Jay Doubleyou: how different countries see the same bit of history... differently

Who started the First World War?

Germany, France, Russia, Austria-Hungary, and Britain attempting to keep the lid on the simmering cauldron of imperialist and nationalist tensions in the Balkans to prevent a general European war. They were successful in 1912 and 1913, but did not succeed in 1914.

Causes of World War I - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
BBC News - World War One: 10 interpretations of who started WW1
Historiography of the causes of World War I - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Were the Vikings 'good' or 'bad'?
The Vikings: it wasn't all raping and pillaging - This Britain - UK - The Independent
Sorry – the Vikings really were that bad » The Spectator
BBC - History: Vikings

How did the English defeat the Spanish?

God decisively favoured the Protestant cause.
the private enterprise of the sea dogs
the Duke of Medina Sidonia was an incompetent seaman
the leadership of Queen Elizabeth
the professionalization of the Royal Navy

In the twentieth season of The Simpsons, an episode depicts the reason for the Armada's attack as Queen Elizabeth's rebuff of the King of Spain. Homer Simpson (as Walter Raleigh) accidentally sets the only English ship on fire; then collides with the Armada, setting all their ships on fire, creating victory for England.

Spanish Armada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Was Sir Walter Raleigh a pirate or hero?