Quotes about British history

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If the surprise outcome of the recent UK referendum - on whether to leave or remain in the European Union - teaches us a — Alex Morritt, Impromptu Scribe
Remember what punishments befell us in this world when we ourselves did not cherish learning nor transmit it to other me — Ælfrēd of Wessex
Gower is the first English writer to use "history" as an English word. He regularly rhymes the term with "memory," for t — Russell A. Peck, Confessio Amantis, Volume 2
History is about longing and belonging. It is about the need for permanence and the perception of continuity. It concern — Peter Ackroyd, Foundation: The History of England from Its Earliest Beginnings to the Tudors
Until quite recently women's histories were largely overlooked but in the wake of feminism there has been increasing int — Alison Weir, Six Tudor Queens: Writing a New Story
The days are numbered for those bums over in England."German Tank commander — Leo McKinstry, Operation Sea Lion: The Failed Nazi Invasion that Turned the Tide of War