This move was mostly successful, and the consequences of this continued into the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries.
ðɪs mˈuːv wʌz mˈoʊstli səksˈɛsfəl, ænd ðə kˈɑːnsɪkwənsᵻz ʌv ðɪs kəntˈɪnjuːd ˌɪntʊ ðə nˈaɪntiːnθ, twˈɛntiəθ ænd twˈɛnti fˈɜːst sˈɛntʃɚɹiz.