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The Glorious Revolution

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Mik

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I was not aware of its consequences in the colonies. Interesting read.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/the-untold-truth-of-the-glorious-revolution/ar-AA10gMax?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=b2af3f37b4454e35b687dfaa3b9a39e9
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jon-nyc

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Imagine if England had gone full papist and the Protestant work ethic and the industrial revolution it engendered had been limited to the continent?

We’d still be speaking Dutch.
"You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from."
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Imagine if England had gone full papist and the Protestant work ethic and the industrial revolution it engendered had been limited to the continent?

We’d still be speaking Dutch.
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George K

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@jon-nyc
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