Canute actually gets a bad press! He was demonstrating he had no power over the tide to his flattering courtiers. Can't imagine Farage ever doing that.
Canute actually gets a bad press! He was demonstrating he had no power over the tide to his flattering courtiers. Can't imagine Farage ever doing that.
Probably a more apt description in the original spelling, though.
It has always amused me that he is most famous for doing something he was specifically advocating against doing!