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@Jacob_Rees_Mogg is about to publish a book on the Victorian Era & says:
"In these turbulent times, we must understand the past to plan our future as a nation."
I think dear Jacob is not telling the truth. He must have German "Fugger" DNA
"In these turbulent times, we must understand the past to plan our future as a nation."
I think dear Jacob is not telling the truth. He must have German "Fugger" DNA
Area of Bavaria I live in, Swabia, west of Munich, with Augsburg as it's centre, is full of Fuggers & their legacy. The richest of this family was Jacob Fugger born in 1459 & went on to be the world's richest man EVER. Makes Bill Gates look like a beggar.
Everything in the video points to Jacob Rees-Mogg - devout Roman Catholic, a child (10) businessman, money dealer - learnt his craft not from 1066 & All That but from Jacob Fugger. Both Jacobs had early interests in mining, the UK one, with Lonrho & the devious Tiny Rowland.
Indeed a big Fugger success was trade in "indulgences" by "selling a vision of Hell designed to have folks digging in their coin purses in haste to avoid it." Sound familiar, Jacob? Straight out of your Brexit strategy concept?
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Now some Brexiters will sneer at my Ultra-Remainer, non-UK references, but so as to keep you fact-haters quiet, here is ENCYCLOPÆDIA BRITANNICA on the subject of German Fuggers: britannica.com/topic/Fugger-f…
Now Jacob, (Rees-Mogg, that is) you should have listened to teacher at Eton instead of having your head buried in double-entry ledgers - yes, I know Fugger was a success specifically because he was one of the first to use double-entry, but you ignored the good side of Fugger.
In Augsburg, there are 52 almshouses built by Jacob in 1516 for which he required annual rent of 1 Gulden that still applies today - €0.88 or about £0.70p. Even you could manage the other daily Hail Mary, Lord's Prayer & Nicene Creed (🤞behind back) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuggerei
Certainly, Boris Johnson wasn't listening when teacher told you about the American born Sir Benjamin Thompson who stayed on in Munich while on way to save Vienna from the Turks & also built almshouses & the huge city centre English Garden. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_…
These people, Jacob were true Europeans who also managed to make money. So yes, I fully agree that history can teach us much but Victoria was German & married to one. She & Albert did more positive things than you & King George V & your shared jealousy of other European States.
PS Jacob - as agreed send me a DM when the first month's sales are in on 23rd June & I will let you know my latest Irish bank a/c number for the book plug commission. Have to keep the a/c moving around to avoid EU fraud inspectors.
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