Also worth noting that after the initial idea for it, it then took way longer to paint than promised. For the next 20yrs or so the pensioners had to eat in the undercroft. And by the time it was done, they mostly carried on eating down there anyway. History is fun!
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Mildly disappointed I'm not in work today as that's within shoe-throwing distance of my desk.
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One could argue Boris is standing in front of a painting of the first political opportunist to spot that he could screw over Ireland to increase English support for his rule. I'm surprised Boris hasn't written a historically incoherent biography of William of Orange yet, tbh.
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This whole pointless piece of theatre once again shows that Boris and his clique's entire knowledge of British history is based on 1970s Ladybird books.
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Finally, worth noting that Boris was giving this speech on what is effectively the University of Greenwich campus. So within spitting distance of 1000s of students he's just robbed of both the Erasmus scheme and the opportunity to live and work abroad. Man don't give two fucks.
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Strange..I thought it was when Queen Mary returned home to take up her throne.
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That's how the Daily Mail would have headlined it, yes.
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At this point in U.K. politics, I’d welcome a Dutch intervention.
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I'm here, but my invasive powers are, shall we say ... limited?
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Just blink three times if you need us to do it again.
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Čini se da učitavanje traje već neko vrijeme.
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