Trafalgar
The British are busy celebrating the 200th Anniversary of Trafalgar - the battle that is not the square (but of course you knew this already!). It is being so trumpeted mainly because of the following (1) they thrashed the French no less (2) The British have this thing about naval supremacy and this battle more than anything else underlined that.
More instructive I think would be for them to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the entente cordiale with France, though it would be far less popular. In terms of keeping with the times, it would be even more instructive if they were to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Suez Crisis next year, as that event more than anything is representative of what happened in the end - imperial retreat.
More instructive I think would be for them to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the entente cordiale with France, though it would be far less popular. In terms of keeping with the times, it would be even more instructive if they were to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Suez Crisis next year, as that event more than anything is representative of what happened in the end - imperial retreat.
posted by Caleb Liu | 7:32 AM
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