emcf said:
well...to be truly accurate replace UK with Wales!!!
Don't forget Scotland and the Isle of Man!
I'm too young (like Rich
) to remember the Falklands conflict, and admit that I don't know much about it. There was a tv programme on here recently about it, and showed an unbiased view, which taught me a fair amount. However, I do find it strange that the UK hangs onto them - wouldn't it just be easier to let Argentina have them?
According to Wikipedia, "The first settlement on the Falkland Islands, called Port Saint Louis, was founded by the French navigator and military commander Louis Antoine de Bougainville in 1764 on Berkeley Sound, in present-day Port Louis, East Falkland.".
Then, "in 1790, Britain officially ceded control of the islands to Spain, and renounced any and all colonial ambitions in South America, and its adjacent islands, as part of the Nootka Convention.".
And then, "Talks between British and Argentine foreign missions took place in the 1960s, but failed to come to any meaningful conclusion. A major sticking point in all the negotiations was that the two thousand inhabitants of mainly British descent preferred that the islands remained British territory.". So a large group of 'sheep lovers' were left to vote on the matter??? Bizarre.
Lastly to address KalelGmoon's question on page 1, yes, Brits do get taught about other countries in history lessons. I remember a year of lessons regarding Russia in the nineteenth century, as well as twentieth century Germany. Much more interesting than British propaganda in WWI. Unfortunately, we didn't get taught anything about France, which is a pain as I don't know anywhere near enough.
