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If the British Museum got an award for every colonial artifact of contested ownership Captain_History

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N @braincelltwo Inshallah the Egyptian national museums will steal her casket and put it on display A The Royal Family @RoyalFamily . Sep 8 The Queen died peacefully at Balmoral this afternoon. The King and The Queen Consort will remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow. 1:37 PM. Sep 8, 2022 · Twitter for iPhone

amy エイミー @mochichara no one: the British Museum: 7:24 AM · Sep 27, 2021 · Twitter for iPhone

Pat Ashe @patrickashe When the British Museum gives back all its stolen artifacts. 6:03 AM · Apr 26, 2020 · Twitter Web App

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Sarah Manavis @sarahmanavis My nextdoor neighbours in Greece proudly told me last summer that when they visited the British Museum they all stole something from the giftshop 2:55 · 20 Feb 20 · Twitter Web App @FreskyHistory REVENGE!

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"We found some cool artifacts in one of our colonies. Shall we take it and bring it to you?" The British Museum: @FreskyHistory I assume that's a rhetorical question.

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That’s not how you play the game | /r/HistoryMemes

"Is there a reason that you can't return any artifacts to their original owners?" The British Museum: @FreskyHistory You just don't get it, do ya? You don't.

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WELCOME TO THE BRITISH MUSEUM DON'T ASK WHERE WE GOT ALL THIS STUFF but: aNln-anis The secret ingredient is L Acrime.

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WELCOME TO THE BRITISH MUSEUM DON'T ASK WHERE WE GOT ALL THIS STUFF

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Cleopatra's Needle (Ignoring (Ignoring India and Pakistan's dispute) The Koh-I-Noor the obelisks in Paris and New York) Asserting there is nothing of value in the British Museum outside of foreign relics The Elgin Marbles Ethiopian Tabot Never mentioning the Louvre or any other European nations

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"What happened to all those other ancient sites father?" "Well Timmy the people at the time let them rot, tore them down, took all the valuable metals, and even turned a few mummies into jerky for some reason" | /r/HistoryMemes

Britain is just "borrowing" all the stuff in its museums lol Actually British archaelogists helped preserve a lot of history The artifacts were often seen as worthless in their countries at the time, thus they were usually aquired without force or objection While seen as worthy today the saved artifacts are a legacy of both their originating culture and the museum's dedication to preserving history

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A little honesty for once | /r/HistoryMemes

*These artifacts are amazing. How did you manage to get so many?* The British Museum: @HistoryOC I STOLE IT MemeCenter.com

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We stole it fair and square | /r/HistoryMemes

So you thought filing a grievance with the UN would make Britain return artifacts? Former colonies Well, yes British Museum ELaughing

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I dunno beats me. | /r/HistoryMemes

British museum: we have priceless artifacts Rest of world: how'd ya gettem? British museum:

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The struggle is real | /r/HistoryMemes

Tory 90 gus The British Museum trying to resist adding them to its collection Historical artifacts from a former colony C

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Let’s see you try and get it back | /r/HistoryMemes

Former colonies: Give us back our artifacts you stole The British Museum: @HistoryOC Back off, bitch.

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