Just finished reading "Henry V, the Cautious Conqueror," by Margaret Wade Labarge. The parallels between the period leading up to the current invasion and Henry's invasion of France [and between George II and Henry, himself] are striking. Both created a pretext for war based upon the other side's supposed evils. Father and son, in both cases, backed various sides in the local conflicts at various times. There were questions of legitimacy of rule in both cases. Henry armed actively while supposedly treating for peace. Both escalated their demands to the point where the supposed bad guys could not possibly have met them. The list goes ever on...

In common with most conquerors, the works of George II will almost certainly be undone [thank the Lord] by those who have a desire for freedom. Bear in mind that Henry's invasion was a major influence on eventual French unification into a nation.