Times have changed, friend. The France of Louis XVI is not the France of Chirac. There were a number of important transitions along the way it would be foolish to ignore. The United States and United Kingdom are bound far more closeley than the U. S. and France.
I agree with many of your points, but English propoganda was instrumental in bringing America into WWI and creating the conditions for WWII. Hence, thus and perforce I have a very low opinion of 'the truth' as framed by 'Great Britian'.