History of England
The history of England can be traced back 230,000 years when the Neanderthals inhabited the island. Numerous wars, uprisings, developments, and changes have happened to England that influenced what it is today.
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The first king of all England was Athelstan (c895-939). He became king in 925. Despite any fleeting allegiances they may have...
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Alfred the Great's grandson. King Aethelstan (924- 39) All prior leaders were only kings of Wessex. House of Wessex: Egbert ...
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British Movies Here are opinions and answers from FAQ Farmers: Try the site at the link below. Go to Google and you will find...
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The modern British flag consists of three crosses, one verticle one representing Scotland and two diagonal ones (St. Andrew's...
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Bentham was a British political reformer. In an age when the death penalty was imposed for thefts as small as 5 shillings (maybe...
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London was very different in 1600 than it is now... London was a very smelly place. There were different things that caused the...
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There were two. One was the Protestant Reformation and the question of whether England would be formally Catholic or Protestant...
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King Henry VIII of England was born on 28th June 1491. He became King of England when his father died on 21st April 1509, and he...
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He was the person who created the New Model Army and had victory for parlimentarians. He held peace whilst there was no monarchy...
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Simply, from the Wars of the Roses. The Wars of the Roses were a series of conflicts fought between the House of Lancaster and...
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I know that in England 1800's that the rich went to Vaulhk Gardens in E ngland to have masked balls or for other things to other...
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The English Flag (i.e. the red cross on a white background) is the cross of St. George and probably originates from when England...
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The history of England goes back at least 1500 years. Your best bet is to look in an encyclopedia under "England" or "United...
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In some ways the middle of the 17th century was good time English merchants. In alliance with section of the landed gentry,...
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AnswerAll I know is that England has a constitutional monarchy. AnswerThe United Kingdom now has a constitutional...
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Elena, try to get a book called "Simpkins uniforms of the british army" your local library may be able to help. Simpkins is THE...
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The English monarch has very little power left today, especially when compared to the monarchy's power in the past. However, the...
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This may not be relevant, but spirit mediums were popular. They would "contact spirits" but they were just fakes. The rich,...
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The publishing world the devotes considerable resources to the production of books,novels,newspaper etc.in English language.
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AnswerMichael, your question covers a lengthy period,from the civil war to the present.The change in thinking and public opinion...
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AnswerThe English language is firmly rooted in its Nordic origins or Anglo Saxon. The language evolved through common useage by...
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Allison, You can find that out easily enough in any encyclopedia. And it is probably in your textbook as well. The short...
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If you are refering to the English civil war as the revolution, yes it was a complete revolution which ended with the...
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The English language is Germanic and has its early origins in the tribes of North Western Europe, The Jutes from Jutland...
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Charles I, tried to force the Scots to use an English Prayer book, they refused and invaded England. these bishops' wars cost a...
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Alas, no playbills survive from the Elizabethan era, but we do know these few facts: The right to print playbills was a monopoly,...
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1st Answer:Nothing. They are the same person. 2nd Answer:Baron and baronet are both titles of nobility, but they are very...
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Yes I would sleep with Lucy Pinder. She is so hot
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Robert Aske helped to lead the 'Pilgrimage of the Grace' rebellion against Henry VIII's religious reforms. Aske was invited to...
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Ireland split from Great Britain on the 6th December 1922 under the Government of Ireland Act 1920. Northern Ireland which had...
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The Magna Carta is Latin for "Great Charter". It set down rights which became part of English law and which are now the...
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Shakespeare wrote his first play theEnglish beat the Spanish Armada sir francis Drake sailed around the world Henry...
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The king of England in 1540 was Henry VIII, and the Consort Queen was Anne Of Cleeves until July, and from then on it was...
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Unfortunately, no record of the cause of her death exists today.
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According to "Scotland: A Concise History" by James Halliday, Mary would have succeeded James II, but James had another son in...
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Ye Hole In Ye Wall, Est. 56BC
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Thou, thy and you at a beginning of a sentence
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Henry didn't ,'split,' the Catholic Church, he sought to use it for his own and family's benefit! When he couldn't get his way,...
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The main reason often given for why Harold should not be king was because he had promised his support to William of Normandy....
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That it was harmful to breathe night air.
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It established, once and for all, that the Parliament, representing the people of the country, was the ulimate authority in the...
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The Colours and Standards captured at Naseby were taken to London where, in the customary way, they were paraded through the...
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A Cockney's Abode is also known as "ome".
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The Peasants' Revolt of 1381 brought the bad economic conditions of working people to the attention of the ruling class of...
