'On England's Muggy Shore a Surly Lion gave a Grievous Roar!'
Dublin Core
Title
'On England's Muggy Shore a Surly Lion gave a Grievous Roar!'
Subject
A satirical take on British anger over the Trent Affair and the Union's Capture of Confederate Diplomats
Description
The news of the Trent's stopping and the arrest of its Southern diplomatic passengers, James Mason and John Slidell, by the Union provoked confusion and anger among the British. The popular views of the incident considered the actions of Union captain Charles Wilkes as violating British neutrality. Amid attempts to get a clear response from the North, including a formal apology and the release of the diplomats, the British government undertook efforts to secure vulnerable regions of its Empire from military threat, including the provinces of British North America. The movement of military resources, accompanied by the fluctuating public talk of war, intensified U.S.-U.K. relations before the Affair was resolved.
Creator
James Fuller Queen and Henry Louis Stephens
Source
Digitized by The Library Company of Philadelphia
Publisher
Published by William A Stephens
Date
1863
Contributor
Printed by William A. Stephens, Collected by John Allister McAllister
Rights
All use must credit Library Company of Philadelphia
Language
English
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Original Format
Printed Collector Card
Collection
Citation
James Fuller Queen and Henry Louis Stephens, “'On England's Muggy Shore a Surly Lion gave a Grievous Roar!',” A Study of England in the American Civil War, accessed October 5, 2024, https://johnathanseitz.com/items/show/28.