Impact of the Huguenots on Britain

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  • They established businesses in communities all over England.
  • They transformed existing British industries, eg. bookbinding
  • They began new industries such as papermaking.
  • By the 1710s, Huguenots meant that Britain had 200 paper mills supplying nearly 70% of Britain's paper market.
  • Scientists, intellectuals and experts from the community boosted Britain's business, arts and crafts. There was some anti-Huguenot feeling in Britain but the groups mixed mostly well.