I see.
And yes, it was rather unfair, although their recent record was rather unsavoury. But UK would have performed just as poorly if it was not shielded by the sea from the full might of the resurgent Germans of 19th to 20th centuries. Same goes for any nation who was put into the place of France. Or at least during WWII. The French could have done better in the 1870 War though.
EDIT: Ooops, if any of you wish to continue that, it would have to be for the monastery...
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