A Brief History of England
Copyright 2005 S Wander
Thousands of scholars over the course of time have written
countless books on the history on England. England's history is
a long an elaborate one filled with murder, intrigue and
fantastic accomplishments. If one was sit down and start to
write a history of England they would have to pick just one
aspect of the countries history, or they would be writing
undoubtedly to the reached their death.
The royal family has always been a point of interest to people.
Several novels could and have been written on the monarchy of
England, and they way each of those monarchs have chosen to rule
over the country. An exciting point in history came when those
kings and queens no longer had complete and total control over
all of the decisions made in the country, and instead worked
along with a parliament to make decisions for the English people.
Just walking through the streets of England you can tell that it
is a country enriched with history. Many of the buildings that
stood hundreds of years ago are still standing today. Unlike
their counterparts England stands true to tradition. Many of
their traditional buildings still remain in tact, and are still
used for the same purposes that they were used for when they
were originally built. You have the opportunity to just walk by,
or even stop and walk in a piece of history everywhere that you
go.
In England you can visit the homes of famous writers for
centuries before, and actually have the opportunity to walk
around in their homes. In some other counties you just have the
opportunity to read about the countries history, in England you
have the ability to experience it firsthand through traveling to
historical landmarks, and physically seeing how they were then,
and how they still are today.
England started to become what we know today in 1588 when they
defeated the Spanish armada. After that terrific win, Great
Britain set its sights on the world and has remained a highly
respected world power to this day. Although physically smaller
than many other countries, England has managed throughout the
years to maintain a great position of power throughout the world.
Throughout the years by way of a political or military decision
both Scotland and Wales have been made a part of England several
times. Today the two are set apart from England as their own
countries, yet all are a part of the collective United Kingdom.
Each of those transfers is filled with history, that you can in
some ways still see today when making a trip to the other
countries as well as England.
Another exciting part of English history has been the pulls
between Catholicism and Protestants in the country. Once
primarily catholic, King Henry VII was responsible for England's
ultimate breaking with the catholic church due to his desire to
divorce his current wife and marry another. That break remained
somewhat permanent, despite many future attempts to reinstate
it, most famously Queen Mary Tutor (Bloody Mary)'s slaughter of
numerous Protestants during her reign. Even today England is
eighty percent protestant.
Before you plan any trip to England first take out a history
book and scan through for paces where exciting events in history
have taken place within England's borders. Throughout the years
a number of highly important events that have changed not only
England, but also the entire world have happened within
England's borders. When making a trip to visit the country you
have the opportunity to often see the exact place that these
types of events took place.