A helpful, if slightly confused interpretation of a pivotal historical moment

It's not very often that attention is drawn to the War of 1812 (bi-centennial fast approaching history buffs), but the Collegehumour.com site has provided this riveting interpretation of that watershed moment inn North American history.

The short trailer showcases all the drama, the clashing of ideals and troops, as well as  a wee bit of theatrical levity towards the topic at hand.

The dramatic recreation includes perhaps the most telling declaration about that time in Canadian/US relations and the lack of resonance that it has below the 49th,  "what happened during this period, wikipedia has nothing"...  (though that perhaps is but an audio visual comedic device, as wikipedia actually does have a rather lengthy review of events)




It's not the first time that the War of 1812 has been given the comedic touch, Rick Mercer provided this review of events and the fascination with the war from the world of the historical geeks.

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For those that now have the 1812 fever and wish to learn more there's a helpful website dedicated to the war and plans to acknowledge its place in North American history.

For those that just want to know how it all ended here you go.