What would you change?

[polymorphikos]

GROWING RICH WITH SLAVERY
ROYALTY
In the early 18th century, Kings of Dahomey (known today as Benin) became big players in the slave trade, waging a bitter war on their neighbours, resulting in the capture of 10,000, including another important slave trader, the King of Whydah. King Tegbesu made £250,000 a year selling people into slavery in 1750. King Gezo said in the 1840's he would do anything the British wanted him to do apart from giving up slave trade:

"The slave trade is the ruling principle of my people. It is the source and the glory of their wealth…the mother lulls the child to sleep with notes of triumph over an enemy reduced to slavery…"


http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/af...chapter2.shtml

[Lacedaemonian]

"Every single megalomaniacal war lord seems to forget that Britain is a large island with guns and a fair army." - Good Man Thomas.

They choose to forget. The French have always known who held the yoke around the necks.

[Leto]

1066 ?

[Lacedaemonian]

Agincourt, Crecy etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc etc The only time France have achieved anything in battle against England was when they engineered several fronts for us to fight on. ie America, Scotland, Norway and themselves. Otherwise they have received hiding after hiding after hiding.

[Leto]

Because French army is too prude to use the only real weapon to work on UK : French women. They fear another Alienor defection.

[The Master™]

Let's not forget that Henry VI was responsible for making part of France, English territory... Then his grandson was stupid enough to give it back!!!

And we've never forgiven the Normans for invading...

[morelin]

i agree with all that say to change almost anything could end in catastrophe, but the hope to be able to change some of the horrible things throughout human history would be to much of a draw. i thiink jfk not being taken out would make us see a very different america today. maybe (no bush fan here) . treatment of aboriginals when north america was settled. many others but to many to list

[The Master™]

And, if you wanted to stop all of the worst historical events, where would you start/finish???

There are just too many to even contemplate it...

[morelin]

where to start, lets see. really it may just come down to education. if you could go back to any number of political leaders and show proof of their action and the consequences.you could possiblyturn events in a different direction, not to the bad.

if jacque cartier landed on the st. lawrence with the belief thatall men are equal under god regardless of race religion color language. would canada not be a better place today
my end would be to keep bush out of offic.sorry if i offend. i would also keep paul martin out of office too. if only i could live in my dreams

[Leto]

what would I change ? a prehistorical safari to get rid of any ape willing to walk on two legs.

[The Master™]

Well, That is only a small portion of the human race...

[Space Monkey]

I'd warn the Trojans about accepting gifts from people who've just arrived to slaughter them, and have a reputation anyway for being sneaky. Silly buggers.

And probably somewhere along the line join the Templars.

And definitely NOT set fire to anything when I was seven, especially a giant lampshade in the front room while playing with a poker, sticking it in the fire til it glowed red and pretending it was a light sabre. I'd tell myself 'Mate, you'll regret this in half an hour when your dad gets hold of you'.

[The Master™]

I would go back and tell myself to hide all my valuables from my brother... Little sod decided to trade all my stuff to HIS friends for rubbish...

[shaggydog]

I would become a friend of your brother, and trade with your stuff in the Barcelona market...
I also would give GwBush a book, and see if he grew a bit more intelligent...

[kyektulu]

If I could change one thing it would be not getting my illness.
Yet I totally agree with Morning Star things do happen for a reason!