Why did not Britain conquer Europe?

Because they only love to bully weak coutries

Because it's our job

>>76767389
They were only capable of colonising undeveloped places with no proper armies

>>76767389
Because Europe was torn in a war between the eternal French and the eternal Hasburgs for centuries, and Brits had no power over the continent whatsoever, so they had to seek weak countries elsewhere.

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>>76767389
>they would be filled with white people now

>>76767389
we almost conquered france once but the king died of dysentery before he could be crowned

>>76767389
same reason spain and portugal didn't

>>76767531
only france and germany tried to conquer Europe

>>76767570
this, we dindu nuffin

It's funny how everyone shits on Britain for only fighting "weak" enemies, but while continental Europeans were busy being all "tough" by fighting each other Britain was building from absolutely nothing what are today some of the best countries in the world.

>>76767570
and rome
and i guess one could argue russia has been trying on and off

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>>76767604
>we dindu nuffin

>>76767608
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-toronto-idUSN2151421720071227

whatever you say Wang Xiu Ying

we preferred to keep Europe weak and fractured, stop the eternal Frank from conquering it all

>>76767721
good lads

>>76767389
Too weak to fight on land vs normal countries.

We fought in quite a few European conflicts, thankfully our once-wise policy planners realised the Continent was a squabbling sea of irrelevance and petty revanchism and made it firm convention not to waste our efforts. Would that they were still with us now.

>>76767826
weaklings

>>76767528
>we

French kings using their anglo-saxons/celtic slaves.

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they did conquer a rock in europe

>>76767604
retart

>>76767929
Henry V was english senpaitachi

>>76767929
and French kings were German so we all lose

>>76767389
We're not the French, why would you want to shit in your own backyard and make life difficult for yourself and have the entire continent hate you for centuries to come. Britain has spent years defeating European dictators, we didn't want to become one.

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>>76767676

They tried their hardest and failed during their many wars to take the French crown, after which they focused their efforts on keeping Europe as fractured as possible because outright conquering it would never be feasible for them.

>>76768005
Wasn't he French from his father's side?

>>76768017
More like Franks, senpai

>>76768065
Franks were Germans larping as Romans

>>76768065
His great grandfather was half french

>>76768065
Henry V was from the house of Lancaster and by his time the English nobility was pretty Anglicised

>>76768095
>germans

Dutchies.

>>76768144
>only half french

Sure.

>>76768147
The french blood doesn't lie, m8

>>76767447
Loooooooooooooooooool

>>76767447
yet french is only 'lingua franca' in africa

>>76767419

>>76768222
the plantagenets had blond/red hair, not very French desu

>>76768274
So?

Europe is Africa?

(well, nowadays, kind of...)

>>76768293
>>76767419
actually most of our history is bullying countries who had a fairly big numerical and economical advantage over us with subterfuge

>>76768306
Not very frankish, but very gaulish, m8

>>76768362
gauls are dark as fuck, the franks had a lighter complexion

>>76767700
is this a bad thing

>>76768055
what's that kind of get called?

>>76768415
maybe not for you Rajid

Britain goes to war
>Omg Anglo britshit
Britain tries to keep the peace
>Lel pussy
/int/ logic

>>76767389
>people
We iz untakeable fortress n shiet

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>>76768411
>Nearly all the Gauls are of a lofty stature, fair and ruddy complexion: terrible from the sternness of their eyes, very quarrelsome, and of great pride and insolence. A whole troop of foreigners would not be able to withstand a single Gaul if he called his wife to his assistance who is usually very strong and with blue eyes...[9]

dark af, indeed

>>76768521
that quote is from an italian (non-white) so who cares what he considered dark probably an african lel

>>76768521
look at those savages

>>76768590
our opinion is better than the others

lel, k m8

>>76768607
So much for the tolerant jew

>>76768521
>that super saiyan haircut

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>>76768625
(Yea, I wanted to greentext it)

>>76768628
gauls are better than super saiyans tb h

>>76768510
not an argument

>>76768687
not an argument

>>76768513
>Caring about the opinions of foreigners

>>76768725
Yeah I know it's just bizarre, you can see why they're so backward

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>>76767663
It's true. He's a good boy, he dindu nuffin.

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>>76768360

>>76767389
anglos tried, but only european man can conquer Europe. they are not

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hello

>>76769670
That's a big hat.

>>76768360
You even started a fight with Finland. Twice. We did nothing to you. I bet you just love it being a damn bully.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Bomarsund
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raid_on_Kirkenes_and_Petsamo

>>76768467
Repeating

>>76767389
>Britain had a large navy but a small army
>didnt have a large enough army to occupy mainland europe ,withought going into alliances
>and france had massive army relative to britains,so they would of easily defeated us in a ground war
>so we just blockaded france and concentrated on taking over the rest of the world