In the late 1690s, with England seemingly booming with all kinds of fun ventures like colonialism and slavery, Scotland was very much in search of its own golden ticket out of the horrible economic hardships it had dealt with for the greater part of a decade.

This was the fertile soil in which William Paterson was able to plant the seed of colonizing Darien (present-day Panama) in order to control trade between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans. There was just one problem: It was a spectacularly bad idea.

Welcome to the first episode of 2022, where Bibi and Sibel tell you all about it, with their trademark sense of humor and effortless banter.

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Episode References:

William Paterson (banker) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Paterson_(banker)

Darien scheme https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darien_scheme

The Darien Scheme https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/The-Darien-Scheme/

Inside The Darién Scheme, Scotland’s Miserably Failed Attempt To Build A Colony In The Americas https://allthatsinteresting.com/darien-scheme

Scotland's Empire https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00522lm

The Darien Scheme - Scotland's Doomed Colony https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3LUhIAla7c

The Darien scheme, Scotland and the union with England https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFCbVtUxs9A

How the Darien Scheme Changed the History of Scotland’s Independence https://www.historicmysteries.com/darien-scheme/