A Brief History of England

Thousands of scholars over the course of time have1588 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 withand has remained a highly respected world power to
murder, intrigue and fantastic accomplishments. If onethis day. Although physically smaller than many other
was sit down and start to write a history of Englandcountries, England has managed throughout the years
they would have to pick just one aspect of theto maintain a great position of power throughout the
countries history, or they would be writing undoubtedlyworld.
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 todecision both Scotland and Wales have been made a
people. Several novels could and have been written onpart of England several times. Today the two are set
the monarchy of England, and they way each ofapart 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 andtransfers is filled with history, that you can in some
queens no longer had complete and total control overways still see today when making a trip to the other
all of the decisions made in the country, and insteadcountries as well as England.
worked along with a parliament to make decisions forAnother 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 cancountry. Once primarily catholic, King Henry VII was
tell that it is a country enriched with history. Many ofresponsible for England's ultimate breaking with the
the buildings that stood hundreds of years ago are stillcatholic church due to his desire to divorce his current
standing today. Unlike their counterparts Englandwife and marry another. That break remained
stands true to tradition. Many of their traditional buildingssomewhat permanent, despite many future attempts
still remain in tact, and are still used for the sameto 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 historyprotestant.
everywhere that you go.Before you plan any trip to England first take out a
In England you can visit the homes of famous writershistory book and scan through for paces where
for centuries before, and actually have the opportunityexciting events in history have taken place within
to walk around in their homes. In some other countiesEngland's borders. Throughout the years a number of
you just have the opportunity to read about thehighly important events that have changed not only
countries history, in England you have the ability toEngland, but also the entire world have happened
experience it firsthand through traveling to historicalwithin 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