That's why they called themselves GREAT Britain, even though there was nothing great about them. When the ships rolled into some settlement, the ooga-boogas would panic just from the name alone. They didn't know what a Britain was, but it was obviously a GREAT one, and that meant it had to be terrifyingly powerful, right? Better for them to surrender immediately and do what they want rather than risk their wrath. That's the REAL WAY the British were able to claim so much territory!
Same deal for why they call themselves the United Kingdom. As long as they call themselves that, it has to be true, right? Just try not to pay attention to how the Welsh hate the English, the Irish hate the English, the Northern Irish hate the Southern Irish, and the Scots hate the English, the Welsh, the Irish, and other Scots. And that was BEFORE the Muslim invasion began.
They were technically advanced. Mostly from stuff they stole. Their "longbow" was wayyyy overrated, and as soon as French got canons, they got crushed in pretty much any battle they took part in.
Funny enough probably true. I mean a lot of their wins were against highly inferior foes. I'm not sure it would be an accomplishment for a military power to march up and conquer the spine of Africa today except for they'd never get the political will to do so.
It was all built on a lie, really.
Whenever a country would actually fight back, the British would crumble.
They would have gotten smashed in WW1 AND WW2 without the US.
That's why they called themselves GREAT Britain, even though there was nothing great about them. When the ships rolled into some settlement, the ooga-boogas would panic just from the name alone. They didn't know what a Britain was, but it was obviously a GREAT one, and that meant it had to be terrifyingly powerful, right? Better for them to surrender immediately and do what they want rather than risk their wrath. That's the REAL WAY the British were able to claim so much territory!
Same deal for why they call themselves the United Kingdom. As long as they call themselves that, it has to be true, right? Just try not to pay attention to how the Welsh hate the English, the Irish hate the English, the Northern Irish hate the Southern Irish, and the Scots hate the English, the Welsh, the Irish, and other Scots. And that was BEFORE the Muslim invasion began.
They were technically advanced. Mostly from stuff they stole. Their "longbow" was wayyyy overrated, and as soon as French got canons, they got crushed in pretty much any battle they took part in.
In WW2 they had a navy and that was it.
Funny enough probably true. I mean a lot of their wins were against highly inferior foes. I'm not sure it would be an accomplishment for a military power to march up and conquer the spine of Africa today except for they'd never get the political will to do so.