Agreed

That the Brits invented the Concentration Camp during the Boer War is widely known.

Posted By: mike_the_sphinx on October 29th 2009 at 10:12:02

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OT: Andrew Marr Programme Last Night-Help? (General Chat) - Martin Peters, Oct 29, 10:03:25
- The cloggies are constantly reminding me about that (n/m) (General Chat) - Steve in Holland, Oct 29, 11:47:21
- ... (General Chat) - pants, Oct 29, 11:07:53
- even i knew all that (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Oct 29, 10:45:19
  - why 'even' you? (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 29, 10:46:35
    - cos i reckon people have a very low opinion of my worldly knowledge (General Chat) - SCC 28, Oct 29, 10:47:50
- Didn't watch the programme (General Chat) - Fast food Dakar, Oct 29, 10:12:17
- I thought it was pretty widely known (General Chat) - mr carra, Oct 29, 10:09:52
  - But - you shouldn't confuse concentration camps with death camps (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 29, 10:44:13
  - Lots of Welsh too. At least, there were lots of Welsh in Zulu. (n/m) (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Oct 29, 10:16:57
  - Agreed (General Chat) - mike_the_sphinx, Oct 29, 10:12:02
    - And also that some Brits (particularly among the ruling classes) were (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Oct 29, 10:40:56
    - Shame On Me Then... (General Chat) - Martin Peters, Oct 29, 10:21:02
      - Well I don't think the Boer War is taught much (General Chat) - mr carra, Oct 29, 10:40:30
        
        My History Stuff... (General Chat) - Martin Peters, Oct 29, 10:45:30
      - I suspect I am a generation behind you, but I certainly didnt get taught about it (General Chat) - Yellalee, Oct 29, 10:24:11
        
        we don't just learn things from school... (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Oct 29, 10:46:56
        
        Really? (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Oct 29, 10:49:51
        
        yep (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Oct 29, 10:52:12
        
        Lucky you. Industrial and Agricultural revolution for us. (General Chat) - yarmyyarmy, Oct 29, 10:25:59
        
        Yep, there was a lot of that as well actually. (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Oct 29, 10:26:52
        
        We got History of Medicine, China (Mao's Long March, etc), the industrial revolution (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 29, 10:31:09
        
        You were an Earlham-ite you have had Mr May and his blackboard full of illustrations no? (n/m) (General Chat) - Maillot Jaune, Oct 29, 10:50:09
        
        No, not May, Hooley. (General Chat) - Arizona Bay, Oct 29, 10:52:53
        
        ah you missed out the may experience...though he had the same swearty pits (n/m) (General Chat) - Maillot Jaune, Oct 29, 10:55:38
    - Have to admit, I didn't know that - I learned quite a lot from that programme last night (n/m) (General Chat) - Yellalee, Oct 29, 10:14:33

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