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The long year of 1813 · 1813, the Caribbean and London

The Reverse of the Medal

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A stock tip turns into Jack's worst enemy

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Quick recap

In England, a stranger tells Jack that peace is coming. Jack invests on the tip, and his father, General Aubrey, spreads the rumor and speculates heavily. It turns out to be false, prices crash and Jack is arrested for rigging the market. Meanwhile, Stephen learns Diana has gone to Sweden with Jagiello and returns to laudanum, but he inherits a fortune from his godfather. Jack is convicted, fined and spends an hour in the pillory, shielded by sailors who pack the square. Stephen buys the Surprise at auction, and a French agent hands over the names behind the fraud.

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What changed in the film

  1. ReferenceCochrane's fraud

    The stock scandal and Jack's trial copy the Great Stock Exchange Fraud of 1814, which brought down Thomas Cochrane. He was also sentenced to the pillory, though that part was later dropped.

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  2. Behind the scenesThe book that won over Norton

    Starling Lawrence of W. W. Norton read this book in 1989 and talked the publisher into bringing the series to the US. In 2009 Russell Crowe said it would anchor a second film, which never happened.

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