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Reminder that many Native Americans fought in the US Civil War on the Confederate side. In particular the five 'civilised' tribes - the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek and Seminole. The Cherokee Mounted Rifles became esp famous.
Father Christmas wrote a pamphlet in 1652 decrying the Puritan revolution which had banished him from England. His association with Royalists, merry making, drinking, the spirit of rebellion and gluttony made him a Royalist culture war icon.
Time to reclaim this tradition!
Check out this old fella's physique! A lifetime of archery practice, drawing 150lb English longbows. Every man was once required to train with one, making a nation of terrifyingly strong fighters, skilled at firing up to ten arrows per minute.