 | The
British people have been really cohesive in the 7th
century when the Anglo-Saxons tribes dominated the Celtics
and the Romans. |
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Indeed, they had to face repetitive Viking invasions
and they defeated at the battle of Hastings against the Normans. |
| Despite their
different cultures, the Anglo-Saxons and the Normans cooperate for the creation
of the nation. |
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Moreover, the position of England as a peninsula
played an important role in the formation of a nation. |
| The successive
English monarchs launched several military crusades
in Europe. But the power they won in Europe disappeared little by little. |
| Therefore the
Tudors reinforced their power and extended their
kingdom in Wales and Scotland. |
| Those
two territories became quickly trade centres. |
| Indeed, King
Henry VIII realized the importance of the English coasts and under the reign of
her sister, Elizabeth I, English explorers sailed
through the world and often met conflicts with the Spanish.
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| The
superiority of the British navy was confirmed when they won
against the Spanish Armada in 1588. |
| The civil war
of 1641 marked the Stuarts's period. In 1707, at
the time of the Act of Union, the unity of the country and the government has
been strengthened. As England held a great maritime strength and a national stability,
the kingdom decided to conquer overseas wealth. |
| In 1815,
after Napoleonic wars, England became the leading trading
country in the world. In the end of the 17th century, Great Britain was
one the first country to be industrialized. |
| Great
Britain, weakened by the world wars, experienced
an important decline after 1945 and was unable to challenge rapid expansion of
the United States and Europe. |
| In
the 1970's, all the British territories became independent
and belong now to the Commonwealth. |
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