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EPISODE · May 1, 2026 · 56 MIN

What if Britain & France had backed the Confederacy in the American Civil War?

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On this episode of History Undone, Fergus Macphee is joined by Rear Admiral Dr Chris Parry & Professor Adam Smith to discuss the decision by Britain and France not to officially enter the American Civil War. Both European nations had commercial and diplomatic interests within the Confederacy and their neutrality was not guaranteed. So after the Trent Affair in 1861, how close did the British Empire come to fighting against the Union? This is History Undone. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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