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The EU is suffering from a Napoleon complex that will backfire disastrously Europe is using trade as a weapon, but the result is likely to be the same as the last time this was tried 6 March 2021 • 6:00am In those far-off days when the debate over Brexit was still raging, its proponents – including the present Prime Minister – were indignantly criticised for making sweeping comparisons with great struggles of the past: the Spanish Armada, the Napoleonic Wars, even 1940. What could be more absurd, said critics, and what more insulting to our European friends and neighbours than to imply ...

George III's £2.5m watch blocked from leaving the country amid Bridgerton hype The UK government prevents a historically important pocket watch leaving the country in the hopes a new British buyer can be found 2 February 2021 • 7:00am Golda Rosheuvel's portrayal of Queen Charlotte in Netflix series Bridgerton, has helped to bring the court of George III to prominence  Credit: Alamy In the world of Netflix, Bridgerton’s men may be outshone in the jewellery stakes by the women, as were their historical predecessors, but they would certainly have carried watches and other accessories of e...

Moments In Swedish History That Went Horribly Wrong Chris Jackson/Getty Images By Jeff Somers/Dec. 21, 2020 10:14 am EDT/Updated: Dec. 21, 2020 10:21 am EDT If you live outside northern Europe, you probably think of Sweden as a sleepy Scandinavian kingdom where they make boxy cars and furniture that arrives with incomprehensible instructions. You might (mistakenly) believe it has a very high suicide rate, or that it's freezing and covered in snow all the time, or that meatballs are the national cuisine. While modern-day Sweden — one of the most prosperous countries in the ...