The Globe and Mail Bob Armstrong Published April 13, 2021 Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer First Person is a daily personal piece submitted by readers. Have a story to tell? See our guidelines attgam.ca/essayguide. Illustration by Adam De Souza During a history class many years ago I learned that the French navy, filled with Revolution-era fervour, renamed one of its ships Tyrannicide, as an in-your-face reference to the beheading of Louis XVI in 1793 and a shot across the bow directed at the British Royal Navy of King George III.