December 26, 2009
England - A Short Description

Britain, consisting of the two kingdoms of England and Scotland, is the largest island in the world, encompassed by the ocean, the German and French seas.

The largest and southern part of it is England, so named from the Angli, who quitting the little territory yet called Angel in the kingdom of Denmark, took possession here. It is governed by its own King, who owns no superior but God. It is divided into thirty-nine counties, to which thirteen in Wales were added by Henry VIII., the first who distributed that principality into counties; over each of these, in times of danger, a lord lieutenant, nominated by the King, presides with an unlimited power.

Every year some gentleman, an inhabitant of the place, is appointed sheriff; his office is to collect the public moneys, to raise fines, or to make seizures, and account for it to the Treasury; to attend upon the judges, and put their sentence in execution; to empanel the jury, who sit upon facts, and return their verdict to the judges (who in England are only such of the law, and not of the fact); to convey the condemned to execution, and to dertermine in lesser causes, for the greater are tried by the judges, formerly called travelling judges of assize; these go their circuits through the counties twice every year to hear causes, and pronounce sentence upon prisoners.

source: www.visionofbritain.org.uk

Weekend In New England by Ronaldo F Cabuhat

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December 12, 2009
Brief Synopsis of This Is England by The Coolest Englishman On The Planet

The historical setting of the film ” is July 1983 – Margaret Thatcher’s England. The plot centres around the Skinhead subculture – Skinheads are names so because they shave their heads. It gives them a look of violence and aggression. The identity, belonging and culture are at the heart of the film.

There is an irony in the film and indeed the Skinhead culture that the music most often associated with Skinheads has its roots in Jamaican reggae music. The characters are initially non-racial in viewpoint but are pressured into racism by the character ‘Combo’. The film was directed and written by Shane Meadows who also directed films such as Dead Man’s Shoes and A Room for Romeo Brass.

For further information about England visit www.tonyradford.com the website of Tony Radford the coolest Englishman on the planet.

THIS-ENGLAND... by elaine55 ..

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November 3, 2009
Englishness What Is It? - Initial Thoughts

I want to write about the idea of Englishness. In many ways England is a unique country. However is it fair to say that the country, or rather the people in the country, suffer from a malady resembling a crisis of identity. The English are often puzzled when asked if to choose between describing themselves as ‘English’ or ‘British’. It seems as though the English have no national identity.

England is the largest country in Britain: Britain being the island which also includes Wales and Scotland.

Ethnically speaking Britain is the land of the British people. However, not all of the citizens of Britain live in mainland Britain, for example the British people of Northern Ireland live on the island of Ireland, of which is the majority territorially is made up of the Republic of Eire. Northern Ireland is not legally part of Great Britain but is part of the United Kingdom. The four countries of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland in total constitute the UK, or to give it it’s full title – the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Ethnically the English can be said to be native to the land of England speaking the English language. This identity of an ‘English’ people, the roots of is likely to have arose in the early medieval period. Genetically speaking the English are a mix of Northern European invaders and settlers including the Angles, the Saxons the Jutes and the Vikings, who co-existed with the indigenous Britons. Southern Europeans came with the Romans and the Norman invasion of 1066 has left a French legacy. Migrants from Wales, Scotland and Ireland also came to England. In later centuries there were influxes from many other countries, particularly from the Commonwealth and other European nations. From this mixed genetic pool come the people known as the England, the people with the identity crisis and the paradox of Englishness. The symptoms of which will be described in another article.

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