The Darien Project and the Unification of Great Britain

In this video, we'll analyse what the Darien Scheme was, why it failed and how it contributed to the creation of the United Kingdom.

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- Wormald, J., 2005. Confidence and Perplexity: The Seventeenth Century. In: Wormald J., ed. Scotland: A History. Oxford: Oxford University Press, p 167.



Music Used:
- Vivaldi - Concerto for 4 Violins
- Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 74 'Pathétique', IV
- David Parry, Pieter Schoeman, Vesselin - Concerto for 2 Violins in D Minor
- Bach - III Allegro assai, Violin Concerto in E major