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Post by mowlick on Oct 29, 2022 12:26:58 GMT
Queen Elizabeth I was alright. Ducking and weaving and not doing much of anything unless forced to do so.
But the rest were such dreary bastards. Henry VIII was a dull thug, Edward VI spent most of his life dying and Mary was a religious nut who would have been much happier running the flower arranging committee at the local church.
I dare say that it is my fault. Every other TV show is about them so I must be missing something, but I am buggered if I know what
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Post by Deleted on Oct 29, 2022 23:50:41 GMT
If you're tired of the Tudors, look into the Borgias. There's an awesome show that is about them
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Post by PaulsLaugh on Oct 30, 2022 4:42:18 GMT
What is the appeal of the Tudors?  Queen Elizabeth I was alright.  Ducking and weaving and not doing much of anything unless forced to do so.  But the rest were such dreary bastards.  Henry VIII was a dull thug...  Edward VI spent most of his life dying...  Mary was a religious nut who would have been much happier running the flower arranging committee at the local church.  I dare say that it is my fault.  Every other TV show is about them so I must be missing something...  ...but I am buggered if I know what.  |
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Post by stammerhead on Oct 31, 2022 9:51:43 GMT
Henry did a version of Brexit, removing us from the influence of the Holy Roman Empire and the Vatican, and kicked off work on what became the Royal Navy. Elizabeth increased production of the Royal Navy which finally ended up becoming so good we had an empire of our very own.
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Post by PaulsLaugh on Nov 1, 2022 4:38:34 GMT
Henry did a version of Brexit, removing us from the influence of the Holy Roman Empire and the Vatican, and kicked off work on what became the Royal Navy. Elizabeth increased production of the Royal Navy which finally ended up becoming so good we had an empire of our very own. Finding that New World about the same time didn’t hurt either. GB missed out on all that gold, but look at the other resources they got from North America. $$$$$$$$$$$$$ |
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Post by stammerhead on Nov 1, 2022 15:34:07 GMT
Henry did a version of Brexit, removing us from the influence of the Holy Roman Empire and the Vatican, and kicked off work on what became the Royal Navy. Elizabeth increased production of the Royal Navy which finally ended up becoming so good we had an empire of our very own. Finding that New World about the same time didn’t hurt either. GB missed out on all that gold, but look at the other resources they got from North America. $$$$$$$$$$$$$ England made money by stealing gold from the Spanish after the Spanish stole it from the original owners. It's why Spain referred to Elizabeth as The Pirate Queen. I recently listened to a podcast episode about that. |
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Post by PaulsLaugh on Nov 2, 2022 3:37:19 GMT
Finding that New World about the same time didn’t hurt either. GB missed out on all that gold, but look at the other resources they got from North America. $$$$$$$$$$$$$ England made money by stealing gold from the Spanish after the Spanish stole it from the original owners. It's why Spain referred to Elizabeth as The Pirate Queen. I recently listened to a podcast episode about that. Pirate Nation. 🏴☠️ This is why I think there might be something in the Money Pit. Fingers crossed. |
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Post by mowlick on Nov 5, 2022 13:22:15 GMT
Finding that New World about the same time didn’t hurt either. GB missed out on all that gold, but look at the other resources they got from North America. $$$$$$$$$$$$$ England made money by stealing gold from the Spanish after the Spanish stole it from the original owners. It's why Spain referred to Elizabeth as The Pirate Queen. I recently listened to a podcast episode about that. Sounds good.
Did the podcast mention who the Aztecs and Incas stole the gold from?
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Post by PaulsLaugh on Nov 5, 2022 13:42:11 GMT
England made money by stealing gold from the Spanish after the Spanish stole it from the original owners. It's why Spain referred to Elizabeth as The Pirate Queen. I recently listened to a podcast episode about that. Sounds good.
Did the podcast mention who the Aztecs and Incas stole the gold from?
At some point, someone does have to mine and smelt it. Who took the gold from Walter Houston? |
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Post by mowlick on Nov 5, 2022 18:57:33 GMT
Sounds good.
Did the podcast mention who the Aztecs and Incas stole the gold from?
At some point, someone does have to mine and smelt it. Who took the gold from Walter Houston? The bandits.
They thought it was sand because they weren't very bright.
Anyway, Howard was a decent old skin who repaired the mountain before he left, whereas the Incas and Aztecs were nasty little sods
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Post by PaulsLaugh on Nov 6, 2022 1:10:49 GMT
At some point, someone does have to mine and smelt it. Who took the gold from Walter Houston? The bandits.
They thought it was sand because they weren't very bright.
Anyway, Howard was a decent old skin who repaired the mountain before he left, whereas the Incas and Aztecs were nasty little sods
No less than any other civilization in history. |
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Post by stammerhead on Nov 6, 2022 13:07:22 GMT
England made money by stealing gold from the Spanish after the Spanish stole it from the original owners. It's why Spain referred to Elizabeth as The Pirate Queen. I recently listened to a podcast episode about that. Sounds good.
Did the podcast mention who the Aztecs and Incas stole the gold from?
They stole it from the dwarfs. |
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