Seriously? I thought that William the Conqueror was the best king Britain had in all medieval history.Originally Posted by Wigferth Ironwall
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Seriously? I thought that William the Conqueror was the best king Britain had in all medieval history.
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I like your food, women and movies.Thats about it.
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Hygiene, or lack there of.
RIP Tosa
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He did some not so nice things to North England:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Harrying_of_the_NorthFrom the Humber to Tees, William's men burnt whole villages and slaughtered the inhabitants. Foodstores and livestock were destroyed so that anyone surviving the initial massacre would soon succumb to starvation over the winter. The survivors were reduced to cannibalism, with one report stating that the skulls of the dead were cracked open so that the brains could be eaten.
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“France was not the first European nation to abolish slavery .” So, which one? England abolished slavery in 1833. And I said it was re-establish by Napoleon….
Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. Voltaire.
"I've been in few famous last stands, lad, and they're butcher shops. That's what Blouse's leading you into, mark my words. What'll you lot do then? We've had a few scuffles, but that's not war. Think you'll be man enough to stand, when the metal meets the meat?"
"You did, sarge", said Polly." You said you were in few last stands."
"Yeah, lad. But I was holding the metal"
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A French King Francois II married a Scottish Queen, Marry Stuart and become King of Scotland and France... If Mary would died without children, Scotland will belong to the Kingdom of France. No need to conquer Scotland...
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Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. Voltaire.
"I've been in few famous last stands, lad, and they're butcher shops. That's what Blouse's leading you into, mark my words. What'll you lot do then? We've had a few scuffles, but that's not war. Think you'll be man enough to stand, when the metal meets the meat?"
"You did, sarge", said Polly." You said you were in few last stands."
"Yeah, lad. But I was holding the metal"
Sergeant Major Jackrum 10th Light Foot Infantery Regiment "Inns-and-Out"
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Denmark.
There are times I wish they’d just ban everything- baccy and beer, burgers and bangers, and all the rest- once and for all. Instead, they creep forward one apparently tiny step at a time. It’s like being executed with a bacon slicer.
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William was the worst king we ever had, he was a ruthless bastard, litterally.
Bad things this Frenchman did:
Abolished elected monarchy,
Abolished Witan,
Abolished Thanes,
Killed off, relatively, nice English aristocracy,
Instituted oppressive feudal system.
Other reasons to hate France:
French revolution,
Metric, which is all fidley,
Inspiring America to revolt.
Totally undemocratic.
Oppressive regime.
"If it wears trousers generally I don't pay attention."
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“Inspiring America to revolt” ??????
“You call yourself the France, not just France.”: The England?
“Totally undemocratic.” Explain, please…
“Oppressive regime.” Same, explain….
Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. Voltaire.
"I've been in few famous last stands, lad, and they're butcher shops. That's what Blouse's leading you into, mark my words. What'll you lot do then? We've had a few scuffles, but that's not war. Think you'll be man enough to stand, when the metal meets the meat?"
"You did, sarge", said Polly." You said you were in few last stands."
"Yeah, lad. But I was holding the metal"
Sergeant Major Jackrum 10th Light Foot Infantery Regiment "Inns-and-Out"
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1. "The Social Contract"
2. Chirac.
3. You can't wear a cross in public, or a headscarf.
I was also being a little flippant.
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1. "The Social Contract" Rousseau, the man Voltaire ask to eat grass, a revolutionary?
2. Chirac. He was elected, as good, if not better that G. W. Bush. At least it wasn’t his brother who declared the elections valid… Well, they are in the same pollitical side, at least…
3. You can't wear a cross in public, or a headscarf. Go to France to see, you will have a shock…
Please I want real reasons, valid point of view. Ok, I accept Rousseau… Chirac, with an effort, is accepted.
I find on other reason to hate France. Without the French Fleet and the French Army, Yorktown wouldn’t have to surrender, because the reinforcement could have arrived and the USA wouldn’t exist. That is a very GOOD reason to hate France for this reason, for a lot of people…
“or at least send it back to italy.” Euh, the Mona Lisa was bought by Francis 1st.
“They are part of NATO” No, they aren’t. They share the Integrated Command, but they are independent (to use Nuclear Power), in theory.
Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. Voltaire.
