HIST 340 Lecture 2: HIST 340 2
28 Aug 2016
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4 peoples: the irish the english the scots the welsh. English channel= moat defensive, serves it in the office of a wall. Island mentality: physically, ideologically (distinct, unique, and superior); also a bridge that facilitated invasions: people and culture forged into a melting pot. England: south and east: most populous and wealthiest and most powerful. Welsh marches (p. 7): at the anglo-welsh border. Auld alliance: franco-scottish friendship, at the expense of the english. The pale: small part around city of dublin controlled by anglo-irish. England: fertile land economically powerful southeast (london and the home countries, p. 12) see 2nd. National context, to look back in relation to today, study of people. Ireland not really a nation state, same as now. Parallel to germany: early modern: smaller states, multiple kings, empires ruling locally. England centralized in later middle ages to today, before that, divided. Britain refers to the island (especially before 1707, just geographic, includes england, scotland and ireland.