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The BBC web sites gives a good overview of the...
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chess checkers backgammon foot races horse races ( for nobility) wrestling throwing contests dice games gambling dance drinking...
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A little more accurately: Yes, both owned and lived in castles. Charles maintained fortresses in both Scotland (near Loch Lomond)...
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Answermarxism as a theory didn't exist at the time of the civil war, it wasn't concieved by Karl Marx until the 19th century....
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He sang and played a lute.
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No she didn't but Thomas Seymour (Edward's maternal uncle) wanted them to marry so he bought the wardship of Jane and then made...
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King, Prince, Duke, Marquess, Earl, Viscount, Baron. In Britain it is this: king/queen; duke, marquess, earl, viscount, baron....
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In general marriages were arranged by parents. They would marry off their daughters to wealthy men, so the family and its...
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Some features of the grammar and much of the basic vocabulary in everyday use are derived from West Germanic, the common ancestor...
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The last person to hold the title "King of England" was King William III. He reigned jointly with his wife, Queen Mary II from...
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The monarchs of the Tudor dynasty: Henry VII Henry VIII Edward VI (Jane Grey) Mary I Elizabeth I
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In order of prettiest- Catherine of Aragon, Katherine Howard, Anne Boylen, Catherine Parr, Anne of Cleves and Jane Seymour.
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dont get yourself killed.--------------------------------------There were many particularly if the monarch was in residence. For...
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Their impressive and large navy, and the use of advance technology and weapons over the regions they colonized. Once under the...
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Britain were the first country in the world to become industrialized, they invented and started world trade and the industrial...
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It broke from Rome early and kept the money It plundered Spanish Galeons from the New World by Piracy It had/has creative...
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AnswerBasically, the civil war between Parliament and Charles I was started because of Charles' tendency towards an absolute...
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You can break this down into the Dominions and the Colonies, and I can only give a partial answer, thanks to my country of...
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They demanded that he sign the Magna Carta because of his crappy leadership.
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After Anne married Henry VIII he gave her guardianship over Henry Carey (who was Mary Boleyn's son with Henry VIII) As we all...
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AnswerThat has varied over time. What time period do you mean, now or the middle ages or something in between? Michael MontagneIn...
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It means that living things can only be born from living things
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wen the English threw fire on 2 the spqanish ships and theyt all died. Dat iz how they won. Also the spanish sgh-ips cld not fire...
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The name Blighty comes from way back when the Birtish troops were over in India. The Indian word for "the home country" was...
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He didn't go into a big official war but there was the Battle of Flodden Field in 1513 which was defensive after the Scottish...
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there aren't really any answers to this but i guess if you ask the whole world you wouldn't get a straight answer because any one...
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Offering the "King's Shilling" was something of an enticement to lure men into military service many years ago.The men who...
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Because as a king of a large country like England he would be far more wealthy, powerful and important than as just a mere duke,...
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Born to the vicar of Berkeley: Reverend Stephen Jenner and his wife Sarah
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AnswerHardly at all, despite the efforts of some later commentators to put a Marxist "spin" on it. Many of what would be regarded...
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wigs,newspapers and that's all folks :)
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India became a part of the British Empire slowly starting in 1662 when Charles II married Catherine of Braganza and, as part of...
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No, the first king of England was not French, however in the years 1066 England was conquered by Frenchmen under William, Duke of...
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After Thomas was murdered , the knights went back to Henri and showed him the blood on there hands. With that Henri got very...
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The first location was in Hyde Park, London. After the exhibition it was moved to Sydenham Hill an affluent area to the south of...
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Henry VII became king on August 22, 1485; he reigned until 1509.this reign lasted 24 years from 22nd August 1485 until 21st April...
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Mary Tudor, even though her reign had no great advancements for the British pseudo-Empire, was the first Queen of England in her...
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The infantry used Belgian FN rifles, Bren guns, Sten guns, mortars, anti-tank guns and 38mm Browning pistols.
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Have you ever seen pictures of the Pilgrims? They were in that time period and although they weren't destitute most of them were...
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Harold Godwinson claimed that, whilst on his deathbed, Edward had wished for him to be the next king. However the only witness...
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Harald Hardrada's Death Harald Hadrada, from Norway, was killed on 25th September 1066 at the Battle of Stamford Bridge. It is...
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Pays your money and takes your choice!But the ,'Roundhead', or Parliamentary Army were an incomparably better instrument of war...
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Poor women in Tudor times didn't have enough money to buy proper jewelry and so hat to deal with wooden beads. Jewels were made...
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