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paulorlando
5 months ago
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The metre originated in the French Revolution
Is the difference "stayed Catholic" vs the churches had to close?
pessimizer
5 months ago
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Pretty sure it mattered when and where you were. Armies and militias were sent to put down defiant regions who had set up their own armies and militias in order to keep the Revolution out.
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