Why France?

Stamford Bridge, Bosworth Field, St Alban's, Hastings, Marsten Moor, the Isle of Athelney, Sterling Bridge... all within the same geographic area as Wisconsin and Iowa combined, along with enough OTHER sites, places and people of interest to keep a history buff happy for lifetimes.

Of course, I know France has the same plethora of historic sites to explore, and a "written" history even longer than England's... but it is France. I'm still not happy enough with the French to justify spending even the falling-value of our beloved dollar there.

Nope, the British Isles or Italy... that's where I'd go. Or Istanbul... but Turkey is on the same list (for me) as France.