The Trent Affair #2: For Law And Honour

When Diplomacy Fails Podcast

Zack Twamley

Phd, International Relations, Korean War, European History, 17th Century, 18th Century, Politics, 20th Century, Thirty Years' War, History, 19th Century, War, First World War

4.8 • 773 Ratings

🗓️ 25 December 2021

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to the second episode of this special miniseries! Happy christmas and thanksss for tuning in!

When news of the Trent Affair reached Britain, the British cried foul. The Government made immediate preparations to wrest a satisfactory reply from the Americans. Only the return of the commissioners and an American apology would satisfy Palmerston government. The British people demanded justice for broken laws and their dishonoured flag, but what did such ideas mean?

Why was something as difficult to define as national honour able to have such an impact on British hearts and minds? Why were the principles of international law considered so sacrosanct, when the very idea of such a law had only been a relatively new invention? Law and honour were two issues which the Americans could not ignore, and in episode 2 of our Trent Affair analysis, we delve into what they looked like, and what impact each issue had on the development of the crisis.

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1:10.6	Hello and welcome history friends patrons all and welcome back to this little series looking at the Trent Affair in late 1861 and designed to get you in the mood for Britain Goes to War which is launching in spring 2022.
1:16.1	Last time we set the scene, we concluded that the British could not back down.
1:20.5	The French were surprisingly supportive, and the Americans were in a bit of a quandary.
1:25.9	Today we keep our focus on the legal aspect of this crisis, with some discussion also about national honour and why it was such a big deal,
1:28.1	but I promise this discussion will be anything but boring. A reminder, you can listen to all five
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2:00.7	I hope you're seated
2:01.5	comfortably and you're ready to delve into this seriously juicy history. Without any further ado,
2:06.8	then, let's get into it as I take you back to December 1861.
2:21.3	Was the seizure of the Confederate commissioners legal?
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