[Tom4784]

I can't remember being taught anything that painted the Empire in a bad light, hell I wasn't really aware that we were involved in the slave trade until I looked it up after watching 12 years a Slave.

I can only hope that the History syllabus has become more balanced since I was in School.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

I can't remember being taught anything that painted the Empire in a bad light, hell I wasn't really aware that we were involved in the slave trade until I looked it up after watching 12 years a Slave.

I can only hope that the History syllabus has become more balanced since I was in School.

Did you know that an estimated 1 million Irish people died and another million left Ireland during the Irish Potato Famine and all the while that this was happening food was being shipped from Ireland to England under military guard

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

Did you know that an estimated 1 million Irish people died and another million left Ireland during the Irish Potato Famine and all the while that this was happening food was being shipped from Ireland to England under military guard

Nothing of the sort, I was never taught anything of Irish history. I was only lucky enough to receive the botched version of English History, I can't tell you anything about Scottish or Welsh history either.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Nothing of the sort, I was never taught anything of Irish history. I was only lucky enough to receive the botched version of English History, I can't tell you anything about Scottish or Welsh history either.

The million who left Ireland mostly left on ships heading for America known as "coffin ships" I'm sure you can guess why........not too dissimilar from what's going on now actually with Syrian refugees etc

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

The million who left Ireland mostly left on ships heading for America known as "coffin ships" I'm sure you can guess why........not too dissimilar from what's going on now actually with Syrian refugees etc

History will always repeat itself although not always in the same fashion.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

History will always repeat itself although not always in the same fashion.

Yeah, true enough. Infact pictures of those coffin ships were posted around alot here to remind us that we were once in a similar situation, people forget, maybe that's why a reminder of such things can give people some perspective or make it more relate able