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SCOUT· 61%1h 16m·2025-05-13·HistoryEpisode 183: The Fabric of Our Lives
The History of English Podcast
In the early 1600s, cotton fabrics made in India were in high demand throughout Asia and Africa. When the English and Dutch arrived in India and Japan, they realized how popular the fabric was, and they soon began to ship it back to northern Europe. In this episode, we explore how the ‘cotton craze’ of the…
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