Talk:Richard Lyons, 1st Viscount Lyons

" . . . for hundreds of years, it had been Britain and France which contested with each other for the mastery of Europe, so the idea of a European power capable of facing both of them seemed absurd."

I know that comes straight from the book, but it's not entirely accurate. Turtle Fan (talk) 01:27, January 21, 2014 (UTC)