A Long Silence
David A. Bell: ‘Englishness’, 14 December 2000
Englishness Identified: Manners and Character, 1650-1850
by Paul Langford.
Oxford, 389 pp., £25, April 2000,9780198206811 Show More
by Paul Langford.
Oxford, 389 pp., £25, April 2000,
“... politicised justification for the break-up of Britain. Citing a recent article by J.C.D. Clark, the Times claimed that Britain and Britishness, far from being ‘forged’ largely in the 18th century as Colley claims, have deeper historical roots. Devolution, and the concurrent resurgence of ‘English’ nationalism are not therefore inevitable ... ”