remember Agincourt !
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That's not ironic. The fact that Henry V was a French speaker is ironic.
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Hasn't France only been "France" since the late 1700s? they must have been busy!0
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It seems this is the full list of countries that England hasn't invaded at some time or another:
Andorra
Belarus
Bolivia
Burundi
Central African Republic
Chad
Congo, Republic of
Guatemala
Ivory Coast
Kyrgyzstan
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Mali
Marshall Islands
Monaco
Mongolia
Paraguay
Sao Tome and Principe
Sweden
Tajikistan
Uzbekistan
Vatican City
That's 22 in total. Meaning we've invaded some 88% of the World's countries at some time or another. Either a very impressive or very depressing statistic, I'm not sure which! The last fiasco means that we've now invaded Afghanistan 4 times!
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I'm guessing there's a couple on that list that we have probably had some troops in as part of a UN peacekeeping mission. Not the same thing I grant you.0
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Tajikistan have got it coming though0
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I think the term 'invaded' here is meant quite loosely.
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A peacekeeping mission to places such as the CAR is possibly the sort of thing British troops should be getting involved with, but no money in it, sadly0
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Alas, I couldn't agree more. I just read the memoir of the guy leading the UN mission to Rwanda. The lives that could have been saved...Leuth said:A peacekeeping mission to places such as the CAR is possibly the sort of thing British troops should be getting involved with, but no money in it, sadly
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great stuff
so 87% of the troups at Agincourt were Welsh 12% were scots just there to take the Kings shilling the 1% English ran away when they saw the mighty frech coming.
The English language is actually German , Ja we knew that.
The English King was a Frenchman
Football wasnt invented in England but China
The English have never won a war but invaded everyone.
f--k me you gaurdianistas have some real issues dont you ?0 - Sponsored links:
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made me chuckle.se9addick said:Tajikistan have got it coming though
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To the extent that it doen't mean "invaded".Addickted said:I think the term 'invaded' here is meant quite loosely.
I am absolutely certain, for example, that we have never invaded Brazil.
Our invasion of South Sudan )created a couple of years ago) doesn't seem to have hit the news.
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I admit to getting the Guardian on a Saturday.Goonerhater said:great stuff
so 87% of the troups at Agincourt were Welsh 12% were scots just there to take the Kings shilling the 1% English ran away when they saw the mighty frech coming.
The English language is actually German , Ja we knew that.
The English King was a Frenchman
Football wasnt invented in England but China
The English have never won a war but invaded everyone.
f--k me you gaurdianistas have some real issues dont you ?
The English language absorbs words from everywhere, hence it is successful.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lists_of_English_words_by_country_or_language_of_origin0 -
Following what The Sun did to the Arc de Triomphe in 2011, have the French finally got their revenge?
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No. I am not 605 years old.0
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598 actually - and I thought The Portugese were our oldest ally.Algarveaddick said:No. I am not 605 years old.
Was also the anniversary of the Charge of The Light Brigade.
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Sorry to confuse things with these awkward things called 'facts'.Goonerhater said:great stuff
so 87% of the troups at Agincourt were Welsh 12% were scots just there to take the Kings shilling the 1% English ran away when they saw the mighty frech coming.
The English language is actually German , Ja we knew that.
The English King was a Frenchman
Football wasnt invented in England but China
The English have never won a war but invaded everyone.
f--k me you gaurdianistas have some real issues dont you ?
I think someone who goes purple in the face and starts shaking with rage because other people don't want to join him in pretending that England is the greatest country of all time is the one with the issues.0 -
My earliest memories were from when I was about seven or eight years old - if I were "only" 598, I would have no recall of the events of 1415 - so I built that into my calculation. I don't just throw these things together you know... :-)Addickted said:
598 actually - and I thought The Portugese were our oldest ally.Algarveaddick said:No. I am not 605 years old.
Was also the anniversary of the Charge of The Light Brigade.0 -
It's all part of a conspiracy to discredit and undermine the English you see.Uboat said:
Sorry to confuse things with these awkward things called 'facts'.Goonerhater said:great stuff
so 87% of the troups at Agincourt were Welsh 12% were scots just there to take the Kings shilling the 1% English ran away when they saw the mighty frech coming.
The English language is actually German , Ja we knew that.
The English King was a Frenchman
Football wasnt invented in England but China
The English have never won a war but invaded everyone.
f--k me you gaurdianistas have some real issues dont you ?
I think someone who goes purple in the face and starts shaking with rage because other people don't want to join him in pretending that England is the greatest country of all time is the one with the issues.
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Who is - but this was one of the greatest victories in the history of warfare, led by an English King with mostly English Men at Arms (the majority of the Welsh were left at Harfleur) defeating a French Army on home soil who outnumbered the English by at least 6 to 1 (some sources suggest it was double that) and who chose the ground to fight on.Uboat said:
Sorry to confuse things with these awkward things called 'facts'.Goonerhater said:great stuff
so 87% of the troups at Agincourt were Welsh 12% were scots just there to take the Kings shilling the 1% English ran away when they saw the mighty frech coming.
