295 The Return of England

Published: Oct. 11, 2018, 11:24 p.m.

You know the pieces on a chessboard? There\u2019s the knight, and the queen, and the castle\u2026.and then there\u2019s the bishop. There\u2019s a reason why a game that simulates medieval power strategy has a piece called the bishop. Bishops had power. And it was a power that didn\u2019t flow from the monarchy. And in britain, it [\u2026]

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