He was the embodiment of evil for me. Hardline cunts like him are the *real* cause of the Troubles, even if clowns like the DUP try and now pin all of the blame solely on the IRA. The IRA were in a shambles and a non existent force before the sectarian trouble sparked after the Civil Rights movement marches. Terence O’Neill as PM of NI at least tried to make some changes to the sectarian government in NI in response to the Civil Rights movement, but he was fatally undermined by Paisley and people like him. Paisley would rather drive headlong towards civil war than make any concessions towards equality to the Catholic Irish that he despised. If that wasn’t enough he even [gave money to the UVF to fund their false flag bombing campaign](https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/ian-paisley-supplied-money-to-uvf-for-bombings-in-1969-documentary-claims-1.4009254) to really kick off the Troubles with a bang in 1969. Stubborn cunts like him have blood on their hands for all the deaths caused by the Troubles.
Otto Von Bismark. Being in the German sphere of influence is better than whatever the f*ck we’re experiencing right now
Fucking De Gaul, he was an ally but he was just as Anglo phobic as Petain,
He was a right bastard who instead of us being perfidious Albion he was Perfidious France personified.
Absolute bellend.
However I also have mad respect for him
Hard question
Maybe, as a state – ottman empire, in particular Suleiman the Magnificent. It was “respecyed enemy”.
From another Muslim state – maybe Carl Gustav.
Michael Collins. Handled himself diligently and with respect when fighting us Brits. Shame his own countrymen would kill him. Everything I’ve seen about the guy (British & Irish Sources) show him to be a man of integrity and honour.
Alan Turing, a genius who played a critical role in helping fight the axis powers. What’s more is that he killed an Englishman so he gets top marks all around in my opinion.
As much as it pains me to say it (I’m not even being sarcastic lmao), Nelson was a formidable foe and one of the main reasons why Napoleon lost in the end
also known as for the less cultured as Franz Joseph I
yeah he was our sworn enemy. But also the poor man never caught a break in its life, found at the helm of Austria when it was tearing constantly itself apart and died believing he signed his own country to death (he did)
And the sad thing is he wasn’t even an evil man. Like, not much more than your average aristocrat for that time at least. So yeah it’s gotta be him honestly
Nelson. I hate him, so, so much. But as a sailor myself, I have to respect the man.
The Habsburg dynasty that ultimately built the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
The castle they originated from is close to where I live and while we may have thrashed them around with our halberds a few times, I can still respect them for building an empire out of a small castle.
We’re still better at skiing though, get fucked <3
Unironically any of the Austrian military leaders we faced off in any conflict. Radetsky, Tegethoff, Boroniavic… MAN WHY DO WE GET THE COMPETENT AUSTRIANS LEADERS
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https://youtu.be/WOnVirSpRi4?feature=shared
I mean, there’s the obvious one: ourselves, see Karansebes.
Apart from that: have to hand it to the Italiens, they managed to make the Alpine front in WW1 just as much of a shit-show as we did.
https://preview.redd.it/szstidscsklc1.jpeg?width=1058&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=01eb76d8a0256b427a5d5b1418e3334f675ed2a4
He was the embodiment of evil for me. Hardline cunts like him are the *real* cause of the Troubles, even if clowns like the DUP try and now pin all of the blame solely on the IRA. The IRA were in a shambles and a non existent force before the sectarian trouble sparked after the Civil Rights movement marches. Terence O’Neill as PM of NI at least tried to make some changes to the sectarian government in NI in response to the Civil Rights movement, but he was fatally undermined by Paisley and people like him. Paisley would rather drive headlong towards civil war than make any concessions towards equality to the Catholic Irish that he despised. If that wasn’t enough he even [gave money to the UVF to fund their false flag bombing campaign](https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/ian-paisley-supplied-money-to-uvf-for-bombings-in-1969-documentary-claims-1.4009254) to really kick off the Troubles with a bang in 1969. Stubborn cunts like him have blood on their hands for all the deaths caused by the Troubles.
My god did this dude mess up Denmark in 1864.
https://preview.redd.it/6eetdbflvklc1.jpeg?width=374&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=492fdfb45b6e809b2d8360dca56a69aa8ce59bf7
This one was alright, especially at this time of life
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[Man](https://youtu.be/wxpYW_w5pgo?si=Jhx8QagDFsaKw4lk) just wanted cheddar cheese and pineapple on a stick
Berlusconi probably
Sport-wise probably Italy. German and italian rivalry in [Group B rally](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-GF92vcDSQ) and [DTM](https://youtu.be/m__8r8uwOJg?feature=shared&t=18) was pure soul
https://preview.redd.it/l6gr0fsayklc1.jpeg?width=2000&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6ee1206de4c7e5b6e6c0347c263b50180613fdff
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Maximus Decimus Meridius
Jaysus he was some cunt tho
Does [our rabbit](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Bonaparte) count? If he does not count, I’m gonna have to go with his brother, Nappy.
