The Nations of Canada

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Episode 120: Peace Dec 14, 2022

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After failing to achieve much of anything on the battlefield, Britain and the United States bring their costly misadventure to an end at the negotiating table.
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Episode 119: Breaking the Stalemate Dec 07, 2022

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In 1814, as political pressure to end the war builds in both the United States and Britain, each side makes one last bid to end the stalemate on the battlefield.
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Episode 118: The King of the Woods Nov 30, 2022

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The second half of 1813 sees the two most important battles of the war, from the perspective of Canadian history. Not coincidentally, British soldiers play a marginal role in the fighting.
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Episode 117: A Favourable Moment Nov 23, 2022

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1813 brings another invasion of Upper Canada, this time threatening to cut the colony in two.
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Episode 116: Queenston Heights Nov 16, 2022

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After his victory at Detroit, Isaac Brock rushes to the Niagara border to meet a second invasion force.
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Episode 115: A Mere Matter of Marching Nov 09, 2022

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The War of 1812 begins with an invasion of western Upper Canada.
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Episode 114: War Nov 02, 2022

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Yet another diplomatic crisis strains Anglo-American relations. Only this time, neither side is able to prevent the descent into war.
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Episode 113: The Hart Affair Oct 26, 2022

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After exhausting every other possible disagreement, French-Canadian reformers and Lower Canadian officials battle over the political and civil rights of Jewish Canadians.
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Episode 112: The Race to the Pacific Oct 19, 2022

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Amid rising political tensions in North America, rival American and Canadian fur companies race to establish a base on the Pacific Ocean.
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Episode 111: Prince Edward Island Oct 12, 2022

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The British experiment with new methods of colonization on an island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
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