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New capitals also help prevent revolutions and uprisings. It's a lot easier to have a government that's insulated from the unrest of the masses, when everyone i
by vkou 11mo ago
New capitals also help prevent revolutions and uprisings. It's a lot easier to have a government that's insulated from the unrest of the masses, when everyone in its capital is loyal to it.
- B1FF_PSUVM 11mo agoSome say the straight Paris boulevards were intended for cannon grapeshot ...
- vkou 11mo agoFrance had the inverse problem, all the nobles were sequestered away in Versailles, and weren't particularly interested in actually running the state.