Great Britain

grow in Britain”. Salt working was another valued seaside industry that contributed to the Trinovantes market economy – evidence for this being the frequent occurrence of “red hills” found along the Essex coast, the mounds thought to be an accumulation of waste created as a bi-product of “salt working”. After the manufacturing process was completed, the salt could be traded with Mediterranean countries where salt was in limited supply – making it a precious source of wealth for Celtic Britain.…

red, orange, and yellow. Her red hair was whipping in the wind as she fought to make things right for her people. She faced a certain harsh death, but her spirit of courage still lives on with us today. Boudicca was born around 25 A.D. in Celtic, Britain. Her mother and father are unknown, but she did have a brother named Ban. Her education is unknown to us today. She did not have any famous works or hold any honors or medals. Boudicca’s husband is Prasutagus. He was the king of the Iceni…

“Great men are never good men.” To be great is to be considerably above average in terms of ability, quality or eminence. To the British, Sir Winston Churchill was indeed a great man and he is most well known for rallying and leading the British during the Second World War during his term as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, inspiring them to strive for victory. However, not all of his actions were “ethically sound”, or morally good or correct, possessing and displaying moral virtue, as…

From 1701 to 1763 Great Britain fought in a series of wars concerning the European balance of power. These wars include the war of Spanish Succession, the war of Austrian Succession, and the Seven Years’ war. These wars had a significant effect on both Europe and North America. The war of Spanish Succession was fought over who should rule the Spanish empire after the death of King Charles II. King Charles II had no children, and several relatives had equal claim to the throne. On his…

A Serbia extremist assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary empire to detonate the bomb installed in Balkan for European, and led The Great War began. The major Central Power countries launched their premeditated war plan to attack The Triple Entente countries. France and Russia can not against German and Austria-Hungary further. Because of “Schlieffen Plan” helps Germans to bypass French army near the border by invading through Belgium and Germans had a chance to capture Pairs.…

Great Britain has had many monarchs; however, like any great country, there is one that is most memorable. King Henry VIII has made the biggest impression on the history of Great Britain. His political decisions as well as his personal choices have greatly influenced modern day Great Britain. From dissolving his marriages to initiating the English Reformation, King Henry VIII’s personal and political decisions had the most influence of any other monarch in the shaping of modern day Great Britain…

passed down by elders. A lot of what’s known about Celtic Mythology comes from what the monks in the middle ages. Centuries before the beginning of the Christian era, Celts settled in Western Europe, especially in Gaul (later called France) and in Britain and Ireland. Britons or Brythons were the early Celtic people of…

116,074 people have been killed through the Palestinian-Israeli conflict (Jewishvirtuallibrary.com). Britain is responsible for the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, because they didn’t thoroughly plan how to govern the area in dispute. This is shown through the various treaties they made during WW1 and the lack of control during their mandate. In 1915, the British under the McMahon agreement to King Hussein promised the Arabs the land they had lived in before the Turks came, in exchange for a…

The extensive period of rapid bombing begun in the afternoon of the 7th of September in 1940 and was a strategic plan of the demoralization of London that was set-up by the Germans. The “Blitz”, was a short way to say the German expression, “blitzkrieg”, which means lightning war. On the first day, nearly 348 German bombers were sent to drop explosives throughout the metropolitan. 450 citizens died whilst leaving many homeless and injured. On average, approximately 700 tonnes of…

occurred and Charles I was overthrown because he was trying to rule without parliament. During the Glorious Revolution, James II was forced off the throne because he had a son that would have been raised as catholic. As these changes took place in Britain The colonist was continuing to develop as Americans. They had adopted a philosophy of John Locke which stated that everyone had natural rights. Colonist believed that everyone was born with the right to life, liberty, and property. They…