In the article ”The why of ties,” Thomas Wolf states that ”neckties made their first appearance in the middle of the 17th Century, probably (where else?) in England.”
Wolf not only contradicts himself three paragraphs later, but he presents the true origin of the necktie when he writes that ”the name
`cravat` is often reported to have come from the word `Croat` after a group of Croatian mercenaries who fought alongside French troops in the early 1600s.”
Even the dictionary identifies the necktie with Croatians (Cravate in French). Wolf`s attempt to give England credit for this splendid piece of wearing apparel (no man can say he is well dressed if he isn`t wearing a tie) is typical of the crafty Anglo-Saxons and their clones, the Anglophiles. They constantly pull similar stunts in history books by claiming credit where credit isn`t due.
