"On top of this, hundreds of towns in the north-eastern United States in particular still testify to the Great Migration of settlers from eight eastern counties of England, the Puritan heartland that stretched from Lincolnshire down to Essex – ancestral homeland to both the Washington and Bush families – and Kent."
I have seen studies showing that the US communities with the highest percentages of self-professed English ancestry are in Upper New England and the Mormon corridor.
Yes this is a great story. I tend to forget the whole period from the first settlements to the revolution - nearly 200 years, which is quite a long time of co-existence. Could we ever attach ourselves to that ship again? The federal system provides for variation and difference, and we could benefit from the energy and opportunity. I know it's not a perfect plan, but after all this time the most positive emotion I can conjure for the British state is indifference.
Surely the Dutch-Portugese war has a better claim to be the first global war and the War of Austrian Succession was fought in India, Europe and both Americas.
The Second and Third Anglo-Dutch wars also probably count though they were far less exciting.
"last opened on 10 May 2007" what was it about Blair announcing his resignation on that day that made you give up on the book?
I never thought about that, but yes, it is Blair's fault.
"On top of this, hundreds of towns in the north-eastern United States in particular still testify to the Great Migration of settlers from eight eastern counties of England, the Puritan heartland that stretched from Lincolnshire down to Essex – ancestral homeland to both the Washington and Bush families – and Kent."
I have seen studies showing that the US communities with the highest percentages of self-professed English ancestry are in Upper New England and the Mormon corridor.
Yes this is a great story. I tend to forget the whole period from the first settlements to the revolution - nearly 200 years, which is quite a long time of co-existence. Could we ever attach ourselves to that ship again? The federal system provides for variation and difference, and we could benefit from the energy and opportunity. I know it's not a perfect plan, but after all this time the most positive emotion I can conjure for the British state is indifference.
'There is no Texas for us'
"I fear that if I went there this would no longer be true, and they’d all say ‘like’ four times in every sentence and tell you they’re ‘reaching out’.
Actually they'd say"loik" and "reaching oot" if there are any traces of that accent remaining.
Here's a sample of a very similar accent that sounds like old fashioned rural English speech:
https://youtu.be/AIZgw09CG9E?si=YHqf7tUtS-Shkwo8
Surely the Dutch-Portugese war has a better claim to be the first global war and the War of Austrian Succession was fought in India, Europe and both Americas.
The Second and Third Anglo-Dutch wars also probably count though they were far less exciting.