The European Union is the most successful supranational organization in history. It has reconciled former enemies, established a single market and a common currency, and reintegrated Central and Eastern Europe into the West.
This work tells the story of how in 1870, four travellers in Dilessi, Greece, three British and one Italian, were kidnapped by bandits and held for ransom. The negotiations were botched and eventually the four were murdered. The episode tested the relations of the young Greek state with Britain.