The English language is actually German , Ja we knew that.
The English King was a Frenchman
Football wasnt invented in England but China
The English have never won a war but invaded everyone.
f--k me you gaurdianistas have some real issues dont you ?
I think someone who goes purple in the face and starts shaking with rage because other people don't want to join him in pretending that England is the greatest country of all time is the one with the issues.
The French lost over 8,000 men (granted some prisoners massacred by Henry after they surrendered) for the loss of under 300 English.
Yes there were Welsh present - the most famous of whom was David Gambe (later knighted by Henry whilst he lay dying on the field). When asked by Henry how many French there were, he replied, "There are enough to kill, enough to capture and enough to run away".
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why would we need to pretend? its fact.0
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What's actually ironic is that Henry V was the first King to use English as his first language. In many ways he started the movement towards a standardised English language by insisting on the use of Chancery English in law. For the first time there was a standard form of English instead of dozens of regional dialects.Addickted said:That's not ironic. The fact that Henry V was a French speaker is ironic.
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"balls my liege "0
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I've been to France and some of them are not too bad really.0
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King of England he may have been, an English king he most certainly was not.Addickted said:
Who is - but this was one of the greatest victories in the history of warfare, led by an English King with mostly English Men at Arms (the majority of the Welsh were left at Harfleur) defeating a French Army on home soil who outnumbered the English by at least 6 to 1 (some sources suggest it was double that) and who chose the ground to fight on.Uboat said:
Sorry to confuse things with these awkward things called 'facts'.Goonerhater said:great stuff
so 87% of the troups at Agincourt were Welsh 12% were scots just there to take the Kings shilling the 1% English ran away when they saw the mighty frech coming.
The English language is actually German , Ja we knew that.
The English King was a Frenchman
Football wasnt invented in England but China
The English have never won a war but invaded everyone.
f--k me you gaurdianistas have some real issues dont you ?
I think someone who goes purple in the face and starts shaking with rage because other people don't want to join him in pretending that England is the greatest country of all time is the one with the issues.
The French lost over 8,000 men (granted some prisoners massacred by Henry after they surrendered) for the loss of under 300 English.
Yes there were Welsh present - the most famous of whom was David Gambe (later knighted by Henry whilst he lay dying on the field). When asked by Henry how many French there were, he replied, "There are enough to kill, enough to capture and enough to run away".
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LOL. As a Guardianista of some years standing I salute you sir, in the traditional manner of an English bowman! ;0)Goonerhater said:great stuff
so 87% of the troups at Agincourt were Welsh 12% were scots just there to take the Kings shilling the 1% English ran away when they saw the mighty frech coming.
The English language is actually German , Ja we knew that.
The English King was a Frenchman
Football wasnt invented in England but China
The English have never won a war but invaded everyone.
f--k me you gaurdianistas have some real issues dont you ?
(PS you forgot to mention the royal family are German too).0 -
The name Saxe-coburg-Gotha (AKA Windsor) is indeed a Saxon name from the Saxon House of Wettin, Saxony being in Germany. There are however other areas of Saxon settlement; West Saxe, East Saxe and South Saxe.....There are some Kent's about.Wheresmeticket? said:
LOL. As a Guardianista of some years standing I salute you sir, in the traditional manner of an English bowman! ;0)Goonerhater said:great stuff
so 87% of the troups at Agincourt were Welsh 12% were scots just there to take the Kings shilling the 1% English ran away when they saw the mighty frech coming.
The English language is actually German , Ja we knew that.
The English King was a Frenchman
Football wasnt invented in England but China
The English have never won a war but invaded everyone.
f--k me you gaurdianistas have some real issues dont you ?
(PS you forgot to mention the royal family are German too).
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And not forgetting analLoco said:
There are however other areas of Saxon settlement; West Saxe, East Saxe and South SaxeWheresmeticket? said:
LOL. As a Guardianista of some years standing I salute you sir, in the traditional manner of an English bowman! ;0)Goonerhater said:great stuff
so 87% of the troups at Agincourt were Welsh 12% were scots just there to take the Kings shilling the 1% English ran away when they saw the mighty frech coming.
The English language is actually German , Ja we knew that.
The English King was a Frenchman
Football wasnt invented in England but China
The English have never won a war but invaded everyone.
f--k me you gaurdianistas have some real issues dont you ?
(PS you forgot to mention the royal family are German too).0 -
No, I knew you were hereDaveMehmet said:
And not forgetting analLoco said:
There are however other areas of Saxon settlement; West Saxe, East Saxe and South SaxeWheresmeticket? said:
LOL. As a Guardianista of some years standing I salute you sir, in the traditional manner of an English bowman! ;0)Goonerhater said:great stuff
so 87% of the troups at Agincourt were Welsh 12% were scots just there to take the Kings shilling the 1% English ran away when they saw the mighty frech coming.
The English language is actually German , Ja we knew that.
The English King was a Frenchman
Football wasnt invented in England but China
The English have never won a war but invaded everyone.
f--k me you gaurdianistas have some real issues dont you ?
(PS you forgot to mention the royal family are German too).0
