that have politically, confessionally and historically influenced Britain. The orator gives various examples of countries that had a noticeable influence on the Britons, mentioning the Saxons, Angles, Normans, Dutch and, most explicitly, Richard the Lionheart, the British paragon of a man of honour, who, for his part, spoke French and was allied with the Jewish community. As stated by him, in Britain's capital London, which is home to over 30 ethnic communities, more than 300 languages are spoken
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with the statement that the British are not a race, but a group of countless different races. Then he goes on talking about the history of Britain and mentions several ethnic groups that had an impact on Britain. For example, he mentions Richard the Lionheart, who spoke French most of the time and was financially backed up by the Jewish community. Cook thinks that Multiculturalism is a precious asset which contributes to every part of life in Britain. Not only the economy but also the cultural
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He reconquered Jerusalem from the Christians in 1187, but he was defeated by Richard the Lionheart in 1191), which started struggle amongst England and France. These countries were at first hesitant about taking an interest in another Crusade since they had issues of their own to manage. When the pressure at long last died down in the year
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Christians and Islams have had many conflicts in past years. They had conflicts like the 1300 year battle and the holy war, which is also known as the crusades. But, did the crusades help or hurt the Christian and Islam religion? Did the crusade have an impact on the religions and their view of society today? Christians originated in the city of Jerusalem, which is present day Israel. Jesus was the founder of Christianity and he was born in the small town of Bethlehem. The spread of Christianity
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01) Středověká Anglie (do roku 1485) Původní obyvatelstvo ostrovů – Keltové. Rok 55 BC - první vpád Římanů do Velké Británie pod Juliem Césarem. Pozůstatky po Římanech dodnes, např. lázně v Bath Vláda Římanů trvala do roku 410, poté Británii opustili, v 5. století začaly ostrov osídlovat germánské kmeny - Jutové, Sasové a Anglové (Norfolk, Suffolk, Midlands…). Během 6. st. osídlování pokračovalo. Kolem roku 600 – příchod křesťanství, první arcibiskup Augustine of Canterbury – zakladatel církve
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Sherriff seemed not to be the solution, but his failure in collecting taxes did not remove him from office due to his alliances with Prince John. In return for amnesty, Robin Hood was given the opportunity to join a conspiracy to have King Richard the Lionheart released from jail in Austria and returned to his throne. There were many dangers involved, would they be worth it? A number of questions need to be solved to help Robin Hood make the best choices in his position. In order to make the
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The Second Crusade was led by King Louis VII of France who was determined to stop the local invasions of the Crusader territories. The failed campaign ended with the King leading his men home in shame. The Third Crusade, led by King Richard the Lionheart of England, King Phillip Augustus of France, and Emperor Frederick Barbarossa of Germany consisted mostly of face-to-face battles. This crusade resulted in a deal giving Muslims control of the Holy Land but guaranteeing Christians and Jews
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The Fundamental causes of the Crusades Derek A. Shuman The ancient World had the territorial Peleponesian war between Athens and Sparta. After that, the Persian swept in and conquered much of Greece, along with the rest of the Mediterranean area. Alexander retook possession of Greece, (along with much of the Mediterranean). Then came the Romans, who also conquered Greece, (along with much of the Mediterranean). But after the fall of the Roman Empire, the Eastern Mediterranean fell into the hands
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The crusades a number of holy wars fought in the 11th century by ordinary men. They killed and lived for the cross which they all bared inside. They explored the Middle East, encountered by blasphemers of the church, and exchanged with only the steel of their swords. It was at the closing end of the 11thcentury, 1070 where all the chaos began. Western Europe had emerged as a powerful nation but was still less powerful than the Byzantine Empire. The Byzantine were from the eastern part of Europe
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Robin Cook's chicken tikka masala speech Extracts from a speech by the foreign secretary to the Social Market Foundation in London Robin Cook Thursday April 19, 2001 Tonight I want to celebrate Britishness. As Foreign Secretary I see every day the importance of our relations with foreign countries to the strength of our economy, to the security of our nation, to the safety of our people against organised crime, even to the health of our environment. A globalised world demands more
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