Harfleur to Hamburg: Five Centuries of English and British Violence in Europe - Hardcoverby Djb Trim (Editor), Brendan Simms (Editor) Britain has historically been seen as an upholder of international norms, at least in its relations with western powers. This has often been contrasted with the violence perpetrated in colonial contexts on other continents. What is often missed, however, is the extent to which the state with its capital in London first England, then Great Britain inflicted extreme violence on its European neighbors, even