be that as it may they were all three Roman provinces and that is no coincident but what is termed manifest destiny history they were driven by that heritage
a series of books about great generals including Alexander Hannibal Caesar Frederik the Great Gustavus Adolphis and Napolean by Theodore Dodge an American colonel in the American Civil war for the the Union
all three nations Britain Spain and France all had empires I wonder why could it be because they were all part of the Roman Empire at one time or other food for thought as far I am concerned they were destined to be so by the the the way I am glad you agreed with me nothing like vindication
Hey Neil, welcome back. That's a good point about the Roman Empire; one could argue that the cultural infrastructure of Rome never left. The Plantagenets spoke Latin and empires were part of medieval culture probably in large part thanks to the memory of Rome. I would add that the main reason these three nations, and also Portugal, had empire had more to do with the Ottomans and other Muslim empires and their oppressive policies towards Europeans i.e. barbary slavery practices and trade restrictions leaving European nations no choice other than to travel west in search of alternate trade routes east. I go into more detail in this video which I think you will love as its a very interesting topic. Link: th-cam.com/video/BOtFs0fChfQ/w-d-xo.html PS of course I agree with you; it was always going to be Alfred.
Yes it was well said. Britain saw itself as the new Rome. This was most notable during the Napoleonic War and even played a role subsequent in both the first and second world wars where Britain saw itself as the defender of Europe. Thanks for your comment Neil.
be that as it may they were all three Roman provinces and that is no coincident but what is termed manifest destiny history they were driven by that heritage
a series of books about great generals including Alexander Hannibal Caesar Frederik the Great Gustavus Adolphis and Napolean by Theodore Dodge an American colonel in the American Civil war for the the Union
Thank you for the suggestion Neil I will add it to my list
all three nations Britain Spain and France all had empires I wonder why could it be because they were all part of the Roman Empire at one time or other food for thought as far I am concerned they were destined to be so by the the the way I am glad you agreed with me nothing like vindication
Hey Neil, welcome back. That's a good point about the Roman Empire; one could argue that the cultural infrastructure of Rome never left. The Plantagenets spoke Latin and empires were part of medieval culture probably in large part thanks to the memory of Rome. I would add that the main reason these three nations, and also Portugal, had empire had more to do with the Ottomans and other Muslim empires and their oppressive policies towards Europeans i.e. barbary slavery practices and trade restrictions leaving European nations no choice other than to travel west in search of alternate trade routes east. I go into more detail in this video which I think you will love as its a very interesting topic.
Link: th-cam.com/video/BOtFs0fChfQ/w-d-xo.html
PS of course I agree with you; it was always going to be Alfred.
the Pax Britanica was an obvious imitatation of the Pax Romana established by the Emperor Augustus which lastyed for two centuries
Yes it was well said. Britain saw itself as the new Rome. This was most notable during the Napoleonic War and even played a role subsequent in both the first and second world wars where Britain saw itself as the defender of Europe. Thanks for your comment Neil.