Recently, the extranet was first surprised by the inside story of the US 4-star general, and then was brushed by a news of aukus, and our country was first celebrating the smooth return of the 3 astronauts of Shenzhou 12, and then cheering for the successful launch of Tianzhou 3, the good news came one after another, and netizens directly called this the best Mid-Autumn Festival national ceremony.
In the previous article, I pointed out: After reading the Qing Dynasty on the eve of the Opium War, I may understand the United States, which is also the old empire, why is it so anxious now, outsiders still cannot feel this desolate feeling of sunset and beauty, but the people in the bureau have a feeling of heart, and say my article The fate of the old empire: Is the United States in the predicament of my Great Qing?
Twilight of the Empire
In fact, I am not surprised by the two news on the extranet, because I have read the history of the fortunes of Britain and the United States, and I know that this so-called betrayal is simply pediatric, and there are fewer similar things done by the Anglo-Saxon nation in history? It can be said that behind the world's first world war is the result of the failure of the British Empire's show micro exercises.
As the designated successor of the British Empire, the American Empire inherited everything from the British without any obstacles under the blessing of the same blood. Fight back to the fight, the Anglo-Saxon nation is pro-family, allies such as France and so on have to stand aside!
Today we will pick up the bottoms of the Anglo-Saxon nation. Hello everyone, I am the history of the green shirt bomb, this article is exclusive and original, unauthorized, please do not reprint! Like friends, trouble a little attention to support Oh, your support is the biggest motivation for my creation ~
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Around the 5th to 6th centuries, from northern Europe, Western Europe and other places many Germanic-speaking people have migrated to the British Isles, in a long period of time, Anglo tribes, Saxon tribes and Juts gradually integrated, forming a whole, then I want to ask, all by the 6th century AD, China is about to enter the Sui and Tang Dynasties, there are no indigenous people on the British Isles? Let the Anglos and Saxons seem to break in?
Don't say, there really is! As early as the 8th century BC or so, and even historians speculate even earlier, to know that the history of Europe before the Middle Ages is a mess, it is not easy to get 8th century speculation. The first to enter the British Isles were a group of Celtic peoples, known as the Britons, hence the name of the British Isles.
The British Isles
The Celts lacked their own writing, and the naming of the group was done by the Romans and Greeks. The reddish-brown barbarians with reddish-brown hair and speaking Celtic were called Celtic by the Roman consul Caesar, the Germanic peoples who lived in western Europe, and the Slavs in central Europe.
Fast forward to 395 AD, when the Roman Empire split into east and west. The ruler of the most British Isles, the Western Roman Empire, was in turmoil, and under the repeated incursions of the Germans, the national strength declined, and finally withdrew from Britain in 409.
The Romans had just withdrawn from the British Isles on the front foot, and the Anglo and Saxons of the Germanic people rushed to pick peaches on the back foot, and a fierce battle broke out between the two sides, which was set in the background of the movie King Arthur.
Stills from the movie King Arthur
The result of the struggle is also obvious, after more than 2 centuries of resistance, the Britons finally could not resist the Anglo-Saxon union, and the Britons were expelled and gathered only in Wales, Cornwall and other places.
From the 6th century BC to 1066 AD, known as the Anglo-Saxon era, during this period, the Anglo-Saxons, who occupied most of the British Isles, established various kingdoms, the larger of which were Northumberria in the north, Messia in the central region, East Anglia, Kent, and Essex on the eastern coastal belt, and Wessex and Sussex in the south. The seven kingdoms fought each other and merged to defend against the threat of the Vikings at sea, similar to the Spring and Autumn Period in China.
So what was the level of Anglo-Saxon rule? Killing the aborigines, robbing the aborigines of their property, burning up the buildings they saw, the Romans and Celts on the British Isles almost disappeared, the Anglo-Saxons became the sole masters, and the British Isles were renamed, formerly known as Britain breton, now it is called England, meaning Anglo land.
Britain's Seven Kingdoms Era
Fast forward to the 11th century, the Anglo-Saxons were defeated in battles against the Danes, and even the throne was lost, who rebuilt the Kingdom of England? The answer is the French from Normandy!
On 14 October 1066, the Battle of Hastings, commanded by William of the Duchy of Normandy, broke out and won a great victory, followed by the coronation of William as King of England at Westminster Abbey on 25 December 1066, known as the Norman Dynasty. Since then, England has ended the era of dogfight and entered a more stable era of dynastic rule.
From the Norman dynasty (note: existed 1066 - 1154) to the later Plantagenet dynasty (note: 1154-1399), in these three hundred years, france took the british from the mainstream of European society to the right track.
The Duchy of Normandy itself was a Fiefdom of France, the founders of the Norman Dynasty, the William family, had long been assimilated by French culture, and the first king of the Plantagenet Dynasty, Henry II, was the son of William's granddaughter Matilda and the French nobleman Count Anjou, so england was actually ruled by a group of French people for more than 300 years.
William lineage
We rarely see English works from before the 11th century today, because at this time the English language was not yet systematic, it could not be applied to cultural creation at all, during the Norman Dynasty, William the Conqueror brought French culture to England, bringing a mature French system, and Old English finally matured after incorporating a large number of French words and grammar.
The Plantagenet Dynasty brought the far-reaching Magna Carta to Britain, which directly laid the spirit of Britain's modern system for nearly 800 years, and britain has since entered the fast lane of development, and this constitutional document is indispensable.
