Darien Disaster

Three hundred years ago the Parliament of Scotland, in one of its last acts before the nation lost its political identity, defied the King and the persistent hostility of the English to establish a noble trading company, to settle a colony, and to recover its people from a century of despair, privation, famine and decay.

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John Prebble

Summary

Three hundred years ago the Parliament of Scotland, in one of its last acts before the nation lost its political identity, defied the King and the persistent hostility of the English to establish a noble trading company, to settle a colony, and to recover its people from a century of despair, privation, famine and decay.

Foreword

One of the most important events in Scotland's history, which contributed directly to the 1707 Act of Union with England.

Product details

• Authors: John Prebble, Prebble John
• Publisher: Vintage Books UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.09.2002
• EAN: 9780712668538
• ISBN: 978-0-7126-6853-8
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 197 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 271 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; European History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, Scotland, HISTORY / Latin America / Central America, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Scotland, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Colonialism & imperialism, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Colonialism and imperialism, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, C 1600 To C 1700, C 1700 To C 1800, c 1690 to c 1699, c 1700 to c 1709, scottish history; darien; history of scotland books