Quite so. One reason for writing my thesis on the Peninsular War was to refute the view that the Spanish did very little to earn their own liberation from Napoleon. Even the different names for the c… (View Post)

I don't think we're ignorant of our history. There is a massive appetite for reading history. I think we glorify ourselves considerably less than the US does, or peer nations, like France o… (View Post)

It's exactly the same with the Napoleonic wars. Trying to determine who did "the most" to defeat France is a pointless exercise. (View Post)

The “something must be done to show how virtuous we are” Law. The bane of modern politics. (View Post)

In light of Corbyn’s views on foreign affairs, I do not. (View Post)