship? What did President Lincoln’s Emergency War Cabinet respond to Britain’s threatening ultimatum? How did Prince Albert keep the peace with the last letter he ever sent? 

Join Sarah Churchwell and David Olusoga as they discuss the Trent Affair of 1861. 

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