English History

[SWP's back]

More than London?

 

[ifiwasarichfan]

I will throw in two.

The Black Death. The destruction of so much of the population led to the establishment of a wage to the highest bidder, thus favouring the skilled artisan and therefore the development of the Working Class.

The 1846 repeal of the Corn Laws. A long term battle between Landowners and developing industries won by the representatives of a new world order and eventually leading to the establishment of an unskilled Labour Force.

The two new groups mentioned above are still the bedrock of this country along with our wonderful Eastern European friends who have just moved here in the last few years.

 

[Dalian Blue]

however, the word 'Telecommunication' gives the game away, I can't remember right now if it is a Greek word or Greek / Latin amalgum.

Greek and Latin hybrid. Communicare is Latin for sharing things amongst a group of people rather than a one to one connection like a telephone. This is why priests can be excommunicated, stopped from sharing the message with the flock. Communicare is the thing shared whilst participare is the person sharing.

Communico shares its root with mun, like common or commute or community

EDIT: I did two years of Latin so know about ten words, but dammit every time one of those ten words comes up I sound like a right smartarse.

Smartarse ;)

 

[Balti]

in purely English history it was the french/latin/spanish speaking king geezer Henri fucking off the italians

 

[morleyswife]

Im sure you have the internet and a mobile phone.

Without the foresightedness of people like Bell who realised you could use wire to communicate we may never have had these things.

I am on about English history and engaged your idea about the Labour party. To which I stated it wasn't really an English moment in terms of the NHS

Please see my post above regarding the Internet and the organisation and questioning of repressed people and the current middle eastern situation.

My Op clearly states democracy on a worldwide scale that the English revolution brought. the Internet brings it to even more folk?

So people like Mary Queen of Scots are part of English, Scottish, Uk or British History?

I'm confused.

Paul was started as an English thread, if Welsh or Scottish history impacts hugely feel free to add.

I only started this topic as I was bored


MODS PLEASE CHANGE TO BRITISH ISLES - not sue how to do it?

 

[Gabriel]

however, the word 'Telecommunication' gives the game away, I can't remember right now if it is a Greek word or Greek / Latin amalgum.

Greek and Latin hybrid. Communicare is Latin for sharing things amongst a group of people rather than a one to one connection like a telephone. This is why priests can be excommunicated, stopped from sharing the message with the flock. Communicare is the thing shared whilst participare is the person sharing.

Communico shares its root with mun, like common or commute or community

EDIT: I did two years of Latin so know about ten words, but dammit every time one of those ten words comes up I sound like a right smartarse.

And the prefix tele is derived from the Greek τῆλε meaning far from, far away, or at a distance.

Rather telepathetic. Sorry.

 

[The Flash]

I reckon the Turing computer....

 

[Rascal]

More than London?

Yes i think so.

Manchester has been at forefront of so much be it industrial innovation or political thought.

Music
Sport
Culture
Art
Science

London is a great City that houses our offices of state and the palaces of our Royalty but because they have that, they have never been able to show the radicalism of Manchester. They are limited by there proximity to power to change the power that rules them. Manchester has no such constraints.

 

[pauldominic]

I am on about English history and engaged your idea about the Labour party. To which I stated it wasn't really an English moment in terms of the NHS

Please see my post above regarding the Internet and the organisation and questioning of repressed people and the current middle eastern situation.

My Op clearly states democracy on a worldwide scale that the English revolution brought. the Internet brings it to even more folk?

So people like Mary Queen of Scots are part of English, Scottish, Uk or British History?

I'm confused.

it might be a trick question ;-)

Ah no its not ;-)<br /><br />-- Fri Sep 28, 2012 9:20 pm --<br /><br />

I am on about English history and engaged your idea about the Labour party. To which I stated it wasn't really an English moment in terms of the NHS

Please see my post above regarding the Internet and the organisation and questioning of repressed people and the current middle eastern situation.

My Op clearly states democracy on a worldwide scale that the English revolution brought. the Internet brings it to even more folk?

So people like Mary Queen of Scots are part of English, Scottish, Uk or British History?

I'm confused.

Paul was started as an English thread, if Welsh or Scottish history impacts hugely feel free to add.

I only started this topic as I was bored


MODS PLEASE CHANGE TO BRITISH ISLES - not sue how to do it?

Good good - apologies to all the taffies ;)

 

[Dalian Blue]

I reckon the Turing computer....

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