Now I know I'm slightly obsessed by The Guardian, but in this piece, the author

[Sir C]

I've been reading a lot about the Wars of the Roses lately. Lord, but that was a mess. Did you know Towton is still the bloodiest battle ever fought on British soil? Possibly as many as 28,000 dead. And the whole thing dragged on for 30 years, slaughtering most of the English nobility along the way. Such was the slaughter that by the end, Henry Tudor (whose claim would normally have been absurdly weak) ended up king simply by virtue of being the last man left standing with any claim at all.

Bring. It. On.

The more dead, the better. Let only the strong of will and the pure of spirit prevail. We have God and Right with us, b, and, even if we fall on the Field of Glory, our names shall live forever in the hearts of believers everywhere and our example shall give courage to those who continue the struggle.

For God! For England! For decent Claret!

[Burney]

Bring. It. On.

The more dead, the better. Let only the strong of will and the pure of spirit prevail. We have God and Right with us, b, and, even if we fall on the Field of Glory, our names shall live forever in the hearts of believers everywhere and our example shall give courage to those who continue the struggle.

For God! For England! For decent Claret!

Hmmm. It does sound a bit stabby, though.