686. Jefferson: The Betrayal of Liberty (Part 4)
7/8/20261 hr 22 min
What part did Thomads Jefferson play in writing the American Declaration of Independence? Where did he come from, and how did it shape his attitude to the future of the U.S.A? And, why was he such a contentious figure?
Join Tom and Dominic as they reach the epic conclusion of their series delving into the lives of the men who made America, and end with the most controversial figure of them all: Thomas Jefferson.
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Lloyds. 250 years on and still backing the nation's aspirations.
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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 1996.
Dominic Sandbrook· Host0:11
Yeah. So the 1990s 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 1997, all the enthusiasm and excitement that surrounded that. Uh, 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 1990s, Lloyds are offering 5K deposit mortgages to first-time buyers. So search 5K first-time buyer. 1996 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.
Tom Holland· Host1:01
[Instrumental music] We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they're endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights,