685. Hamilton: Duel to the Death (Part 3)
7/5/20261 hr 16 min
How did Alexander Hamilton go from impoverished orphan to one of the most important figures in the creation of the American constitution? Why was his relationship with Thomas Jefferson so strained? And, what happened in the famous duel that would ultimately claim his life…?
Join Dominic and Tom as they discuss one of America’s most fiery founding fathers: Alexander Hamilton, and his duel with Aaron Burr.
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First 90 secondsTom Holland· Host0:01
This episode is brought to you by the Lloyds five K house deposit, and this is something that was last seen in nineteen ninety-six.
Dominic Sandbrook· Host0:12
Yeah, so the nineteen nineties looks now like a lost golden age of prosperity and positivity, doesn't it? Think of the sort of the advent of the Blair administration in nineteen ninety-seven, all the enthusiasm and excitement that surrounded that. The economic growth at the time, the technological developments, the sort of sense of a, an endless golden summer where everybody's listening to Blur and Oasis and looking forward to, to buying their first houses. And that, of course, takes us to mortgages. Now, the good news is that in a nod to the nineteen nineties, Lloyds are offering five K deposit mortgages to first-time buyers. So search five K first-time buyer.
Tom Holland· Host0:49
Nineteen ninety-six average first-time buyer deposits are based on ONS data. Subject to status, your home may be repossessed if you don't keep up repayments, and conditions apply.
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