The Earl Who Wouldn't Leave the Card Table to Eat
18th Century

The Earl Who Wouldn't Leave the Card Table to Eat

A British earl invented something at a card table in 1762 that would reshape global labor forever.

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18th CenturyBritish EmpireIndustrial RevolutionLabor HistoryFood HistorySocial ChangeJohn MontaguLondonGamingWorking Class

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