So the conquest of space was a violent act? The conquest of Everest? Oh and go and look up the Conquest of Mecca - which is actually known in Arabic as the non violent or peaceful conquest. (View Post)

Indeed. Officially India wasn't even part of the British Empire until after the Indian mutiny. It became a colony following the Government of India Act of 1858. Though it was used as training gr… (View Post)

Indeed. Tensions would put it mildly. Though they decried the violence, the British Government saw the Indian Mutiny as a golden opportunity to get rid of the EIC and grabbed it with both hands. (View Post)

No. It gives the politicians and parties more of what they want. And an excuse for ignoring us. (View Post)

What a load of rubbish. Those unions were effectively conquests in all but name. The Normans conqured England in 1066 and the English then tried to conquer Scotland on various occasions and eventuall… (View Post)