Saturday, June 23, 2012

Staggering reforms or just plain staggering - Zoe Daniels on the road to Mandalay

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jR6dSGr-C9w&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Place names I came across in reading DGE Hall--Mainly a history of the rivalry between the French, the British and the Dutch in S and SE Asia from the 16th century onwards.

I'm only reading the reigns of Naresuan,his brother Ekathasarot and his great grandson Narai-- Narai was very progressive and sent the ...