Various history topics draw interest from a disparate group of folks who find it interesting, imho, globally. For instance, Phil Collins is a huge alamo buff/has a bunch of memorabilia/artifacts I think. Maybe some of it is somewhat that this generation of Texans (such as Travis etc.) was largely composed of 2nd or 3rd generation immigrants from the british Isles, and from their perspective is related to the ongoing expansion of the 'Anglosphere' from a cultural perspective.JABQ04 said:
I just listened to a podcast from the Uk and the Alamo was the subject. Granted it was a very very broad overview, but it seems like many people in the UK understand the basic concept thanks to Fess Parker, John Wayne and Billy Bob Thornton. There's also a movie I saw about an Alamo reenactment in England where they built an Alamo (plywood and 2 x4s) and recreated the battle. Looks like there were 3-400 people involved.
In Europe yes I think there is a 'big' contingent still even today who study both their history (TimeTeam was a great show), and sometimes our own up to/including through WW2 etc.
(FYI, if this is the one referenced, they also did a re-enactment later of San Jacinto, though their topics seem to be well scattered on a global scale.)