{"product_id":"9780750989152","title":"Who Do the English Think They Are? : From the Anglo-Saxons to Brexit","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Taylor, Derek J., \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 22\/10\/2018,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 328 pages, 20 Illustrations, color,\u003cbr\u003e Series: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: The History Press Ltd,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: The History Press Ltd,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: Social \u0026amp; cultural history, British \u0026amp; Irish history \u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780750989152\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat makes the English so... \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEnglish?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe English are often confused about who they are. They say 'British' when they mean 'English', and 'English' when they should say 'British.' And when England, more than the rest of the UK, voted to leave the EU, polls showed national identity was a big concern. So it's time the English sorted out in their minds what it means to be English.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA nation's character is moulded by its history. In Who Do the English Think They Are? historian and journalist Derek J. Taylor travels the length and breadth of the country to find answers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe discovers that the first English came from Germany, and then in the later Middle Ages almost became French. He tracks down the origins of English respect for the rule of law, tolerance and a love of political stability. And, when he reaches Victorian times, he investigates the arrogance and snobbishness that have sometimes blighted English behaviour.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFinally, Taylor looks ahead and asks: faced with uncharted waters post-Brexit, what is it in their national character that will help guide the English people now?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35023105720473,"sku":"9780750989152","price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9780750989152.jpg?v=1602535069","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9780750989152","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}