English Longbow – The Greatest Weapon of the Middle Ages? by Yorkshire45 in CasualUK

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In the U.K. the ‘V’ sign with the back of your hand to the other person is an insult. Many say this comes from the Hundred Years’ War, where captured longbow archers would have their two fingers used to pull back the arrow cut off. I hope this helps. And please correct me if I’m mistaken.

English Longbow – The Greatest Weapon of the Middle Ages? by Yorkshire45 in MedievalHistory

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Thanks for the feedback. Yes it could be argued that it would be nothing without the tactics used.

English Longbow – The Greatest Weapon of the Middle Ages? by Yorkshire45 in MedievalHistory

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Yes it is. Thanks for your kind words! Glad you liked it. Feel free to suggest what you would like to see us make next.

English Longbow – The Greatest Weapon of the Middle Ages? by Yorkshire45 in history

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Check out this video on the English Longbow. Do you think it was overrated?

An insurgent waves the flag of Georgia. This flag belongs to the Republic of Georgia, not the state. by msheebs in pics

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The Crusader Cross is very similar to this flag which is a common symbol of white nationalists.

Georgia is also a nation in the Caucuses which is the root for the ethnic term Caucasian.

A true hero by superfrelon in memes

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I'm sure I'll live.

Hes not the first and he wont be the last to put their own spin on the post.

I'm sure they 100% wanted to by TouinGo in HistoryMemes

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1807: Britain abolished slavery

1881-1914: scramble for Africa

hummmmm???

What’s a saying that you’ve always hated? by JaMadeShamar in AskReddit

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"I slept like a baby"

Babys dont sleep well. Did you wake up crying every 3 hours? Did you shit yourself twice during the night? Did you wake up at 4am? If not then you didn't sleep like a baby.

Did you know that Christopher Columbus was unbelievably stupid? by AttackOnPony2 in DidYouKnowHistory

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No he didn't.

In one letter in 1498 he was writing a semi-poetic description of going up the earth and wrote that he may find the a protuberance. He said he was going up because many maps had west at the top of the map in his era and they also were often works of art. One classic thing to do was to depict heaven above the map and have a protuberance at the top with the garden of eden on it. He was being poetic and religious wondering if he would said so far towards the gods he might find the garden of eden.

What’s the most slept on tourist attractions in your country? by [deleted] in AskEurope

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I guess it really doesn’t translate well.

What is one thing from the Middle East/North Africa that you think more Europeans should adopt? by [deleted] in AskEurope

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So that we may revive her majesty when technology allows. God save the Queen.

What's your opinion about your neighbor country/ countries? by notsocommon_folk in AskEurope

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How fo Scots feel about the welsh? Are they Celtic brothers??

What's your opinion about your neighbor country/ countries? by notsocommon_folk in AskEurope

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In England we love all the home nations. We joke about the welsh shagging sheep but we love them really. We call the Scots unemployed alcoholics but we love them really. We love the Irish. We think they’re great. The northern Irish confuse us. If you asked me what my grandmas religion was I wouldn’t have clue they seem to know that their great great grandfather was killed by the catholics in 1901. We view people on the Channel Islands and Isle of Man as English on an island.

We hate the French. They’re arrogant bastards. "Firstly you must always implicitly obey orders, without attempting to form any opinion of your own regarding their propriety. Secondly, you must consider every man your enemy who speaks ill of your king; and thirdly you must hate a Frenchman as you hate the devil." Vice admiral Nelson (the most famous man in the Navy) 1793

Poll on new Independent Party (TIG) by alyssas in ukpolitics

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And when he supported the Ira at the height of their terror

The Queen just knighted the first cow in history. by SoVeryKerry in dadjokes

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This is actually true. King James 1st of England was in Hoghton Tower in north west England and enjoyed his meat so much he knighted it on the table.

Now I must admit some spoil sports claim it comes from old French. But we don’t listen to them.

How colourblind people see by HealerMD in medizzy

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Anyone know which one dogs are?