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I'm begging you not to start the debate as to how this was accomplished given Britain's "mastery of the seas", just assume a fait accompli.

1. Assume Great Britain is taken (somehow) by France.
2. Assume an extended occupation (no debates on what this would take please) of several years.

I want to know how this would affect the general European and world economies.

Great Britain was the vital shipping power of the world. What would occur if the British merchant fleet were to be curtailed for an extended period?

What would be the effect of the same of a lack of manufactured goods exports (even during the Napoleonic Wars, much of the French army uniforms were indirectly provided by the British via smuggling)?

How would the presumed collapse of the British banking system affect the European economy?

Thanks.
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