England

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English history is a vast and complicated story, made more so since 1707 by the question of where 'English' ends and 'British' begins. The long sweep of time from the first anonymous occupants of a nameless landscape to the régiónál government proposals of New Labour is a daunting, but alsó an exhilarating thing to contemplate. Continuity and change, opposing but alsó complementary forces, underlie the sequence of events in England's history. But what is really important is a sense of the nation's resources: with such a variety of humán habitats and possibilities for humán experience, England was an all-in-all for its people for many centuries, self-sufficient in the essentials of life. But such variety within a small compass alsó explains why the English as a nation can seem so elusive, a 'secret people' in G.IC. Chesterton's words. There is no single English type, but rather a whole rangé of them, often with conflicting characteristics. It is as English to put on a red coat and... Tovább

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English history is a vast and complicated story, made more so since 1707 by the question of where 'English' ends and 'British' begins. The long sweep of time from the first anonymous occupants of a nameless landscape to the régiónál government proposals of New Labour is a daunting, but alsó an exhilarating thing to contemplate. Continuity and change, opposing but alsó complementary forces, underlie the sequence of events in England's history. But what is really important is a sense of the nation's resources: with such a variety of humán habitats and possibilities for humán experience, England was an all-in-all for its people for many centuries, self-sufficient in the essentials of life. But such variety within a small compass alsó explains why the English as a nation can seem so elusive, a 'secret people' in G.IC. Chesterton's words. There is no single English type, but rather a whole rangé of them, often with conflicting characteristics. It is as English to put on a red coat and hunt foxes as it is to hold up a placard and block the road in protest against blood sports. All this has made for an independent-minded, versatile and creative people. The roots and the development of English distinctiveness are the basic themes of this book. Special and unique features in England: Histoiy of a Nation are the 'fact windows' in the text, which light up many fascinating aspects of the national story not normally covered in history books, and a chronology of events in England from 55 bc to the present day. Vissza