Hi Carol. I missed Tucker’s account of the British Empire. As a child I recall it was difficult not yo be proud of such individuals as “Clive of India” . Our wRs with China from which we obtained treaty ports and of course Hong Kong.
No at age 71 I feel ashamed of our imperial past. Our invasions, theft of wealth and the deaths of so many people.
We were not of course the only aggressive, empire seeking country. France, Holland, Germany all took overseas possessions. The Belgium
Hi Carol. I missed Tucker’s account of the British Empire. As a child I recall it was difficult not yo be proud of such individuals as “Clive of India” . Our wRs with China from which we obtained treaty ports and of course Hong Kong.
No at age 71 I feel ashamed of our imperial past. Our invasions, theft of wealth and the deaths of so many people.
We were not of course the only aggressive, empire seeking country. France, Holland, Germany all took overseas possessions. The Belgium
Congo story seems particularly bloody.