Has anything changed much in 800 years of English history?

[Levin]

I'm just reading some history of Henry III, king of England between 1207-1272. One of Henry's contemporaries, Matthew Paris, describes him below. It got me thinking, if we change the word King to Keir Starmer or some other puppet of the political class, it seems to sum up the country's current problems just as well.

"Moreover the king [Keir Starmer] was reproached with advancing and enriching the interests of all foreigners, and with despising and pillaging his own natural subjects, to the ruin of the whole kingdom... he was so needy, whilst others possessed money in abundance, that he could not, for want of money, recover the rights of the kingdom, nay, that he could not even check the injurious incursions of the Welsh, who were the very scum of mankind."

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I've been on the site for 16 years and have just scored my first 'Great' question according to GaG.

I'm truly honoured...

[OneViewpoint]

It's not confined to the English or the last 800 years. Has anything changed in 2000 years of human history?

[NathanDavis]

well... the cuisine didn't get any better

[DryGermanGuy]

Unfortunately true! :-D :-D

[Levin]

This a poor stereotype man.

Remember how 'diverse' Britain is. They brought over their cuisine. That was the main purpose of mass immigration. That and the doctors and engineers of course...

[NathanDavis]

yeah, brought it over and downgraded it...

and that's not cuisine... that's just copying, lol

[Levin]

If you're American I don't think American food has a good reputation? The food standards are so low there. Isn't it just GM shite? Your cheese I guess is hyper processed plasticky gloop. I mean, come on. Least our food is real food. Don't get me wrong, I'm not protective of our culture, by all means, call a spade a spade. I just like people to be... accurate. The German will understand. He likes things to be accurate and efficient.

[DryGermanGuy]

If I may simplify it:
English food: High quality, low taste
American food: Low quality, high taste

[Levin]

@DryGermanGuy English food: High quality, low taste - in the 80's.

[NathanDavis]

let's simplify it even more...

there's French cuisine...

there's Italian cuisine

there's Spaniard cuisine... there's Mediterranean cuisine in general...

and... there's British people, who put food in their mouth and call it a day

[Levin]

Okay, well fine. We don't have your refined American palate...

[NathanDavis]

relax mate... even the Dry German Guy can see I'm just kidding, lol

[Levin]

The German guy does not have a sense of humour. We both know that.

[NathanDavis]

and since cheese was mentioned... allow me to summon the French Man, so he can look at all of us with clear disgust @Maybe_Maybe_not

[Maybe_Maybe_not]

"There's no point talking about cheese, the point is to eat it."
- Antarctican traditional proverb

[Twalli]

What we learn for history is that we fail to learn from history.

[beefcakebradybatson]

Plus people are still saying the "N" word !!!

[Anonymous]

The monarchy became less powerful 👑 in terms of day to day political power

[Opinion Owner]

I'll have you know I think Welsh @purplepoppy is very groovy 😁😈🙏 we must embrace the British and the Welsh 🤭🤗 hugs hugs hugs

[strateguy632]

Very different but in this detail same.

[exitseven]

Not much. They still drink warm beer.

[In_Trance]

not really