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S02E03: Britannia Incorporated (1690 - 1750)In 1690s England, the victors of the Glorious Revolution celebrated the dawn of a new era under a new king - William III. In Scotland, the Jacobites still supported the deposed King James II and the country suffered crippling poverty and famine.Relations between Scotland and England were tainted by the Glencoe Massacre in 1692 and Westminster's strategy to scupper the Darien venture. Half a century later, however, the two countries were forging a partnership, based on profit and interest, which evolved into the Act of Union in 1707.
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Air Date:
May 22, 2001
Runtime:
60 minutes
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Casts:
Simon Schama, Michael Kitchen, Lindsay Duncan
