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> Hell, England has not even forgotten about the Norman conquest of 1066. I feel that's overstating it a bit. But my mother (English) was definitely brought up
by davidgay 2y ago
> Hell, England has not even forgotten about the Norman conquest of 1066.
I feel that's overstating it a bit. But my mother (English) was definitely brought up in a context that had not forgotten about Napoleon - Napoleon was viewed/presented as comparable to Hitler.
- scott_w 2y agoNot really: the descendants of the Norman conquest remain some of the wealthiest landowners in England. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/dec/17/high-house-prices-inequality-normans https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/dec/17/high-h...
- PaulDavisThe1st 2y agoI've seen these claims (in much more detailed form that the Guardian link lays out, even the link it offers to one of its own articles to back up the claim). I'd really like to see some differentiation between: * a disproportionate number of people of Norman descent remain some of the wealthiest landowners in England and * a disproportion number of the wealthiest landowners in England are of Norman descent Since these are quite different claims.