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The French Revolution occurred from 1789 to 1799.
The period covered by Les Miserable which is the June Rebellion of 1832.
Articles on the June Rebellion indicate the restored king was Louis Phillipe.
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Europe and East Asia didn't industrialize at the same time. In all of East Asia, probably the first country to Industrialize was Japan, and that didn't happen until the right around the beginning of the 20th century, nearly a century after the process started in Western Europe.
So really you have to compare with Europe. The big advantage here was simply ...
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With a little research: 1 Tael is equivalent with 37.5 or 33.9 or 37.8 g of silver, depends on region where it was issued.
The local tael also took precedence over any central measure, so the
Canton tael weighed 37.5 grams, the Convention or Shanghai tael was
33.9 g (1.09 oz troy), and the Customs or Hǎiguān (海關) tael 37.8 g (defined as 11⁄3 oz ...
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Presumably he is referring to the Burr conspiracy:
The Burr conspiracy in the beginning of the 19th century was a
suspected treasonous cabal of planters, politicians, and army officers
allegedly led by former U.S. Vice President Aaron Burr. According to
the accusations against him, Burr’s goal was to create an independent
nation in the center of ...
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At that time there were tons of institutions called "Notre Dame", so it is pretty hard to find.
According to French Wikipedia, first communion was at age 7-8 in 1910. Not sure about before, but that might be from a école élémentaire (or the equivalent at that time).
Your best bet is to find similar anchors in this list of city blasons, and check whether ...
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Saudi Arabia encompasses large deserts, and industrial goods have a low "value to weight" ratio. The goods that are likely to be shipped across such deserts have a high value relative to their weight, such as cinnamin, silk, and precious metals.
At the time of the Industrial Revolution (in Europe), most people of Saudi Arabia were still nomadic. People who ...
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