7/4/2023 0 Comments Empireland goodreads![]() ![]() One of these decorated generals is saying "I'll take Turkey," another, "more Greece!," a third, "I'm Hungary." (Alas, the cartoon did not show up on a Google search.)Īlthough I studied British history as a school-girl in the 1980s, it seems that ignorance of Empire hasn't changed much. It showed a bunch of hefty men (the "Great Powers") carving up the world as if it were a side of roast beef. ![]() I remember a memorable cartoon that appeared in my "O" level history exam. I recall the Tolpuddle Martyrs (six agricultural labourers from the village of Tolpuddle in Dorset, who, in 1834, were sentenced to penal transportation to Australia, then pardoned). I know that I memorized all the British kings and queens going back to Henry VII (yes, I can still recite them from memory). When I look back at my high school history lessons, I struggle to remember if I learned anything at all about the British Empire. ![]()
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