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