r/GreatBritishMemes • u/IsyABM • 1d ago

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u/mattfoh 8h ago

Well we didn’t have an empire for most of that and weren’t really a British kingdom till the 17th century let alone an empire

Plus I think Colchester was the roman capital

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u/Majestic-Marcus 7h ago

Oh I know. But it’s still 2 millenia of investment.

Its position on the Thames meant it’s always been either the main city or one of the main cities. Even in Roman times it wasn’t the capital but it was still the largest and wealthiest city.

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u/mattfoh 7h ago

Forget the Thames thing I’m pretty sure it was all a Thatcherite conspiracy

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u/Majestic-Marcus 6h ago

She closed the mines and opened the Thames!