A Scottish Podcast About Scotland!

The Darien Scheme is one of those moments in history that we don't learn about in school, despite the fact that it changed the entire course of of Scotland's legacy in the world.

Join us for part one of the story of how an entire nation was swindled out of its life savings. We explain the adventures of William Paterson, the tall tales of Welshman Lionel Wafer, the founding of the Company of Scotland and our nations attempt to set up a colony in what we now know as Panama.

We also spend a moment talking about the terrible situation in Eastern Europe, so here are some charities we suggest you donate to if you can spare it: 

Doctors Without Borders:
https://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/what-we-do/news-stories/news/msf-mobilizes-response-ukraine-and-nearby-countries#p1
Unicef:
https://www.unicefusa.org/stories/unicef-children-crossfire-ukraine-crisis
ProjectCure:
https://projectcure.org/


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SOURCES:

 

https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12529876.real-pirates-of-the-caribbean-debate-still-rages-about-an-english-sea-captain-hung-for-piracy-but-was-thomas-green-really-guilty-one-man-thinks-he-has-the-answer/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darien_scheme

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Paterson_(banker)#Career

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_of_Scotland

https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/The-Darien-Scheme/

https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/usbiography/p/williampaterson.html

https://www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/library/files/special/exhibns/month/may2005.html

https://www.historytoday.com/archive/founding-darien-colony

https://www.nls.uk/exhibitions/scotland-and-darien/

https://electricscotland.com/history/darien/chapter07.htm

https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/civil_war_revolution/scotland_darien_01.shtml

https://www.natwestgroup.com/heritage/people/william-paterson.html