England and Wales

Patrick Henry, in his speech to the Virginia Convention, rallies support for the American Revolution against Britain. Through the use of an allusion and rhetorical questions, he convinces his fellow Patriots that going to war against Great Britain is more beneficial than continuing to attempt peace. Henry alludes to Greek mythology: “We are apt to shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of that siren.” According to Greek mythology, sirens lure sailors to their death by…

Scotland’s Quest for Independence Since the 16th century Great Britain has had control over the economic welfare of Scotland. Some of the economic levers that Great Britain controls is currency, finances, oil sales and debt. This control over the years has caused a lot of friction and in 2014 the first vote for independent was made. This first referendum was voted down due to the people thinking that Great Britain provided a safe blanket and felt Scotland was too weak to stand on its own…

acquisitions because little text survives to this day from the subjected lands. Due to its colonization, the ancient country of Wales witnessed the rise of abuses, taxes, and occupation in the late fourteenth century. Consequently, opposition developed towards their English oppressors as a result of the disruption of its traditional way of life. It was an easy conquest because Wales was rural with a low population. Due to the desperation of many of the commoners and Welsh officials alike, the…

Scottish and Breton music and music making. What effect do you think Irish music has had on each of the other musical cultures? Celtic music tends to be defined as encompassing the traditional music of Celtic countries, namely Ireland, Scotland, Wales and Brittany, as well as Galicia and other areas. Since each country has gone through its unique history, there are differences in between one culture to another, but similarities are also present. Elements include instrumentation, rhythm,…

the proclamation of the King James VI and the I of Scotland and Englad as well. The updated version of the flag was created in Order in Council in 1801. The very first flag was proclaimed by James VI in 1606 when he got the throne of Scotland and England and requested for a flag to be made representing…

on the services of youth services in England and wales, the purpose of the report was to identify the contributions required from the Youth services in England and wales on how they can assist young people to play their part in life of the community, in the light of changing social and industrial conditions and the current education service: it was also to get the best value for their money spent in the youth services. (The youth services in England and Wales, 1958). It was said that the youth…

James's aim was not to govern either England or Scotland separately but to join them in a perfect union. However a completely united nation was James' dream only. As soon as he proposed the idea in the very first meeting of Parliament in 1604, he was faced with a strong opposition from both Scotland and England. James is often presented as trying to force the idea of a union of Britain upon Scottish and English alike when in reality he asked firstly for a commission who would discuss the idea…

topic of this article is about change and dominance. The author of this article Tom Law, mentions that the English language is very dominant especially in the state of Wales. People from Wales do not speak their native language anymore, because the English language has been taken over. In 2011 only 20 % of the population of Wales could speak Welsh, which is a low number and much lower, then it used to be. Back in 1840’s 80 % of the population spoke Welsh as their native language and they did…

“A relation, or Rather a True Account of the Island of England” is an account by a Venetian ambassador who travelled to the realm to negotiate a treaty between the English and Italian states, who at this time were uniting against the French. The findings would be presented by the ambassador to the senate upon his return from the mission(v), and would be used to determine policy, and measure strengths and weaknesses of the newly formed treaty. The author, who remains unnamed to history,…

Power to make machines work was provided by water wheels, by horse, or by human hands or feet. Steam power was used to pumped water from some mines. But in 1825 many people still worked in small workshops, but some industries were now based in factories, where the machines were driven by steam engines. The cotton industry was now bigger and more important than the wool industry. Since 1750 coal production had tripled, and iron production had increased by ten times.…