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 The countries of England and Wales were first united in 1536 and with the act of union 1707 Scotland united with England to form the United Kingdom. |
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| Hello Buddy old thing!.. History it is
said, is bunk!.. Well, at Penguin People prep school I
did find the dear old subject enough to bore the socks
off ones jolly old pinkies. But soon I realised, that the
very path of all your human individual futures, are also
a reflection of what events and people have passed
through planet earth in past times. Through both War and Peace, British Royalty has been an ultimate reflection of the many various changes, both good and bad, within the history of the British Isles and of it's inhabitants way of life. Some of my notes made of them, are listed upon this page.. It is not however, as easy to be a member of the Royal family today as it was in the extremely ruthless, so called 'good old days'. As any sort of criticism of Royal rule or lack of respect for them in the past, may have been met by a swift despatch to the old head chopping block by the ultimate powers and rulers of the land. In today's world, thank goodness, the 'Royals' have no such dictatorial power and are mainly seen as figure-heads of the state only, retaining the task of cementing all the various countries that make up Britain together, with a historical respect for the position of Queen or King. From a historical background of internal wars, power struggles and dictatorship's, Britain has evolved very well indeed, and it is credit to this relatively small United Kingdom, that many people from all over this large planet still wish to come and live their own lives here. |
Henry II invaded Ireland in 1711 and
created 'Ulster' the later king Henry VII started the
process of English settlement to `stabilise`and pacify
the area. It was not until 1920 that Ulster (six counties) became officially part of the UK under 'the principle of self determination'. |
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HISTORY NOTES (PAGE ONE) Here is how the monarchy started.. The Celt peoples invaded and controlled the island by 200BC, there were many various local tribal leaders. The Romans invaded 'Britain' 55BC (Julius Caesar) and by 6OAD had control of the island to form the Roman province of `Britannia` but only to the far reaching point of the 'Hadrian’s wall' area in Scotland (the Picts tribe were never subdued). After the Romans had left (7th century), the Anglo Saxon tribes formed the first kingdoms in England (of Northumberland, Mercia, Wessex). Wales remained Celtic lands and by 500AD An Irish tribe (the Scots) had settled in the far North of the British isle to Argyll forming the beginning of Scotland. By 827AD the first King of the unified 'Angeland' was crowned, by 843BC the Scots and Picts tribes were united by Kenneth McAlpin to form a united Scotland. |
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| FIRST STEPS TO THE UNITED KINGDOM. - 827 King Egbert I is crowned the first King of a united 'Angeland' - |
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| Harold II son of the Earl of Wessex had sworn an oath of allegiance to Duke William of Normandy that William was the rightful king of England as the childless king Edward 'The Confessor' had promised him the throne on his death. Backed by the royal counsel or 'Witan' (who did not want a foreign ruler) Harold broke his oath and took the throne on the Kings death in January 1066. Duke William called upon Harold to honour his oath and when this was refused William landed his army of around 9000 men unopposed at Pervensy near Beachy Head 28 September 1066. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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