Sandy Leong - The Gin Craze: Drunk for a 1d, Dead Drunk for 2d

William of Orange was the pivotal European figure of the late 17th century and a busy chap. He fought France, the dominant power in Europe, reunited the Netherlands and also became King of England after the Glorious Revolution of 1688. This was designed to bring a Protestant to the throne and amongst other things he enacted a series of laws to encourage gin distillation which was to become the Protestant toast and the origin of our saying 'Dutch Courage' - and caused the Gin Craze.

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