A brief history and geography of English

The British Isles

The British Isles are a group of islands off the northwest coast of continental Europe which comprise the island of Great Britain, the island of Ireland and a number of smaller islands

Great Britain
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Great Britain is the political term describing the political union of the Kingdoms of England and Scotland made on 1 May 1707 under Queen Anne of England - "the two kingdoms of Scotland and England shall...be united into one kingdom by the name of Great Britain".[

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,[12] commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,[13] is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe.

The Union Jack

When King James VI of Scotland inherited the throne of England and was crowned James I of England in 1603, the crowns of the Kingdom of England (which since 1535 had included Wales) and the Kingdom of Scotland were united in a personal union through him. Despite this Union of the Crowns, each kingdom remained an independent state.

The Story of English I

The first significant written record of Britain and its inhabitants was by the Greek navigator Pytheas, who explored the coastal region of Britain around 325 BC

The Story of English II

Roman Britain refers to those parts of the island of Great Britain controlled by the Roman Empire between AD 43 and 410. The Romans referred to their province as Britannia.

The Story of English III

Migration of Germanic peoples to Britain from what is now northern Germany and southern Scandinavia is attested from the 5th century (e.g. Undley bracteate).[8] Based on Bede's Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum, the intruding population is traditionally divided into Angles, Saxons and Jutes, but their composition was likely less clear-cut, and may also have included Frisians and Franks.

The Story of English IV

The Danelaw, as recorded in the AngloSaxon Chronicle (also known as the Danelagh; Old English: Dena lagu; Danish: Danelov), is a historical name given to the part of Great Britain in which the laws of the "Danes"[1] dominated those of the Anglo-Saxons.

The Story of English V

The Norman conquest of England began in 1066 AD with the invasion of the Kingdom of England by the troops of William, Duke of Normandy ("William the Conqueror"), and his victory at the Battle of Hastings.

The Story of English VI

Brythonic (Celtic) + Latin + Germanic + Norse + Normand + -------------------------= English

Other Languages?
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P-Celtic  Gaulish  Lepontic  Noric  Galatian  Brythonic  Cumbric  Pictish  Old Welsh  Middle Welsh  Welsh  Southwestern Brythonic  Breton  Cornish Q-Celtic  Celtiberian  Goidelic  Primitive Irish  Old Irish  Middle Irish  Irish  Scottish Gaelic  Manx

Principal Cities Where are they?

Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 City London Birmingham Leeds Glasgow Sheffield Bradford Edinburgh Liverpool Manchester Bristol Cardiff Coventry Leicester Belfast Nottingham 75 km 97 km 260 km Area 1,580 km 283 km 552 km 177 km Population
(2001)

7,172,091 970,892 715,404 577,869 513,234 467,665 448,624 439,477 392,819 380,615 305,353 300,848 279,921 276,459 266,988

And what about?

St Mary's church in the hollow of the white hazel near to the rapid whirlpool and the church of St Tysilio of the red cave.

 Leicester Coventry

Curiosities
Scotland is named after the Celtic Scots tribe which is originally from Ireland The Romans built two walls to keep out the Scots / Picts; Hadrians wall and the Antonine wall.

The word Wales is derived from the Saxon word meaning foreigner

The Saxons built a dyke to keep the Welsh out.