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Old 10th Apr 2021, 20:44
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Originally Posted by Radley
Only goes to show that you know bugger all about either of them.
No argument, I'm no authority on history, so please help me learn more.
My vague sense of Albert is Crystal Palace and promoting Industrial and technical progress. England dominated the world in the decades after his death.
By contrast, Prince Philip to me is a nice guy trying his best to keep things functioning, no push for future developments.
England has lost tremendous ground during his time as consort, not his fault, but he never spoke in praise of new technology afaik.
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