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Phantasms of political belief, patriotism tells lies, and, well, where do we come from, anyway

Feb 2, 2004 9:26PM PST

USA press, and the people here from UK and USA, portray the French as a bunch of losers.

Well, guess what? Your societies, and mine, are dependent and descendant from the successful invasion and subjugation of England bt the Norman French, under William the Conqueror.

http://www.britannia.com/history/monarchs/mon22.html

Ian

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so if we go all the way
Feb 2, 2004 9:36PM PST

my ancestors were raped by charleys?

*now "that" could explain a few things*

Wink

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and the 'Norman French' were Vikings, not French.
Feb 3, 2004 12:26AM PST

As in Normandy which meant Northmen.