Who was Britain’s most formidable enemy?

Well, at the moment 569 say it was Michael Collins… who apparently used to like to dress up as a priest, a nun and even wore false moustaches of all colours…

Oh and the Big Fellah was only 5.7 or 8 according to the British description of him at the time… James FitzJames (presumably he of ‘the Horse’) is langouring on a measly 18 votes (come on ye Jacobites, get yer finger out!)… Kemal Atatürk warrants a mere 48… And Napoleon has 179… So Mick has it, (until or unless the former colonies wake up…)


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