Gold, Dysentery and the Darien Disaster

"Bought and sold for English gold."  This was how contemporaries described the influence of the colossal debt resulting from the Darien Disaster on Scotland's decision to enter into union with England.  In this episode, Kate and Thomas are joined by Gladstone's Land's resident maritime historian, Dr Brenna Spray, as they discuss Scotland's ill-fated attempt to found a New World trading empire.