" It's accessible to all people of reasonable education (people who may not be history PhDs but who are not fools) who are perfectly capable of looking things up and who refuse to simply take "authoritative" statements from the likes of you, Keith and Teribus at face value (sorry to embarrass you by bracketing you with those reprobates: I promise never to do it again)."

Ah but that is just it Shaw - You who according to your own words haven't read anything - while you may be perfectly capable of looking things up you NEVER ACTUALLY DO THAT.

As stated previously:

1. You are too damn lazy to look things up and check the information being given. Which means that you are just out for an argument and there is absolutely no point in engaging with you in the discussion.

2. You have in fact looked things up and found the information provided correct but have not the honesty or integrity to actually admit it.

By the way when it comes to pontificating lad - you take the biscuit.

Yes we do all know what you are like Shaw we've seen the pattern before - you are now in the "lets get this thread closed" mode.

Wittering on about some pedantic rant you went into two years ago FFS is that really all you can come up with? I'd say that you really do need to get a life.