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Hardcover The King and the Consul: A British Tragedy in Old Siam Book

ISBN: 6164510597

ISBN13: 9786164510593

The King and the Consul: A British Tragedy in Old Siam

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In 1856, just months after Britain and Siam had finalized the historic Bowring trade treaty that would prevent the countries colonization, the violent death of a Siamese official at the new British consulate threatens to scuttle the deal and lead to war. The King and the Consul explores UK and Thai archives to reveal the twists, turns and tensions of this little-known episode that pitted Thailand's renowned King Mongkut, Rama IV, against the first...

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