Idea Ireland should move on from history with England 'is ridiculous' - Historian.
The suggestion that Ireland should simply move on from its history with England has been branded as 'ridiculous' by one historian.
The former X-Factor judge has opened up about her roots while speaking on a podcast by US talkshow host Bill Maher.Describing herself as"half-Irish", Mrs Osbourne suggested"at some point, you've got to let it go.""Why are we speaking English on this radio programme? We're a colonised people and our language was denigrated and gotten away with," she said
A British flag flies near Big Ben in London, England in April 2011. Picture by: Charlie Varley/Sipa Press"I don't think too many people are prisoners of history," she said. "We also have to understand that certain countries are still suffering under the impacts of being post-colonial.
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