English History

[capt_buzzard]

Bill Sikes is yer Man. Calling Bill Sikes?

[Aura]

I'm not very good with American history but I likes a good ghost story, oh'ar.

[Aura]

Do you like reading Oliver Twist?

[gmc]

Depending how you approach it history is either fascinating or incredibly boring. Try these links for a populist overview of early american history. There are also massive archives available on US sites as well


http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/state/e...ution_01.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/society...llers_01.shtml

http://www.mersey-gateway.org/server...nNarrative.191

http://www.history-compass.com/Pilot.../boles/003.pdf

http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/...s/english1.htm

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/colonialhous...caribbean.html

http://americanhistory.about.com/cs/...lycolonial.htm

So far as English history is concerned how far back do you want to go? Also you can't seperate it from european history generally or a lot of it makes little sense. How about the hundred years war with France? If you want to know why the English use a two fingered gesture it makes a good story.

The Scots hate the English depending on who you ask-I married one so personally I am quite open minded. Most scots know less about their own history than they think they do.

try this

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelin...igration.shtml

[Aura]

The English King who broke away from the church was King Henry 8th, his father was Henry 7th. King Henry 8th’s Spanish wife was Catherine of Aragon who tried desperately to give him a son, Henry dissoluted the English churches because the Catholic faith wouldn’t let him divorce Catherine for Ann Boleyn who was Catherine’s lady in waiting. Catherine went to a monastery where I believe she died.

Websites to look at about this are:

http://www.royal.gov.uk/output/Page19.asp (bit drawn out)
http://www.brims.co.uk/tudors/ (a little more easier to understand, but it’s intended for children)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/histori...iii_king.shtml http://www.schoolshistory.org.uk/henryviii.htm

I know a girl who lives in Stirling in Scotland who likes Americans.

For Jack the ripper please look at:

http://www.accomodata.co.uk/jack.htm
http://www.met.police.uk/history/ripper.htm
http://hosted.ray.easynet.co.uk/seri.../whitecha.html
http://www.jack-the-ripper-walk.co.uk/

[weeder]

Thank you. I loved the movie Anne of One thousand days. The scottish girl who lived with me didnt hate Americans She said the scottish hate The English. Hate is maybe a strong word .. blames England for Scotland having unemployment and such.

[capt_buzzard]

Originally Posted by gmc

Depending how you approach it history is either fascinating or incredibly boring. Try these links for a populist overview of early american history. There are also massive archives available on US sites as well


http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/state/e...ution_01.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/society...llers_01.shtml

http://www.mersey-gateway.org/server...nNarrative.191

http://www.history-compass.com/Pilot.../boles/003.pdf

http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/...s/english1.htm

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/colonialhous...caribbean.html

http://americanhistory.about.com/cs/...lycolonial.htm

So far as English history is concerned how far back do you want to go? Also you can't seperate it from european history generally or a lot of it makes little sense. How about the hundred years war with France? If you want to know why the English use a two fingered gesture it makes a good story.

The Scots hate the English depending on who you ask-I married one so personally I am quite open minded. Most scots know less about their own history than they think they do.

try this

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/timelin...igration.shtml

Thank you gmc.

[Lon]

Originally Posted by weeder

This is what I know.. I know that we belonged originally to England. And thus The American Revolution. I know about the first colonys here ( which always gives me goose bumps. I love to visit James Town The first English colony in Virginia. I may be wrong but I think that the Scottish loathe the English. ( learned that from a scottish roomate I had years ago.I know about the English king who broke away from the church to start a new religion so that he could divorce his wife from Spain. Methodist??? Learned that in the movie Anne of One Thousand Days. I know that we have always felt connected to each other... Id like to learn more.....

Sorry Weeder----------You are talking American History, not English History.

[weeder]

Oh boy am I embarassed.. Now to sound even more stupid.... why arent the two connected. If the English broke away from England and colonized here... why isnt it our history and Their history?

[Lon]

Originally Posted by weeder

Oh boy am I embarassed.. Now to sound even more stupid.... why arent the two connected. If the English broke away from England and colonized here... why isnt it our history and Their history?

The two historys are distinctly different Weeder. My British ancestors were among the first to settle in what is now America. They lived in the 17th century in upstate New York. They never did break away from England and were in fact Loyalists during the Revolutionary War and fled to what is now Nova Scotia. They came back to New York and re-settled after the war ended. That is a part of American History.
English History would cover more ground and an even longer time period going back to Celts, Roman Legions, Norman Conquest, 100 Years War, all the Kings & Queens, Magna Carta etc., etc.