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[4] Following the end of Roman rule in Britain during the 5th century, Anglo-Saxon settlement of eastern and southern Britain began. The culture and language of the Britons fragmented, and much of their territory gradually became Anglo-Saxon, while the north became subject to a similar settlement by Gaelic-speaking tribes from Ireland. The ...
Higham suggests that the war between Britons and Saxons seems to have ended in some sort of compromise, which conceded a very considerable sphere of influence within Britain to the incomers. Kenneth Dark, on the other hand, has argued for a continuation of British political, cultural and military power well into the latter part of the sixth ...
A famous First World War-era recruitment poster, stressing the concept of British national identity. The First World War "reinforced the sense of Britishness" and patriotism in the early 20th century. [112] [118] Through war service (including conscription in Great Britain), "the English, Welsh, Scots and Irish fought as British". [112]
The title King of the Britons (Welsh: Brenin y Brythoniaid, Latin: Rex Britannorum) was used (often retrospectively) to refer to a ruler, especially one who might be regarded as the most powerful, among the Celtic Britons, both before [1] and after [2] the period of Roman Britain up until the Norman invasion of Wales and the Norman conquest of England.
In modern times, the term "Anglo-Saxons" is used by scholars to refer collectively to the Old English speaking groups in Britain. As a compound term, it has the advantage of covering the various English-speaking groups on the one hand, and to avoid possible misunderstandings from using the terms "Saxons" or "Angles" (English), both of which terms could be used either as collectives referring ...
Hearts was a favorite game on Mississippi riverboats after the Civil War. In the early 1900s, Bridge became the rage, and interest in Hearts, Euchre, and Whist (the forerunner of Bridge) started ...
John McLeod of London, England, is a leading card game authority who maintains Pagat.com, a treasure trove of information on all card games. He says euchre originated from the Alsatian game Jucker.
The New Order: Last Days of Europe, a mod set in an alternate 1962 after the Axis Powers won World War II, where there is a three-way Cold War between America, Germany, and Japan. The mod has received praise for its rich storytelling and esoteric atmosphere. [48] The mod was first released into Steam Community on March 27, 2021. [49]