English Short History.

by Dupertuis Alexis, Jacob Nicolás and Jullier Fernando.

Prehistoric Britain in 500,000 BC, people migrate to Britain from Europe. In 6500 BC, the land bridge linking Britain with Europe is flooded with increasing the sea level. Britain becomes an island. In the year 3000 BC New Stone Age begins: farming people arrive from Europe. In 2100 BC Bronze Age begins. In 2150 BC People learn to make weapons and tools of bronze. In 1650 BC trade routes begin to form. In 1200 BC small towns are first formed. In 750 BC Iron Age begins: iron replaced bronze as the most useful metal. Population about 150,000. In 500 BC Celts arrive from Central Europe. The Celts were farmers and lived in small groups of people in the center of their fields. They were also warlike people. The Celts fought against the people of Great Britain and other Celtic tribes.
Vikings
The Viking Age in Britain began about 1,200 years in the eighth century and lasted for 300 years.
In 793 AD, the first invasion of the Vikings
In 821 AD, Wessex becomes the Supreme Kingdom.
In AD 866-77 Invasion of the Great Danes (Vikings) Army.
In 867 AD Vikings take Northumbria
In 871 AD King Alfred defeated the Vikings, but allows them to settle in eastern England.
In 886 AD The Northern Danelaw subject to the rules of the Vikings.
In 926 AD East of England (Danelaw) is conquered by the Saxons.
In 1016 AD King Canute of Denmark captures the English Crown.
In 1042 AD Edward the Confessor becomes king.
In 1055 AD the Abbey of Westminster is complete.
Norman
The Middle Ages in Britain cover a period of enormous. Lead us on the impact of the Norman Conquest, which began in 1066, the devastating Black Death of 1348, the Hundred Years War with France and the War of the Roses, which finally ended in 1485.
The Normans built impressive castles, imposed a feudal system and conducted a census of the country.
In 1066 AD, the battle of Stamford Bridge: Saxon victory over invading Vikings In 1066 AD, Battle of Hastings: The Normans defeat the Saxons invaders
Between 1080 - 1100 AD Great monastery and cathedral building begins. In 1086 AD, the Domesday Book compiled, a complete inventory of Great Britain. In 1154 AD, the work begins in the cathedral of York. In 1167 AD, the University of Oxford, founded In 1170 AD, the population of London exceeded 30,000 for the first time in 1215 AD, the civil war in 1215 AD, the Magna Carta signed by King John between 1282 to 1283 AD, the king Edward conquest of Wales. Llewellyn ab Gruffydd, the last prince of the country is killed. In 1296 AD, King Edward invades Scotland and take the Stone of Destiny from Scone to Westminster. In 1297 AD, the Battle of Stirling Bridge. The Scots William Wallace defeat the English. In 1298 AD, the Battle of Falkirk. King Edward defeats Wallace. In 1314 AD, the Scots led by Robert the Bruce defeat the English at the Battle of Bannockburn. Between 1321 to 1322 AD, the Civil War. Between 1337 - Hundred Years War with France 1453 AD. Betwenn 1348 -1349 The Black Death (bubonic plague) came to England and killed nearly half the population. In 1415 AD, English defeat the French at the Battle of Agincourt in 1453 AD, the Hundred Years War against France ended in 1455 AD, the Civil War: The War of the Roses begins.

English Personality Traits

The English: Personality Traits. 

by The Englishmen. 

The English character is dualistic: one aspect is conservative, the other extroverted.

We find nothing funny in English comedy shows, since English humor is word oriented while our humor is more action oriented.

Tea drinking is another expression of the English spirit of control and patience.

There is a whole ritual to tea drinking in England.

However, conservative England is the one that produced the Beatles with their long hair and sounds that have influenced a decade of rock musicians and adolescents. Out of a very straight middle-class family comes the androgynous Mick Jagger of the rolling stone whose very existence violates the rigid sexual stereotypes of Western culture.

The English are innovators and experimenters in many areas.

In England you should not talk too loud (very Spanish custom) at someone, ask a woman’s age, talk with your mouth full, or make personal or intimate questions such as referring to weight or to marital status.

The English have the habit of speaking very low, unlike other countries like Spain.

The Englishmen try to behave according to a series of educational standards, establish formality and elegance, disappear when his workday ends. Concluded this day, their nature undergoes a complete transformation: the pubs become uninhibited spaces where tensions are discharged sometimes relying too heavily on alcohol.

When you meet an English person, you can have a slight impression of coldness on his part. However this does not imply that it is a distant person, by contrast, it is a sign of respect. We are opposite since we usually have physical contact with our partners (we hug or give a pat on the back).

Nevertheless, these gestures do not determine the beginning of a beautiful friendship.

The English as a whole are very fair-skinned; many have lighter skin than many northern Europeans. The eyes color is clear and the ‘average’ person is rather tall.

An English is an attentive friendly person with a broad social vision, always ready to advise and help you if you speak to him with respect and courtesy.