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French terrorists vs Spanish insurgents

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Vasco Phillip de Sousa

At the start of 1812, insurgents were big news in the French media. “We learn from Valencia that the small fortress that Marshall Sechet has left in his rear, blockaded by various corps of the army, have successively surrendered, and … Continue reading →

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A suggestion to the unemployment problem, from 200 years ago.

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Vasco Phillip de Sousa

In 1812, changes in technology, bank failures, and an economic recession (partly brought about because the European market was cut off by war) were putting people in Britain out of work.  But one man saw a solution.

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1812 – Lord Byron and The Frame Breakers Bill – Are There Lessons to be Learned?

Posted on January 19, 2012 by sunnywales

On the 27th of February, 1812, Lord Byron, famous for his poetry and infamous for his relationships and huge debts, rose for the first time to address his peers in the House of Lords, London, England to voice his objections to the Frame Breakers Bill. Continue reading →

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