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The Differences Between Julian and Gregorian Calendars
Britain didn't go on to the New Calendre until 1752, so it was nearly 200 years when they were using a different calendar. The difference between Julian and Gregorian was essentially the matter of the 10 days that were different. You could travel through several calendar zones in one day if you had a fast enough coach. It created genuine difficulties with diplomatic correspondence as well with confusion of dates between diplomats.