“England has been a pirate as she always was. From Hengist and Horsa, and the Vikings, she first learnt the trick. William the Conqueror was a pirate; so was Francis Drake.”

https://library.hrmtc.com/2024/05/08/england-has-been-a-pirate-as-she-always-was-from-hengist-and-horsa-and-the-vikings-she-first-learnt-the-trick-william-the-conqueror-was-a-pirate-so-was-francis-drake/

"England has been a pirate as she always was. From Hengist and Horsa, and the Vikings, she first learnt the trick. William the Conqueror was a pirate; so was Francis Drake." - The Hermetic Library Blog

England has been a pirate as she always was. From Hengist and Horsa, and the Vikings, she first learnt the trick. William the Conqueror was a pirate; so was Francis Drake. Aleister Crowley, Moonchild, Chapter XXI Consider also: “I am ready, with Drake, to singe the King of Spain’s beard; or to tear the Kaiser […]

The Hermetic Library Blog