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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.
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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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