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How England became the mother of modern politics
English exceptionalism – The political success of the English – Why was England so different? – The treatment of foreigners -The Free-Born Englishman – Equality and privilege -The mediaeval elite ideology -The Peasants’ Revolt -Anti-clericism -The Black Death -The limits … Continue reading
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Well, at least there wasn’t a six-foot dancing penis
Robert Henderson Prior to the opening ceremony of the London Olympics, the last time Britain put on a taxpayer-funded entertainment that was meant to project the country to the world was on 31 January 1999. The event was broadcast from … Continue reading
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English education – a project to culturally cleanse the English
Robert Henderson Ask an English child of 2011 about the iconic dates of English history such as Hastings, Blenheim and Waterloo and your chances of getting a correct answer are very small. Quiz them on who was Alfred the Great … Continue reading
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Human Accomplishment and the English
Robert Henderson In his book “Human Accomplishment” the American Charles Murray calculates the contribution to civilisation made by individuals throughout history up until 1950. To give his calculations as much objectivity as possible he measures the amount of attention given … Continue reading
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The English in North America – Locating the Hidden Diaspora
http://www.northumbria.ac.uk/browse/ne/uninews/searchenglish Locating the Hidden Diaspora In search of the English Historians at Northumbria University are embarking on a groundbreaking project to explore why “Englishness” has been overlooked in America, while other ethnic groups are celebrated and well-known. Englishness as an … Continue reading
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Where are the English-Americans?
There are Irish-Americans, Scots-Americans, Scotch-Irish-Americans, Welsh-Americans, Polish-Americans, German-Americans , Italian-Americans, Korean-Americans, Mexican Americans, Cuban Americans, Colombian Americans, Dominican Americans, Puerto Ricans, Spanish Americans, and Salvadoran Americans, Chinese-Americans, Japanese-Americans, Iranian-Americans, and a host of other hyphenated citizens in the USA. Sometimes the … Continue reading
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Notable English technologists and inventors
Thomas Savery (1650-1715). Invented the first commercial steam engine -a steam pump. Thomas Newcomen (1663-1729). Improved Savery’s engine by introducing the piston. Richard Trevithick (1771 – 1833). Invented the high pressure steam engine. Built the first steam locomotive. George Stephenson … Continue reading
The development of the franchise in England
Serious disquiet with the Commons’ electoral qualifications, provisions and practices began in Elizabeth’s reign and reached its highest pitch, prior to the 1640s, during the years 1621 to 1623. The discontent was provoked primarily by the situation in the boroughs … Continue reading
The democratic spirit and the English civil war, Commonwealth and Protectorate
Stuart society was a world on the physical, economic and intellectual move and waiting to move faster if the right engine appeared. The civil wars of the 1640s was that machine. Representative government is one thing, democracy quite another. That … Continue reading
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The Levellers: the first English radicals
Radical has a special meaning in English political history. It describes those whose instincts were democratic although they did not espouse the idea of a full male adult suffrage let alone a suffrage which included women until very late in … Continue reading
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