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Episode 2.5: The Advances of Dr. Struensee

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Struccy and the Danish Revolution

Johann Struccy ruled Denmark for less than a year and a half. He ended state censorship, banned capital punishment and the African slave trade. The Danish government soon became the idol of every Enlightenment thinker in Europe. A coup plotters took power and immediately began to roll back Struccy's reforms. But they found it impossible to totally erase his legacy.

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