You can blame Napoleon Bonaparte. Consider the following series of events: Late 18th/early 19th century- Following the French Revolution, Napoleon begins annexing large chunks of Western Europe into the French Republic. 1803- Britain breaks the Treaty of Amiens by declaring war on France, beginning the Napoleonic wars. Late 1803- In order to raise desperately needed funds for his war, Napoleon offers to sell, not ...
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