| True history of the people in England. | | | | second wife Christina Regina Siöberg had 10 |
| To think of England immediately I find myself | | | | children. Christina being an descended from noble |
| bombarded with an eclectic variety of phrases, | | | | families in Scandinavia and Germany: Siöberg |
| sayings and grand imagery. With thoughts of a | | | | (Sweden), Galtung (Norway) and Grabow (Denmark |
| society based upon the ethos of solidarity no matter | | | | and Brandenburg). Even the legacy of Gannibal lives |
| the class. Ranging from the stereotypical gentleman | | | | on today as some British aristocrats who are |
| with the patriarchal stiff upper lip and his loving with | | | | Gannibal’s descendants, include Natalia Grosvenor, |
| wife lovingly referred to as the English rose. | | | | Duchess of Westminster, and George Mountbatten, |
| But where did this all begin? The Romans were in | | | | 4th Marquess of Milford Haven. |
| Britain from 45AD travelling to Britain bringing with them | | | | To mention these examples to the average Joe |
| a wealth of knowledge (acquired and stolen) from the | | | | Bloggs would most likely end up with him hurling abuse |
| civilisation which flourished along the coast of the | | | | in an attempt to defend the name of this great nation |
| Mediterranean Sea; especially places such as | | | | who he would die for. Would he be right? |
| Carthage now modern day Tunisia in North Africa. | | | | As a society we have been placed in a hypnotic |
| The Numerus Maurorum Aurelianorum was an | | | | trance without any prior warning. After the silent |
| African auxiliary unit which was based at Hadrian’s | | | | count of 1,2,3 we subconsciously find ourselves |
| Wall 100-400AD. | | | | believing in the ideology of this country without one |
| The influx of migration thereafter brought a multiplicity | | | | objection. We blindly go along with the notion given to |
| of people from all over Europe and beyond including | | | | us which harbours in our thoughts and subsequent |
| the Germanic tribes like the Saxons, Angles and Jutes | | | | actions. |
| from 400-600AD and the constant invasions by | | | | By looking at the facts of the multiethnic origin of this |
| Vikings originating from Scandinavia settling here until | | | | country would it be safe to say the English rose is |
| 11th century. This is all before the great Battle of | | | | really English? I beg the question what really is |
| Hastings 1066 and the victory by William the conqueror | | | | English? In my thoughts the depiction of England and |
| whose troops consisted of those from all over | | | | what it is to be English has stemmed from the need |
| mainland Europe | | | | and understanding of the importance of origin. For |
| Just by looking at the above short fact based | | | | it is the origin, source, foundation on which everything |
| description we can see a great history of migration | | | | will stand secure. Therefore the portrayal of England |
| which gave birth to the generations to follow, and a | | | | and what is it to be English has been fabricated to |
| subsequent royal family with an undeniable multiethnic | | | | provide the society with a sense of origin and sense |
| history. The current monarchy are from the German | | | | of self. |
| duchy of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha through the | | | | To be entirely honest with ourselves the history taught |
| marriage of Queen Victoria to Prince Albert of | | | | in schools does not mention any facts about the |
| Saxe-Coburg and Gotha from the house name of | | | | multiplicity of bloodlines in the royal family, or the |
| Wettin. The next two generations to follow Victoria, | | | | presence of black people and other ethnicities in |
| Edward VII, and George V reigned as members of this | | | | England throughout the medieval times. Why is |
| house. It was only due to the, high anti-German | | | | this? Are these not the fundamental pillars of facts |
| sentiment amongst the people of the empire whilst | | | | on which this island is based. You will find the answer |
| battling in World War I which forced the King to | | | | again lies in the need to formulate the concept of what |
| abandon all titles held under the German Crown, and to | | | | England is to satisfy the society and fulfil the desire for |
| replace all titles and house names sounding German | | | | a sense of self through origin. |
| with ones which sounded more “English”. By | | | | But the fallacy of being English is nothing without the |
| 1917, George V issued a Royal Proclamation stating all | | | | belief of the people. Once the cement platform of |
| agnatic descendants of Victoria would be members of | | | | English pride has set firmly in the mind of those around |
| the House of Windsor and have the surname of the | | | | us the concept of multiculturalism seems new, alien |
| same name. | | | | and something which stirs the emotions. The |
| This is the most obvious, overt and desperate | | | | suggestion of England being made up of English people |
| demonstration of the need for an identity. The royal | | | | is strong and rooted in the mind of all those who walk |
| family were forced to pander to the people and | | | | the streets, only with the people of this country truly |
| satisfy their hunger; in order to solidify a nation feeding | | | | believing they are English would the recent immigration |
| them this idea of unity could only be engineered. By | | | | by those from eastern Europe really antagonise the |
| 1952, Queen Elizabeth II also officially declared her | | | | inhabitants of this land and expose the depth of |
| family to be styled as the House and Family of | | | | ignorance in which they are drowning. |
| Windsor. This is against the normal practice of being | | | | Unfortunately, ignorance is extremely contagious and a |
| named through the father in this case Prince Phillip, to | | | | prime example would be those from the USA |
| do so would have seen descendants named of the | | | | constantly speaking of their English heritage and |
| House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glucksburg; | | | | ancestry; never once looking beyond that point. This |
| as Prince Philip is from Greece and Denmark, in a line | | | | compounds the point of the invention of England being |
| of the house of Oldenburg. | | | | a place of origin when in reality it has been a habitable |
| "A Good Riddance". Propaganda cartoon 1917, King | | | | land for a myriad of peoples across the globe who |
| George V relinquishing of the German titles. | | | | infused to become a population of 60million which we |
| Staying with royal families and aristocracies more | | | | see today. History speaks for itself and the rejection |
| evidence of the fabrication of a group of people | | | | and denial of those who have been here and left their |
| reaches new heights. Abram Petrovich Gannibal, also | | | | mark is only to the detriment to those who may never |
| known as Ganibal born 1696 was an African prince | | | | know the truth. |
| brought to Russia by Peter the Great. Gannibal and his | | | | |