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Welcome to Prime Factors where we review each UK Prime Minister from Robert Walpole to Keir Starmer. We discuss their biography, highs and lows, and then rate them on a scale designed by a 10-year old before awarding the ultimate prize: Are they ”Known” or an ”Ice Cream Cone”?
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11.5 - Frederick North, Lord North (Part 3) - "The Man Who Lost America" (opens the original)
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The tea is in the harbor and the drums of war are beating. Frederick North takes on his greatest challenge as the American colonists rebel, transforming a politician more at home in the Treasury into the architect of Britain's colonial campaign. We know how the story ends, but we have a more important question: Was it his fault? Join the Discussion: We want to hear your ranking! Find us on BlueSky at @primefactorspod.bsky.social Support the Show: If you enjoyed our show, please leave us a rating
The Battle of Bunker Hill (Boston Bedtime #2) (opens the original)
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British troops controlled Boston, but the city's almost island-like geography made it more a prison than a staging-ground. Desperate to break out, they crossed the water to storm the heights of Charlestown — where colonial militia had dug in overnight — in the clash we call the Battle of Bunker Hill. I tell Abram the tale as our second bedtime story. Join the Discussion: We want to hear your ranking! Find us on BlueSky at @primefactorspod.bsky.social Support the Show: If you enjoyed our show, pl
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere - The Real One (Boston Bedtime #1) (opens the original)
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Listen, my podcast subscribers, and you shall hear… Joe tucks Abram in with a true history bedtime story: the Midnight Ride of Paul Revere — the real one, arrest and all. The first of three little Boston "minisodes" leading up to Frederick North, Part 3, and the American Revolution. Join the Discussion: We want to hear your ranking! Find us on BlueSky at @primefactorspod.bsky.social Support the Show: If you enjoyed our show, please leave us a rating or review on your podcast app. It helps others
11.4 - The Boston Tea Party - The Start of the American Revolution (opens the original)
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After a period of relative peace in the colonies, the dominoes falling to revolution started not in Boston, but in India, where British mismanagement led to famine and ruin, with economic ripples around the empire. Seeking to prevent a disaster, Lord North's Tea Act gave the East India Company a monopoly... and the American colonists a target to strike. It was time to throw a tea party. Join the Discussion: We want to hear your ranking! Find us on BlueSky at @primefactorspod.bsky.social Support
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