It was produced by Hollywood bigwig Ridley Scott, distributed by National Geographic Films and made possible by YouTube, which has arguably created the most democratic broadcast platform in human history.

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As part of the restoration, the abbey's top floor is being made into a gallery which will display items relating to its 800-year history, with new learning spaces created for educational groups to use.

BBC: Torre Abbey

America became great not just because it was so nice as to welcome immigrants (though it was), it became great because it accumulated more human capital than other countries, which combined with good institutions and staggering natural resources, created the richest and most powerful country in history.

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