Despite controlling one-third of the world's landmass and one-quarter of its population at its peak in the late 19th century, one really has to wonder if the English are even civilized in the first place. As Indian historian and MP Dr. Shashi Tharoor stated in a 2015 speech at Oxford
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The English: Are They Human? Case Study 5: The Battle of Fishguard
The English: Are They Human? Case Study 4: On Whale Sovereignty
The English: Are They Human? Case Study 3: Henry I and the Eel Dinner
The English: Are They Human? Case Study 2: George II and Dying On the John
The English: Are They Human? Case Study 1: The Hartlepool Monkey Hangers
Welcome to The Maestro's newest series! Over the next few months, we're going to be following in the footsteps of famed Dutch sociologist G.J. Renier, a brilliant man who tried, and failed, to understand English society and its myriad peculiarities and ridiculousness. Of all the nations in the world, I