englishness

• Thomas Beckett


  • 12th century
  • Archbishop of Canterbury
  • Lord Chancellor of Henry II
  • Killed in Canterbury Cathedral (1170) under royal command
• Magna Carta


  • 1215
  • King John was forced to renounce certain rights (feudal payments)
  • Protected the people
  • Foundation of today's parliament
• Alice in Wonderland


  • Lewis Carol
  • Anthropomorphic creatures
  • Nonsense genre
• Stiff upper lip


  • Showing no emotion
  • "Keep calm and carry on"
• The Lake District


  • Northwest
  • Lake poets: W. Wordsworth, Coleridge
• Beefeaters - Tower of London


  • Red costume
  • Men who have served 20+ years in the army
  • Take a history exam to be a beefeater
  • Guide small groups around the Tower of London
• Trooping the Colour


  • 17th century
  • Ceremony of the regiments of the army: same colours walk together
  • Celebration of the King's birthday parade
• Queen Victoria


  • 19th century
  • Empress of India
  • Strict standards of behaviour (morality)
  • Married to Albert Saxe-Coburg (her cousin)
  • Had 9 kids
  • "Grandmother of Europe"
• Morris Dancers


  • Handkerchief, ribbons, bells on shin
  • Dates out of the 15th century
  • Rhythmic folk dance on music
• Dr Johnson


  • 18th century
  • Man of letters: linguist, British author, lexicographer
  • Started to write the dictionary
• Cotswolds


  Range of hills: 40-145km
• Robin Hood


  • 19th century
  • Folk figure
  • Robbed the rich to give to the poor
• God Save the Queen


  • National anthem of the UK + Commonwealth
  • Composer uncertain, but thought to be John Bull
• Hampton Court


  • Royal palace once built for Thomas Wolsey (by Henry VII)
  • Now a tourist attraction (Greater London)
• Sherlock Holmes


  • Logical reasoning, disguises & forensic science
  • Fictional detective
  • Created by Sir Conan Doyle
  • Partner: Doctor Watson
• Stonehenge


  • Prehistoric monument
  • Standing stones
  • Situated in Wiltshire
• The Brontës


  • The dad was a vicar
  • Charlotte (Currer Bell) wrote Jane Eyre
  • Emily (Ellis Belle) wrote Wuthering Heights
  • Ann (Acton Belle) wrote The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
  • Used pseudonyms as girls couldn't publish books at the time
  • All died of tuberculosis, their brother died of alcohol