King James IV of Scotland was killed at Flodden today in 1513. The sneaky little non-Sassenach took the opportunity to invade England while Henry VIII was away fighting the Battle of the Spurs in France.
The moral of this story? Don't be a sneaky little non-Sassenach.
In other news ...
Chaim Topol was born today in 1935. I think he's a first rate actor and no doubt a lovely man, but oh dear, Fiddler on the Roof? It's just awful, nearly as bad in the film stakes as Gone With The wind and, the greatest turkey of all, The Sound of Music.
