England: The Making of the Myth from Stonehenge to Albert SquareFourth Estate, 2001 - 274 pagina's This work is a narrative history of England covering 3000 years, which explores the political, religious, environmental and physical influences that have arrived at the myth that is England. Threads which are explored include the myth of the English woman and the identification of class in dialect. Duffy concludes that the history of England's absorbtion of different cultures should lead England to support the European ideal and turn its back on Americanization. |
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Pagina 85
... hand , this civil war ravaged the country for thirty years , beginning at St Albans with the capture of the mad King Henry VI by his cousin the Duke of York . Henry represented the red rose of Lancaster through his descent from John of ...
... hand , this civil war ravaged the country for thirty years , beginning at St Albans with the capture of the mad King Henry VI by his cousin the Duke of York . Henry represented the red rose of Lancaster through his descent from John of ...
Pagina 186
... hand when Ray reaches puberty including , it seems , discussing the evils of mastur- bation . Kipling himself was aware of the homoerotic atmosphere of boarding schools and warned his son against ' beastliness ' . Kipling had problems ...
... hand when Ray reaches puberty including , it seems , discussing the evils of mastur- bation . Kipling himself was aware of the homoerotic atmosphere of boarding schools and warned his son against ' beastliness ' . Kipling had problems ...
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... hand bus , to provide food . The marchers set off on 4 October after a service and blessing by the Suffragan Bishop of Jarrow . They were led by a brass band , at the start of a walk that would take a month , in a column four abreast ...
... hand bus , to provide food . The marchers set off on 4 October after a service and blessing by the Suffragan Bishop of Jarrow . They were led by a brass band , at the start of a walk that would take a month , in a column four abreast ...
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The Coming of the English | 20 |
Englands Darling | 36 |
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England: The Making of the Myth from Stonehenge to Albert Square Maureen Duffy Fragmentweergave - 2001 |
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A. P. Watt Alfred Alfred's Anglo-Saxon Chronicle army barons battle became Bede began bishops boys Britain British Britons brother brought called century Charles Christian Chronicle Church civil Cnut colonies court culture death defeated Douglas Goldring Earl Earl of Northumbria Edward Elizabeth empire English myth Europe Flora Thompson forced foreign France French garden German girls Harold Harthacnut Henry Henry VI houses hundred hyperlect industry invasion Ireland Irish island John king king's Labour land language later Layamon lives London Lord married mother myth of England Norman Normandy Northumbria Parliament peace Picts Piers Plowman poem political popular princes Protestant queen reform reign Roman royal rural Saxons Scotland Scots seemed sent Shakespeare ships soldiers Spain story Swein Ted Willis thousand throne took trade tradition turned village Vortigern Welsh Wessex William William of Malmesbury women
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Social Identities: Multidisciplinary Approaches Gary Taylor,Steve Spencer Gedeeltelijke weergave - 2004 |