2.1 History and Identity
Historian who wrote the history of england?
Thomas Babingtob Macaulay
what was James Thornhill’s famous painting on the ceiling of the Painted Hall at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich
“Triumph of Peace and Liberty over Tyranny”
British history can be narrated from two perspectives
The internal and external perspectives
what country became part of England in the 1500s.
Wales?
The english colony in 1607 that gave England its first permanent foothold in north america
what is jamestown?
Something Macaulay believed made Britan better than other countries
freedom
Who ascended the throne after the so-called “Glorious Revolution” in 1688
William and Mary
What does the internal perspective focus on?
Events and developments inside Britain
who created the Church of England
Who was Henry VIII?
A state sanctioned activity where English sailors plundered spanish and portugese ships
what is privateering?
Britan´s power in 1850
industry
how many people visited the exhibition
6 million
What does “the workshop of the world” mean about Britain?
Britain was leading in industry and production.
This war was fought between the English king and Parliament in the 1600s.
What was the English Civil War?
The cash crop produced in carribean colonies using enslaved labour
what is sugar?
By what year was the britain the most powerful sate on earth
It was 1850
how long did it take Thornhill to decorate the paint wall
20 years
What was the main result of the 2016 Brexit vote?
Britain decided to leave the EU.
In this 1688 event, William and Mary replaced King James II
What was the Glorious Revolution?
The european country that helped american colonies defeat england
What is france
History that shapes a country´s identity
national history
what does the resent-day historians tend to emphasise
the role of power and self-interest
Why is Brexit important for understanding British identity?
It shows a conflict between national independence and international cooperation.
This 1707 agreement joined England and Scotland into one political country.
What was the Act of Union?
The empire that was global in scope and described as the one “on which the sun never sets”
What is the second british empire?