The Death of Britain

“You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word: It is victory, victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory, however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival.”
— Winston Churchill, speech in the House of Commons, May 13, 1940

The Britain of Churchill, of Prince Hal, of Horatio Nelson and the Duke of Wellington, that Britain of old no longer exists.

We wouldn't imagine for a moment that a Greek peasant huddling in the portico of the ruins of the Acropolis has any meaningful connection with the grandeur that was ancient Athens. The British of today are huddled in the moral ruins of what once existed. The British people now have no connection to the Britain of Churchill, Prince Hal, and Admiral Nelson.

The British of today are anti-Christian, anti-Semitic, anti-democratic, and anti-American. The most popular philosopher there is Karl Marx. Christ is reviled. Christians and conservatives are generally loathed.

Contemporary exemplars of what-was-once-Britain are such human detritus as George Galloway, Ken Livingstone, and Mark Malloch-Brown.

Forget about Britain. It is gone.

Britian's Bayeux Tapestry: story and scenes

As a long-standing fan of Patrick O'Brian's and Bernard Cornwell's historical novels, here's the frame-by-frame visual narrative presented in the Bayeux Tapestry. This is one of the things that makes the West unique. No other civilization has employed: 1) the rudiments of perspective, and 2) a coherent plot showing the journey of the hero. It's the story of William the Conqueror and Harold, Earl of Wessex, the men who led the Norman and Saxon armies in 1066. William's defeat of Harold at the Battle of Hastings ensured the success of the Norman invasion of England...

The Victorian replica of the Tapestry is housed in its own gallery at the Museum of Reading, where it can be viewed for FREE during the Museum opening hours.

Bayeux Tapestry - Journey to Normandy & the Prisoner ...

Journey To Normandy - Scene 1



It is 1064. In the Royal Palace of Westminster Edward the Confessor, King of England since 1042, is talking to his brother-in-law Harold, Earl of Wessex. After this Harold, holding a hawk, makes for the south coast with his followers and hunting dogs. They are heading for Bosham in Sussex, Harold’s family estate.
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Journey To Normandy - Scene 2

 Harold and a companion enter the church at Bosham, to pray for a safe voyage. The night before they leave a feast is held in one of Harold's many houses - the manor house at Bosham. Harold boards his ship and sets sail. He is still carrying his hawk.

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Journey To Normandy - Scene 3 

Harold’s ship is driven across the channel. From the mast a lookout spies land. It is Ponthieu, north of Normandy, the territory of the fierce Count Guy. Harold is shown twice. At the left he stands on the ship, ready to land. As soon as he climbs down, he is seized by the soldiers of Count Guy who directs operations from horseback.

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The Prisoner - Scene 4

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The Prisoner - Scene 5

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From the Sun to Mars

This is an X-ray image of the sun taken with the Soft X-Ray Telescope (SXT) on the orbiting Yohkoh satellite. (Courtesy of Lockheed Palo Alto Research Laboratory)

This is an image of a solar flare. (Courtesy of the Sacramento Peak Observatory)

Mercury

This is a mosaic of one hemisphere of Mercury taken by the Mariner 10 on March 29, 1974. (Courtesy of NASA)

Venus

This is a global view of the surface of Venus compiled from Magellan's radar mapping results. The image is centered at 0 degrees east longitude. Simulated hues are based on color photographs taken by Venera 13 and 14. (Courtesy of NASA/JPL)