Battle of Bannockburn

[Jock Scot]

Jock,

You've just proved my point by using history as your example.

We shouldn't forget the past, we should learn from it.

T.

The trouble is that we SHOULD all learn from it,but if history is learnt from the back of a biscuit tin and perhaps well meant misinformation then you history teachers might as well talk to yourselves.I really don't mean to be rude,I do apologise, but a battle won does not mean that the war is won and lessons have been learned by the majority. I wish it were so, as you undoubtedly do. As you can see rose tinted history does not impress me one bit! Bannockburn was a Scots victory over the English,of that there is no doubt.There is also no doubt that it was no victory for Scotland in the short,medium and long term and the Scots were,largely betrayed by their own countrymen.I see little to celibrate today.