ReadinII t1_iueiqs0 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 6:50 PM

Seems like it was a major plot point in the movie.

Gorazde t1_iugcoj5 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 2:43 AM

In the movie, he's depicted as having been unaware of the Sykes–Picot Agreement and duped by his own side. In reality, he knew about it and was party himself to deceiving the Arabs.

Ariadnepyanfar t1_iugkuov wrote on October 31, 2022 at 3:56 AM

And ashamed of his own part in that, so much so that he deliberately lived in obscurity after that.

LieverRoodDanRechts t1_iuejgzq wrote on October 30, 2022 at 6:54 PM

Well, apparently they found a ‘lost’ chapter from his book where he is even more vocal about the issue.

DukeofVermont t1_iuemorh wrote on October 30, 2022 at 7:16 PM

I was going to say the book felt like very critical of the UK, but in the "official" way where you can't call out or openly criticize your superiors.

A_Flamboyant_Warlock t1_iuepojp wrote on October 30, 2022 at 7:35 PM

So like a less heavy metal book of Revelation?

Pure_Internet_ t1_iufaney wrote on October 30, 2022 at 9:55 PM

Bit of a forced comparison but sure, similar enough.

Tiako t1_iufloez wrote on October 30, 2022 at 11:14 PM

It feels like this is a case of a poorly worded title, something like "discovery of lost chapter sheds new light" etc etc would be be better.

hawkman1000 t1_iugf94q wrote on October 31, 2022 at 3:04 AM

He turned down a knighthood because of it. Possibly the only person who ever turned one down.

aquaman501 t1_iugjqzq wrote on October 31, 2022 at 3:45 AM

Hardly. There’s a long list.

theBigDaddio t1_iugqlcw wrote on October 31, 2022 at 5:00 AM

Not only did he turn down knighthood, Peter O’Toole who played him in film also turned down knighthood. Yea I know, weird

Zerkezhi t1_iuhr3r3 wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:00 PM

At least 82 other people turned down the knighthood that Lawrence also turned down. See here: List_of_people_who_have_declined_a_British_honour#Knighthood_(Knight_Bachelor)

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hawkman1000 t1_iuhtbhq wrote on October 31, 2022 at 1:19 PM

My bad, I thought I read that. I stand corrected.

peds4x4 t1_iuevznw wrote on October 30, 2022 at 8:17 PM

Seems the guardian could not find any "news" to "bash Britain" so had to go back several decades.

BorisTheMansplainer t1_iufh245 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 10:41 PM

There is clearly no shortage of contemporaneous content for that.

JohnnyBoy11 t1_iufswqm wrote on October 31, 2022 at 12:09 AM

The lost chapter is being sold now for 65 grand, so yes, it's current.

Revealed: TE Lawrence felt ‘bitter shame’ over UK’s false promises of Arab self rule

moodRubicund t1_iueamtz wrote on October 30, 2022 at 5:57 PM