I think you’re right. Cecil Rhodes was himself a Home Ruler. In the end, though, I think that democracy and nationalism are the destroyers of empires. Having these things at home, but not in the colo… (View Post)

Malaysia was certainly intended to be independent, but the British were absolutely determined that its government would be a friendly one, rather than communist. (View Post)

I've no doubt that there were abusers among the reformers. One thing is plain. Between the Dissolution of the Monasteries, and the Poor Law of 1601, there was little relief offered to the desitu… (View Post)

The Puritans don't fit easily into left or right. They're more like the rulers of Iran. (View Post)

The Puritans were miserable buggers. Going round Glastonbury Abbey recently made he sadly realise just how much was lost, when the monasteries were dissolved. (View Post)