Almost too ridiculous to be possible: News: "The Battle of Hastings never took place and Adolf Hitler is a fictional character. Robin Hood really existed, Harold Wilson saved Britain during the Second World War and Conan the Barbarian is a bona fide figure from early Nordic history." Think this is yet another example of how Americans think of history? Think again. As the article states, "This is how a significant chunk of the British population, muddled by Hollywood films and unmoved by academia, sees history."


I refer you to our previously posted Brief History of the British Empire.