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TheRealVillain666 t1_ja7tqaw wrote

Reply to comment by PrettyText in TIL a year after the defeat of the Spanish Armada, the English sent their own Armada to Spain, leading to similar losses of ships and men, and an ignominious English defeat by malektewaus

We were taught "the good bits" in school where we explored new worlds, brought civilization to savages, etc but I learned more about English history when I left school than when I was in school.

We stole, plundered and enslaved en route to our explorations.

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teabagmoustache t1_ja80vhv wrote

When did you go to school? Because that's not how I was taught. Of course there was focus on victories and proud moments but the negative effects of the empire definitely were not glossed over.

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mintvilla t1_ja8aicz wrote

Yeah the national curriculum is very neutral, you learn history from both sides of the story.

Its not exactly a british trait to boast/brag... we are known for under playing the situation, compared for example to our american cousins

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TheRealVillain666 t1_ja81dk9 wrote

It was many years ago and many things were glossed over.

I'm proud of many things England achieved and not so proud about others.

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teabagmoustache t1_ja842b6 wrote

Exactly how it should be.

I find it's mainly people who had a similar education to yourself, that are the hardest to reason with when it comes to British history.

Acknowledging atrocities were carried out by the Empire doesn't mean you can't be proud of positive contributions at the same time.

We should be proud of doing good in the world and learning about the not so good, means we can learn from it and not repeat it.

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