Some serious omissions I see. You forgot all about King Arthur, Merlin, Robin hood, Alice, Harry Potter and the BFG, to name but a few! Appalling, atrocious, if not deplorable, your so called "historic" analysis I tell you!
There's also the fact that Winston Churchill used to be seated naked in a bathtub, whilst conducting international relations with various heads of state, or dictating shit to his secretary. Hardly an insignificant matter I would say.
"Wonderwall" by Oasis is missing
After some time I learned some new shiny stuff. My knowledge is increasing.
-A friend from Birmingham told me that there were "Tudors" at about 1450 to 1600s. Some guy fought against the King of that time (Battle of Guns and Roses) and won, and founded his own dynasty for fun. Tudors made England great again. They made some reforms or whatever...
-1666 Great Fire of London. Why is this important, I dunno. Apparently not too many people died. If a millon died, I would care. If you read about the history of China you see phrases like "...and there they got into a few skirmishes. Not too violent. Two hundred thousand people died". That's what I'd call "Great", not this child play
-A friend from Ireland told me that there was a nice fella called Brian Boru, which I like the name as it is a bad-ish word in my native language. He won some wars and unified Ireland around 1000. Who cares about somebody who "unified" a territory smaller than Bulgaria, I don't know. Didn't the English took it all later? Anyway, everybody likes heros...
-Somebody from Scotland told me that the guy in Braveheart is exaggerated, but is still a decent guy. He lived about 1200s. And Robert Bruce wasn't a treacher like in the film. And Irish were with England, not Scots (See, Brian Boru?)
-There is someone called Lion Heart Richard, which I like the nickname of, joined the Crusades. I remember him from Robin Hood stories. He punches well
Add some real shit here for me to learn. You all making jokes
-A friend from Birmingham told me that there were "Tudors" at about 1450 to 1600s. Some guy fought against the King of that time (Battle of Guns and Roses) and won, and founded his own dynasty for fun. Tudors made England great again. They made some reforms or whatever...
-1666 Great Fire of London. Why is this important, I dunno. Apparently not too many people died. If a millon died, I would care. If you read about the history of China you see phrases like "...and there they got into a few skirmishes. Not too violent. Two hundred thousand people died". That's what I'd call "Great", not this child play
-A friend from Ireland told me that there was a nice fella called Brian Boru, which I like the name as it is a bad-ish word in my native language. He won some wars and unified Ireland around 1000. Who cares about somebody who "unified" a territory smaller than Bulgaria, I don't know. Didn't the English took it all later? Anyway, everybody likes heros...
-Somebody from Scotland told me that the guy in Braveheart is exaggerated, but is still a decent guy. He lived about 1200s. And Robert Bruce wasn't a treacher like in the film. And Irish were with England, not Scots (See, Brian Boru?)
-There is someone called Lion Heart Richard, which I like the nickname of, joined the Crusades. I remember him from Robin Hood stories. He punches well
Add some real shit here for me to learn. You all making jokes
OK I actually know somthing
In the medieval ages it was mandatory by law that each man had a longbow and practiced once a week, this led to the British bowmen annihilating French knights at Agincout at some point
I think it is sad they don't have that law anymore
In the medieval ages it was mandatory by law that each man had a longbow and practiced once a week, this led to the British bowmen annihilating French knights at Agincout at some point
I think it is sad they don't have that law anymore
It's even worse. Those french sissies didn't even HAVE longbows, so they were only able to fart in the english's general direction, as their teensieweensie bowlets could only ploink half the distance that the english longbows could. It was a bit of a pathetic battle that way, if it even deserves the name 'battle' at all. Shooting fish in a barrel seems more apt.
@dunderklumper Nice English you have. I guess you're British, are't you? Illuminate us. What do you know about the history of England?
What indeed, what indeed... I don't have the first clue, really.
Always got F's for history in school myself.
Always got F's for history in school myself.
I have a corrections,
you mention Viking "attacks"
as a Dane, I know this is a sorry misunderstanding.
In our culture, the normal way of greeting new friends was to rush at them like you are attacking
But in England this was often misunderstood as an attack
We came to make new friends but never round anything but people attacking and feeling
We think this is normal in England culture and did not understood they saw us as hostile
It was simply a matter of cultural communication problems
you mention Viking "attacks"
as a Dane, I know this is a sorry misunderstanding.
In our culture, the normal way of greeting new friends was to rush at them like you are attacking
But in England this was often misunderstood as an attack
We came to make new friends but never round anything but people attacking and feeling
We think this is normal in England culture and did not understood they saw us as hostile
It was simply a matter of cultural communication problems
Joined the nuclear arms club in October, 1952
In 2015, Queen Liz became the longest reigning female monarch in history.
1997 - Date the British Empire was officially dissolved ;(
Created the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act in 1807
1971 - Year I was born.
In 2015, Queen Liz became the longest reigning female monarch in history.
1997 - Date the British Empire was officially dissolved ;(
Created the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act in 1807
1971 - Year I was born.
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