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269. Colonising Canada: The Truth Behind ‘The Last of The Mohicans’ (Ep 3)

Empire

Jack Davenport

History

4.64.1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 July 2025

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Is there any truth in the film 'The Last of The Mohicans' and how did the French and Indian War that it's based on change the make-up of Canada? Why was the Seven Years War the first truly global war? What is the connection between the forced removal of the Acadians in Canada and cajun spices? Anita and William are joined by Maya Jasanoff to discuss how the French and Indian War affected Canada.  ----------------- Empire Club: Become a member of the Empire Club to receive early access to miniseries, ad-free listening, early access to live show tickets, bonus episodes, book discounts, our exclusive newsletter, and access to our members’ chatroom on Discord! Head to empirepoduk.com to sign up. For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com. ----------------- Email: [email protected] Instagram: @empirepoduk Blue Sky: @empirepoduk X: @empirepoduk Assistant Producer: Becki Hills Producer: Anouska Lewis Senior Producer: Callum Hill Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:26.6

The scattered Indians started at the well-known cry. and raised the fatal and appalling whoop.

1:30.6

The scattered Indians started at the well-known cry.

1:34.0

Directly there arose such a yell along the plain and through the arches of the wood as seldom burst from human lips before.

1:39.5

More than 2,000 raving savages broke through the forest at the signal and threw themselves across

1:46.3

the fatal plain with instinctive alacrity. Death was everywhere, and in his most terrific and

1:55.6

disgusting aspects. Resistance only served to inflame the murderers, who inflicted their furious blows long

2:03.3

after their victims were beyond their power of resentment. It might have been ten minutes

2:08.4

before the sisters stood riveted. It might have been ten minutes that the sisters had stood

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