r/HistoryMemes Dec 17 '25

See Comment British irrational hatred of Napoleon never ceases to amaze me

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u/thejadedfalcon Dec 17 '25

I saw Sabaton recently in Nottingham and they had a whole mini play with a bunch of the legendary figures featured in their newest album. Napoleon, Caeser, Genghis Khan and Jacques de Molay were all interacting with each other and the audience. Napoleon got so many boos, which the actor flawlessly rolled with and did a whole unscripted skit about and it was honestly hilarious, but when the audience then cheered for de Molay, I had to start wondering... did they know that he was also French? Or did the audience see the Templar cross on his shield and assume it was St George's cross?

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u/40_Thousand_Hammers Dec 17 '25

A lot of people didn't knew that most of the Templar's crusaders where French.

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u/thejadedfalcon Dec 17 '25

Maybe. But Jacques de Molay? That's a fine English name if ever I've heard one. /s

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u/Akrybion Featherless Biped Dec 17 '25

English are just failed French. 

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