According to a little book I read recently the French see Waterloo as a victory on the basis that Napoleon has a far greater legacy than Wellington does.
According to a little book I read recently the French see Waterloo as a victory on the basis that Napoleon has a far greater legacy than Wellington does.
Well... 100 years war being a french decisive victory and Jeanne D'arc being very popular here, I don't think most of the french, who don't know what Agincourt is (here it is name Azincourt, and only people fond of history know that battle) would be annoyed.
Waterloo is far more known, and would have been a better choice I guess (if the goal was primary to annoy your closest ally...)
Then you'll be pleased to know that when Eurostar first started, it did come in to Waterloo. It only got moved to St Pancras after they'd finished the much-needed revamp of a station so grotty that it made even the old Kings' Cross look like an earthly paradise.