It can be said that France was britain's first teacher, and it was really hand in hand that brought Britain into a strong development path. But how did Britain repay it? Learn about the various Anglo-French wars!
Anglo-French War
The geographical environment on the atlantic coast gave Britain a head start in the age of great navigation, the rich coal resources of the British mainland allowed the United Kingdom to successfully start the industrial revolution, and the footprints of the Anglo-Saxon nation spread around the world with the British ship guns.
Fast forward to 1775, the American Revolutionary War broke out, what was the state of the American Continental Army at this time? The Continental Army was ragged, poorly equipped, and short of ammunition, and it was not an exaggeration to describe this group as a ragtag group. In contrast, at this time, the strength of the British army in North America was the most powerful colonial empire, the industry was developed, the navy was at the forefront of the world, and there were about 30,000 British troops stationed in North America with Canada as the support, well-equipped and well-trained. On paper, it seems that this is a war without suspense, but why did the Americans win the war of independence? The answer is the French!
The soldiers were naked, without felt blankets at night, without shoes on their feet, marching barefoot, and from the blood left on their feet, their whereabouts could be found, and they were almost often foodless ---- Washington
America
Many Americans laugh at themselves by saying that the founding father of the United States is not Washington, but King Louis XVI of France! It was the French who contributed and directly sent troops to help the newborn Americans stabilize the situation, block the British attack, achieve the final victory, and force Britain to recognize the independence of the United States.
In other words, France is the real cow, can you always remember the surrender of the speed of light during World War II, France also has a highlight moment! The British Empire, the American Empire, two successive generations of world hegemons, at the time of its founding, France can be said to have made great contributions, it can be said that it is the power to lay the foundation!
American Revolutionary War
If you want to understand the cultural connotation of a nation, first understand the geographical environment in which the nation made its fortune. The homeland of the Anglo-Saxon people, the United Kingdom is composed of the island of Great Britain and the northeast of the island of Ireland, with a land area of 244,100 square kilometers. The Scottish Highlands in the north, the Pennines in the middle, the Welsh Highlands in the west, and the rich plains in the southeast.
Located in Western Europe, but isolated beyond the Western European continent, across the English Channel and France in the southeast, the narrowest point is only 28.8 kilometers. To the east, across the Strait of Dover, it faces the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark and Norway across the sea. Spain is separated from Spain to the south, Ireland to the west, and the United States and Canada to the other side of the ocean.
The UK is an island nation without compromise! This island environment has created a small British way of thinking, facing changes from Eurasia, implementing an offshore balancing policy and acting as a churning stick.
Western European terrain
During the reign of the British Tudor Dynasty (Note: 1485-1603), France and the Habsburg Empire competed for supremacy, Britain first united with Spain against France, and then during Elizabeth's reign, Britain's strength increased greatly, quickly kicked out Spain, in 1588, Britain defeated the Spanish Armada, initially gained maritime supremacy. And the British directly occupied the fortress of Gibraltar in the corner of the Mediterranean through the War of the Spanish Succession, thus holding the connection between the entire Mediterranean and the Atlantic, mastering the balance of western European affairs, and finally forcing the French to find a way to dig the Suez Canal in order to bypass the neck of the British.
After the Anglo-Spanish War, the Anglo-Dutch War, and the Anglo-French War, the British Navy was dominant, and there was no navy on the entire European coast that could threaten Britain, ensuring that Britain gave full play to the role of the offshore balance hand in the process of european land hegemony, sat and watched the European land storm rise, waiting for the shot, the alliance was weak to resist the strong, and the allies counted what they were, and they could sell when they turned around! Bismarck, the iron-blooded chancellor of the German Empire, once broke the secret of this: British policy has always been to find fools in Europe who are willing to defend British interests with their own bodies.
Prussia, with the help of British financial aid, rose rapidly, helping Britain to contain France on land, and after France weakened, Prussia, which was allied with Britain, became the next key target of the British, uniting with Russia to resist the expansion of the German Empire. But if Tsarist Russia rises, what should the British do to contain it? The calculating British soon set their sights on the next target, Japan! From 1853 to 1856, Britain and France launched the Crimean War, which thwarted Russia's dream of occupying Constantinople and gaining access to the Mediterranean Sea, and established an Anglo-Japanese alliance with Japan, and Russia launched a series of blockades.
The British have already expressed the national nature of the Anglo-Saxon nation to the fullest, what is an ally? Self-interest is king! This is actually a kind of political thinking of a small country and a few people, valuing immediate interests, being vigilant about the world, single-mindedly maintaining balance, and wary of the possible rise of any big country, because it cannot deal with a big country!
History of the British Flag
A country or a nation, even if the history changes, the country develops, its national nature and national nature will not change much, if you want to understand a country or a nation, you may wish to seize the historical culture and the geographical environment of the country's survival. The geographical environment has not changed greatly for thousands of years, just as the so-called water and soil on one side nurture the people on the other side, and the people who live on it, their own national inferiority will not change too much with the passage of time. Geography creates a culture, and ultimately this culture shapes the inner soul of a nation, even if it is separated on both sides of the ocean, the same nation, its essence will not change much.
So ah, fight back to the fight, the Anglo-Saxon nation is pro, France is on the sidelines, the allies are even more betrayed, as long as the interests are enough! Those who still have illusions about this nation, it is time to wake up and not to be the fool in Bismarck's mouth!
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