Almost everything you get to read about history ranges from heavy spin to bullshit. A good example of that is how English (mainland and colonist) got to badmou

Almost everything you get to read about history ranges from heavy spin to bullshit. A good example of that is how English (mainland and colonist) got to badmouth Spanish handling of natives whereas their own deeds were an order of magnitude worse, until very recently. Disregard the message and examine the messenger.