Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Inevitable capitalistic England beat feudalistic France


Double your money with less obnoxious absolutism?

An offer too good to refuse.

 https://jacobin.com/2026/05/review-costa-transition-feudalism-capitalism

While France responded to the Black Death with an absolute monarchy that saw agricultural yields rise by 20 percent from 1600 to 1800, England gave birth to capitalism, which doubled its productivity over the same period.

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