History repeating itself
I was amused to read about Alan Cooke’s view (December 30) regarding Britain’s 16th century protestantisation as a “Brexit (or something very like it)”.
Maybe he could enlighten us on any preceding referendum that was held as well as on any juggling of pseudo-facts leading to its successful outcome.
I wouldn’t be surprised to also learn from Cooke that the 16th-century separation of the English crown from Rome was backed by a groundswell of anti-Catholic sentiment and a profound goodwill for the less fortunate. Something like destituting England’s monasteries for the benefit of the NHS.
Leaving the Union
John Vassallo’s piece ‘Brexit coming – finally’ (December 24) is contemptuously dismissive of the ‘insane’ 17 million British voters (52 per cent of the voting electorate) who chose to leave the European Union. He understandably omits to mention that Brexit (or something very like it) has happened once before.
In the 16th century, both England/Wales and Scotland (then two separate and independent sovereign states) each chose to leave the European union of Papacy and Empire to join the new movement of north European Protestant powers.
Over the course of several centuries, they joined into one political and economic union and established the sovereignty of an elected national Parliament over Empire, Pope and King.
Resident Evil Reboot Original Video Game Zombie Revealed as Filming Wraps
Resident Evil Reboot Original Video Game Zombie Revealed as Filming Wraps
A new image from behind the scenes of the upcoming Resident Evil reboot teases a classic look for the undead.
Applied Arts FX Studio, the special makeup effects team working on the upcoming Resident Evil reboot, have shared an image from behind the scenes that demonstrates how committed the production is to making this movie with the fans in mind. Showing off a t-shirt that was given out to the production team upon completion, the image gives us our first glimpse at one of the countless undead that will torment our heroes.