"I've been in few famous last stands, lad, and they're butcher shops. That's what Blouse's leading you into, mark my words. What'll you lot do then? We've had a few scuffles, but that's not war. Think you'll be man enough to stand, when the metal meets the meat?"
"You did, sarge", said Polly." You said you were in few last stands."
"Yeah, lad. But I was holding the metal"
Sergeant Major Jackrum 10th Light Foot Infantery Regiment "Inns-and-Out"
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My american civilization teacher also hates France and French people on the whole. He doesn't know a concrete reason, according to him that's a tradition in his fatherland...
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Whereas before 1066 it was a land of milk and honey, like The Shire only with slightly taller people? Pah! Though he was ruthless, without a doubt.
"Put 'em in blue coats, put 'em in red coats, the bastards will run all the same!"
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Actually, iirc, Sweden abolished slavery sometime in the 1300's...so that would've been the first modern European nation to abolish slavery.
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Yeah, yeah, English, German, Sign language, Danish - crap, we're just very politely, in silent astonishment, waiting for that foreigner to finally figure out that French is the language of France.
Also, if somebody doesn't speak English as a foreign language, what are the odds they speak any other? Why do all those foreigners persist in trying your sign language, Danish, Swahili, Thai, Gwastrbmnlytiti or whatever incomprehensible foreign gibberish on us?
But they are trying to make clear that they can't help you.Or better yet, when asking for directions (take your pick of language) you get a response in french. Now I can make out a few things in french, but directions? If I ask in english it is because I can't speak french. If you can't (or won't) speak english or make yourself clear, then just make it clear that you can't help
Obviously, they will have to do so in French - if they could do it in any mutually intelligable language, they would've helped you in the first place.
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*Louis, having a coffee and reading his newspaper in the spring sun*
11:15
"Parlez-moi, excuse vous Anglais?'
Eventually figures out what they want: 'Sure, mate. First left, take the metro, two stops'.
*resumes reading*
11:17
"Oi, sup manz, i is from Ingerland an its fukin chav central innit an' i need to know whereabouts me an' me blads can get ourselves pissed?
Eventually figures out what they want: 'Sure, mate. First left, take the metro, two stops'.
*resumes reading*
11:18
"Obeecham te kato lud. Tseluni me? Vinaghee si fmislite mee!"
'Pourriez-vous parler plus lentement s'il vous plaît?'
"Obeecham-te-kato-lud. Tseluni-me?"
*Louis stares silently*
"Obeecham te kato lud. Tseluni me!!???"
*goes off to the park*
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Can't understand English, even at a basic level? Where have they been the last 50 years.
My favourite story was one Frenchie who was doing the usual impression of a brain dead peasant when faced by the World's dominant language. He drops with pain in his chest. The nearest medic to him is English, and Frenchie sings like a bird in near fluent English when he needs something.
Yes, French used to be the language of the educated world (Lingua Franca). It's not any more, and if you're lucky it might not end up next to Latin as a dead language.
But if you want to be known as a land of unhelpful pr*cks, go on pretending that "je ne comprend pas.."
An enemy that wishes to die for their country is the best sort to face - you both have the same aim in mind.
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Well, uhm
We did abolish slavery at the homefront early, but when it comes to African slaves, special rules were applied. Slavery were fully abolished 1848, quite late due to the fact that the small colony S:t Bartélemy only had slave-trade as the main income. The colony was never espcially successful in that aspect though.
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31-6. I need say no more.
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oooh. french rap is fantastic!
another in the plus column.
also, free running!
https://youtube.com/watch?v=YLO0EJ-V...e%20running%20
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Though that's terrible, it's also very typical of medieval Europe, even more for a man with the name of "Conqueror", I really don't know anyone in history who went for that name and didn't massacred anyone in the wake.
That depends on your perspective. Looking at it from a third party's point of view (without being british) I can say that he relatively did what he had to do to consolidate power, a clever and harsh man. Let's see:
That's bad for you, no one said that elective monarchy is the paradigm of goodness and in 1066 it wasn't a good measure.Abolished elected monarchy,
Remember Machiaveli.Killed off, relatively, nice English aristocracy,
Wich feudal system isn't oppressive?Instituted oppressive feudal system.
You should compare him to previous kings and to the next ones to see if was the best or not.
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