2 years agoYour capacity to make history alive is remarquable . You are the light on our passed and the light to understand our present. When you know when you are from , you know where you go .
2 years agoThat would have been the world's most boring assignment, but better than getting your ass kicked at Yorktown
2 years agoOne is built on a small island near Guernesey. The rocky island is called the Bréhon Rock and the tower is called after it.
2 years agoLoophole!? <googles> Oh, it comes from dutch "lupen", which means "watch"! 😂 I had no idea.
2 years agoI hope you enjoyed your time in Guernsey, Alice. We are absolutely spoilt with history 😀
2 years agoI wonder what the connection between these loopholes and the ones we use with agreements.
2 years agoThere is a story about the swedish army conquering 2/13 russian "keeps". They didn't put any troops in, so the russian army ran back in and repossessed them. Duh... Another time a guy gave up his life to conquer a tower (Bohus fortress, see Risk GD online) The tower, and the fortress was negotiated back to its original country within 15 years.
