Quote: Kevin Murphy @ October 22 2009, 9:59 PM BSTBut assuming you're referring to Trafalgar, I'm not sure it's any great loss that we don't celebrate it or have the date engraved in our memories.
Did we ever?
I don't worry too much either about Britain not continually remembering and celebrating its past. It's important perhaps to have an awareness of the history of this island, but countries that are always harking back to their glorious pasts are perhaps not as concerned about writing the next chapters in their histories. A lack of huge regard for our past is probably healthy for our country's future.
Again I think that it's probably just part of the British character to be rather embarrassed about going on about our great achievements. It's rather vulgar, of course. Let the inferior nations hark on about their pasts if they must, but it really is very common.