Quotes About England

The king of Wight, Arwald, appears to have been killed in the course of the invasion,

The conquest of the Isle of Wight,

Alfred's luck could not last forever, and in 875 the viking attack on Wessex was resumed.

But the Chronicle for Æthelred's reign was written after its disastrous conclusion,

had remained a Christian.

According to Bede, on one occasion Paulinus spent more than a month at Yeavering,

Similar structures were built elsewhere at places like Portchester, Pevensey and Caister-on-Sea,

A family with the wrong members in control; that, perhaps, is as near as one can come to describing England in a phrase.

People are so much more fascinated by the royal family generally than in England.

My family came in 1635 from England and settled in Williamsburg. Shortly after, they split up; half went to New England and half stayed in Virginia. I'm a Virginian Ballard.

My mother was a housewife. Both from - well, my father was from a farming family, agricultural family in the north of England. And my mother came from a very working class.

No one's supposed to be the president. This is not England. And it's not just the Bush family, all families designate each child as having some particular trait.

It [England] is a family in which the young are generally thwarted and most of the power is in the hands of irresponsible uncles and bedridden aunts.

But it is pleasant to be remembered in England.

Possibly the symbol for America is the Frontier† The corresponding symbol for England is the Island† The central symbol for Canada†is undoubtedly Survival, la Survivance.

Men are wont to think of our England as a soft green land, nourished at the breast of many rivers;

England is merely an island of beef swimming in a warm gulf stream of gravy.

Oats. A grain, which in England is generally given to horses, but in Scotland supports the people.

Freedom of discussion is in England little else than the right to write or say anything which a jury of twelve shopkeepers think it expedient should be said or written.

Wherever on this planet ideals of personal freedom and dignity apply, there you will find the cultural inheritance of England.

These fledgling democracies in the Middle East, they're actually fighting for their freedom. And what are they rioting for in England? Leisurewear.

All the freedom enjoyed in America, beyond what is enjoyed in England, is enjoyed solely by the disorderly at the expense of the orderly.

It is probable that England will look favorably upon the independence of the Philippines, for it will open their ports to her and afford greater freedom to her commerce.

Johnny Rotten. He's a big fan of mine. I used to see him out in the audience in England and he'd stand up and holler. He's funny. Smart too, and a nice guy. Don't think he's a jerk because he isn't.