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