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The Netherlands and England were latecomers to imperialism and were marginalized in Europe because they were Protestant powers.
Unidentified speaker · Si Sheppard – How did a few hundred Spanish soldiers topple two empires? · 1 Oct 2026
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“You look at the Netherlands and England.”
“The two late comers of the game of imperialism, Protestant powers marginalized for that reason in Europe, and the Netherlands especially has nothing, natural resources,”Play from 1:04:25Report a misattribution
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