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Radio War Nerd EP 314 — The Decline & Decline of the Spanish Empire, 17th-c.

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What's the Difference Between the Gold and the Silver?

Cain: corruption was widespread, widespread to a level ri that makes now current spain, current italy, current o crane, or current russia. And i want to get back to your other point as well, about the gold of the goldb It sounds to me, as i understand the gold riches and silver silverecause that's what asia wanted more than gold,. with silver, as I understand it, a most of that was used basically to either buy luxury goods for the new rich in europe, like trade in luxury goods. A big chunk of that, like a 20 % tithe, went to the king, which basically then went to finance more than

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