None of them
Otto Von Bismark. Being in the German sphere of influence is better than whatever the f*ck we’re experiencing right now
Fucking De Gaul, he was an ally but he was just as Anglo phobic as Petain,
He was a right bastard who instead of us being perfidious Albion he was Perfidious France personified.
Absolute bellend.
However I also have mad respect for him
Hard question
Maybe, as a state – ottman empire, in particular Suleiman the Magnificent. It was “respecyed enemy”.
From another Muslim state – maybe Carl Gustav.
Michael Collins. Handled himself diligently and with respect when fighting us Brits. Shame his own countrymen would kill him. Everything I’ve seen about the guy (British & Irish Sources) show him to be a man of integrity and honour.
https://preview.redd.it/9jco4zmj8llc1.jpeg?width=300&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=aba4e95ad235a6cc445633dfd92ca0e27609fe17
Alan Turing, a genius who played a critical role in helping fight the axis powers. What’s more is that he killed an Englishman so he gets top marks all around in my opinion.
As much as it pains me to say it (I’m not even being sarcastic lmao), Nelson was a formidable foe and one of the main reasons why Napoleon lost in the end
https://preview.redd.it/n6zon7k6dllc1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5c22ed2532310a1b87b09de1f9875c664395af63
The man that saved the world
https://preview.redd.it/e8n7ee5rdllc1.png?width=500&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7e0838549a0571b3033b767455cb77983ce1ccb5
The Dutch, they say to “hate” us but keep demanding we be “roommates”
The Sea
https://preview.redd.it/ale9zrwbgllc1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=76981a8f2dbcc405130b1f72962b3af7c8f2cfac
Peter The Great, ended Swedish dominance over the north, but he is without a doubt a great man of history.
Sweden – as slow as they are, they are still our arabian brothers.
The Gilbert Grape of countries❤️
I dont *like* him but William of Normandy/The Conqueror.
You have to respect the hustle of going from being the bastard of Normandy to the king of England.
https://preview.redd.it/zra086h7lllc1.jpeg?width=1074&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=8c44b6a22460515d0018a25294e40b79f72c54fc
Galvarino, this motherfucker was metal as fuck.
https://preview.redd.it/snral0kylllc1.jpeg?width=270&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ce14434c0a1f51130a5cd6a12ca5b732988aa1d7
Got his hands cut off and decided to tie knifes to his stumps to keep fighting out of spite.
Our biggest enemy in recent history killed Hitler so I guess props for that
The big fella I mean 🥵🥵🥵🥵
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Cecco Beppe
also known as for the less cultured as Franz Joseph I
yeah he was our sworn enemy. But also the poor man never caught a break in its life, found at the helm of Austria when it was tearing constantly itself apart and died believing he signed his own country to death (he did)
And the sad thing is he wasn’t even an evil man. Like, not much more than your average aristocrat for that time at least. So yeah it’s gotta be him honestly
Nelson. I hate him, so, so much. But as a sailor myself, I have to respect the man.
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horatio_Nelson
On land, I would probably say Bismark.
In litterature, Niccolò Machiavelli, who in the purest Italian tradition hates us French more than we hate him.
Has to be king Sigismund of Poland…
https://preview.redd.it/ndga81n6sllc1.jpeg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3d66db858e760da432777dd96ff35308d7253f70
The Habsburg dynasty that ultimately built the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
The castle they originated from is close to where I live and while we may have thrashed them around with our halberds a few times, I can still respect them for building an empire out of a small castle.
We’re still better at skiing though, get fucked <3
https://preview.redd.it/3azl41ityllc1.jpeg?width=400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=21d56d117246db4cdbda5182fd2a6f5b65b838e0
Nah, I’m just kidding
Unironically any of the Austrian military leaders we faced off in any conflict. Radetsky, Tegethoff, Boroniavic… MAN WHY DO WE GET THE COMPETENT AUSTRIANS LEADERS
Admiral Nelson was a fucking badass.
https://preview.redd.it/d1ufa2pramlc1.jpeg?width=240&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5f3c15b9528fa9f75a0f49236473115e887f8f03
Vikings: Great bunch of lads
We are Italians we have no European enemies 😌🥰