Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/11/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Paul Arnold wrote: "But why cavil about stuff like 18th century English history? Wasteful of energy here." Get serious, Paul. This is the LUG. I've been lurking for some time, and so far I haven't found _anything_ this gang won't cavil and waste energy about. History-wise: The ruling houses of Germany and England were very closely entwined. George III spoke German in preference to English and clung to German ideas and customs. His Prussians fought with the English in the Revolutionary war. Even Kaiser Wilhelm, of World War One infamy, was the nephew of Queen Victoria of England. Check it out.