{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6716cb4307c991f259cc0fe2/6a8c2231adc772a05e473397?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Plot that Started the Boer War - The Jameson Raid","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6716cb4307c991f259cc0fe2/1787571811811-6e5e6e82-eb5c-4be8-b460-c9c04185a5e1.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>There’s Gold in Them There Hills!</p><p><br></p><p>It’s 1896, and the Boer Republic of the Transvaal is awash with gold after the largest gold discovery in human history. Yet even as they celebrate their newfound riches, in the shadows a conspiracy is forming to seize control of their entire nation.</p><p><br></p><p>Cecil Rhodes—arch-imperialist and the richest man in South Africa—is about to launch one of the most daring and disastrous adventures in the history of the British Empire:</p><p>The Jameson Raid. #history #militaryhistory #southafrica #boerwar #britishempire #historynerd</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"James Barton"}