observer Posted April 23, 2008 Report Share Posted April 23, 2008 Seems a recent poll placed Winston Churchill at NO.1 spot, with St George (ST.GEORGE????!! ) trailing in second place - which says a lot about public understanding of history, or indeed the misuse of the word "hero". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonymaillman Posted May 1, 2008 Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 I wouldn't vote for either of them ........ still yet to see Churchill's uniform and rifle on display in a museum somewhere (yeah right) ........... and as for St. George ............. Name your own in this thread ........... here's mine for what it's worth. King Alfred Edward I (my own choice) Plus the VERY important ones ......... all the MILLIONS who have died over the centuries fighting for this country's freedom ...... for which too many take for granted ! A link that may be of interest, a very, very brief look at Edward 'Longshanks'. http://images.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=http://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/images/plantagenet/Sacred_Stone.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.englishmonarchs.co.uk/plantagenet_5.htm&h=475&w=300&sz=242&hl=en&start=8&tbnid=HhlrsYPpxvYxtM:&tbnh=129&tbnw=81&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dedward%2BI%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted May 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 1, 2008 Problem is Tone, Joe Public tend not to have sufficient knowledge of history to make such a calculated assessment. I think you had a topic some time ago about "turning points in history" (ref UK); which throws up some interesting Leaders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonymaillman Posted May 2, 2008 Report Share Posted May 2, 2008 Which heightens and proves the point that history should remain as a main subject in the curriculum 'real' history from an early age in school rather than 'mass produced' TV stuff later on ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted May 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 Why has this topic changed to cinamascope?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonymaillman Posted May 3, 2008 Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 I think it's the Plantagenet link I put on above Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted May 3, 2008 Report Share Posted May 3, 2008 that has to be the biggest link in existance.... imagine writing the website with that as a link!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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