Re: OT: Historical Amnesia

From: Alpha Omega (who_at_where)
Date: 10/15/04 

Date: Thu, 14 Oct 2004 22:21:34 -0400

<mmeron@cars3.uchicago.edu> wrote
> >
> The Hundred years War
> was, for the most part, just a "state of war", with little significant
> fighting taking place (averaging a battle or two per generation).

Untrue, it was spasmodic, made up of many conflicts separated by periods of
alleged truce.
It also covered a wide area, european-wise, and not all regions were at war
at any given time.

The fighting when it did take place was ferocious and nasty, in the best
tradition.

In addition it saw many innovations in warfare, artillery being one.

Of course there was also this most regrettable affair,
the judicial and widely attended cremation of at least one virgin.

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