How?

>>2262191
Christianity

The Industrial Revolution and Scientific Revolution.

Which was mainly the result of them developing a constitutional government and being too far away from the big monarchies to get conquered by them.

The Dutch might have done it if they were a bit bigger and the Spanish hadn't fucked them.

>>2262191
The Britons, if it weren't for Rome and their German allies, Britain would've been advanced by 1000AD.

>>2262205
yeah but at its peak, the Royal Navy was unstoppable,

Not even the Spanish Armada could keep up with it

>>2262212
did the Britons lose to Rome?

>>2262215
This is because the British had an extremely strong economy based on strong property rights and corporate law. With this nice-ass economy, they could afford a huge navy, and they could make their empire extremely profitable to operate.

>>2262223
correct. they started earlly funding their military with lendings etc.

most of all, google great divergence

because the british race is most superior of them all

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>>2262191
>he denies being a filthy Celt

>>2262191
A lot of it was wasteland

>>2262191
Because of the channel + Spain an heroing their own economy with all that gold causing inflation.

>>2262205
How did the Spanish fuck them

I'm pretty sure they lost their position as the greatest sea power after losing a series of wars to England