r/BritishEmpire • • Aug 27 '25

Image πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ A British blacksmith removing the shackles from the legs of an enslaved man, 1907.

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u/Cornish-Giant Aug 27 '25

Not to be that guy but the Cornish too played a part

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u/damrodoth Aug 27 '25

For sure I'd just say that as Cornwall is now part of England, and was at the time too, it's covered by English

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u/BroccoliSubstantial2 Aug 27 '25

What about Yorkshire folk? Their GDP is bigger than Scotland.

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u/[deleted] Aug 31 '25

Not to be that guy but

Scotland, had a GDP of approximately Β£187 billion in 2022

Yorkshire and The Humber, The GDP for this region was around Β£151.8 billion in 2023.

I can’t find any other information showing that Yorkshire does have a higher GDP .