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Currently Playing: Castlereagh vs Canning: How Britain Broke the Concert of Europe

Between 1812 and 1827, Britain was a key part of the European Congress System. This video aims to be a short documentary that describes the differences between Castlereagh and Canning, two of Britain's greatest Foreign Secretaries, and how they approached the system; From Castlereagh's construction of it in the aftermath of Napoleon, to Canning's later destruction of it. Patreon: https://patreon.com/OldBritannia #Britishempire, #Frenchempire, #History