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Quote Originally Posted by outwoodclaret View Post
Of course in history it is wise to read from a variety of sources. For example a better understanding of the English Civil War might be gained by reading say the works of Christopher Hill as well as traditional accounts of the underlying conflict between King and Parliament. The actuality of it all is somewhere in there but you will after consideration come to some conclusion as to what the most probable causes were.
as puppets need strings, so "social and economic transformation" has need for many tentacles - outwood...but as previous, I always tend toward Cui Bono (who benefits) in this case - i'd follow the money, and the 5 ministers who were given refuge in the City of London.