course‚ in England. English had about 6 million native speakers when Elizabeth I was on the throne and after England had defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588 England could start conquer the world. Afterwards England started to colonize in every small corner of the world which seemed empty‚ South-Africa‚ Australia‚ India and USA were some of these lands which England were to take control of. These lands were of course populated by natives like the aboriginal people in Australia‚ but England had no knowledge
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Puritanism in America The New England Puritans came to America to make change for themselves and free themselves from religious ruling. As a religious colony‚ the Puritans main focus was on God in everything they did. The settlement made a large influence on America in the 1620s through 1730s. These influences still stand strong even today. The New England Puritans made many political‚ social‚ and economic contributions to America that formed a strong society. Like most things‚ the Puritan’s
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laws had been established after Parliament was continuously over stepped by higher authority‚ such as earlier kings like James I and‚ “Lord Protector”‚ Oliver Cromwell. James I ruled England during 1603-1625 while still King of Scotland. Scotland was based on a divine-right monarchy which was different from England‚ due to the fact Parliament was a major contributor. James I was ignorant to Parliament and English institutions and advocated
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devolution will eventually | |strengthen the UK as a whole‚ whilst there are others who are convinced that it will trigger off a series of developments that | |will eventually lead to Scotland and possibly Wales as well declaring independence from England. | |Independent identity? Do the Scottish have an independent identity? | |
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the first place!” I agree that it should never have gotten to this point‚ however here I will explain how this happened‚ and why there was no other option. Let’s start from the very beginning‚ people in the United Kingdom were being forced out by England due to religious discrimination. With nowhere to go‚ these people decided to build their own country in the New World‚ one where everyone can praise God however they please. With no money or ships of their own‚ these people were able to
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England: 1815-1914 The period of time from 1815 through 1914 is commonly referred to as the Hundred Years Peace. Begining at the end of the Napoleonic Wars at Waterloo in 1815‚ and until the outbreak of war in 1914‚ the contries in Europe were mostly at peace with one another. Wellington ’s land victory at Waterloo in 1815‚ marked the end of wars for almost a century in Europe. Britain was the dominant power‚ and the defeat of Napoleon broke the French ’s will to rule the world as they had done
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Humoristische Karte von Europa im Jahre 1914 The cartoon impression of Europe shows a facial expression for each country on the map. There a 6 main forces: Germany‚ Italy‚ Austria- Hungary‚ Russia‚ England and France The German has a war helmet over his head‚ to show he is protected. He is full stretched and has the Frenchman by the throat and is beating aside the Russian bear. You can tell this is easy for the German as he is smiling. Its in the centre of all the controversy so it can fight
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encouraged more Englishmen and women to follow the trail he had blazed and to colonize the New World. He gave the name New England to that region‚ and encouraged people with the comment‚ "Here every man may be master and owner of his owne labour and land...If he have nothing but his hands‚ he may...by industrie quickly grow rich." In Smith’s publication‚ A Description of New England (1616)‚ he goes so far as to compare the colonists to Adam and Eve; just as Adam and Eve spread productivity throughout
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In the colonies‚ thousands of miles away from the mother country of England‚ a revolution is stirring. Tensions are rough due to the colonist’s desire to be on their own and England’s attempt to reign in the rowdy Americans. To tighten the chains on the Americans after decades of salutary neglect the British try many things. They began to enforce the navigation acts that have been in place but overall ignored for decades. They also put in place new things like the Proclamation of 1763 which prohibited
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II) Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England a) English Heritage b) How it is run and missions c) Funding d) Membership III) Modern architecture in England a) International Architecture b) Brutalist architecture c) High-Tech Architecture d) Postmodern Architecture England owns a rich cultural and architectural heritage. Indeed‚ tourists are massively streaming to London or in different part of England‚ in order to discover masterpieces of this well-known architecture
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