#347 - Arrow War 1: The Servants' Entrance
The History of China

#347 - Arrow War 1: The Servants' Entrance

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 18, 202640 min

A suspicious ship of dubious registry is boarded by Qing marines off Canton, 12 of her crew are taken captive for piracy, and the British allege their flag was hauled down in the process. That last part, at least, was almost certainly untrue... not that that stops it all from spinning entirely out of control. Within the month, the Royal Navy will be shelling the office of the viceroy who won't meet with them, Parliament's own better angels will be promptly overturned by the public itself at the polls, and the kickoff of a 4-year war… that no on...

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