Harebrained Schemes

The Ballad of General Gregor MacGregor, The Scottish Prince Of A Fictional Latin American Country


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It's the final episode of the year and Bibi and Sibel close out a consequential 2021 with an extra-special episode of laughs and hijinks. Welcome to the epic tale of General Gregor MacGregor, the Scotsman who created the fictional country of Poyais and conned the best and brightest in England and France!

Follow the story of the young boy who joined the British royal military in quest of wealth and glory and ended up being a celebrated anti-colonialist freedom-fighter in Venezuela.

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Gregor MacGregor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregor_MacGregor#1826_acquittal_of_fraud

Gregor MacGregor, Prince of Poyais https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/Gregor-MacGregor-Prince-Of-Poyais/

Gregor MacGregor, the Prince of Poyais https://www.historytoday.com/miscellanies/gregor-macgregor-prince-poyais
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