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