England Essays

In today’s world, the total number of ESL (English as a Second Language) speakers well exceeds the number of ENL (English as a Native Language) speakers (Jenkins 4). By English being a second language, that means the language has an official status within a country and is used ‘in fields …

Henry VII came to the throne in 1485; in many ways his reign appeared vulnerable and his finances poor, however, when he died in 1509 he left his son Henry a sound fiscal legacy. However, was his reign destined to be the financial high point of the Tudor dynasty he …

Henry VII promoted overseas trade for various reasons, England’s’ most popular export was wool and cloth, promoting overseas trade England would benefit financially, it was a technique to get more foreign support and also to secure Henry from imposters. England’s main export was wool and woollen cloth. The wool and …

The year 1763 marked the end of the French and Indian War, the final defeat of the French and their Native American allies in America. For America’s English colonists, this was a cause for great celebration and pride in their English identity. Expressions of English patriotism were widespread. But only …

English is a language that has been spread throughout the whole world. People use English language most of the time. Maybe not everyone but can speak in English fluently but it is impossible for those people if they do not know the word ‘sorry’, ‘thank you’ and the word that …

John Milton (9 December 1608 – 8 November 1674) also known as ‘The Renaissance poet’ was born in London on December 9, 1608, as a son of the composer John Milton and his wife Sarah Jeffrey into a middle-class family. The senior John Milton moved to London around 1583 after …

“Edward II” is a Renaissance or Early Modern period play written by Christopher Marlowe. It is one of the earliest English history plays. The play telescopes most of Edward II’s reign into a single narrative, beginning with the recall of his favourite, Piers Gaveston, from exile, and ending with his …

Henry VIII broke with Rome for a number of different reasons. These include his desire for a divorce which the pop would not grant, his need to close down the monasteries to get more money and his wish for more power to rule England. The most important reason is his …

The aim of this essay is to explore the positions of Cristal, Phillipson and Reid and to consider how to address and how not to address the global language situation. There have been many different opinions expressed by academic linguistics as to weather the spread of one dominant language is …

Many people today are not aware of how the United States was started. Before the United States became a nation, it was just unknown land. It was only known of by the natives that lived there. Later it would be discovered by Europe, it quickly encouraged explorers to travel over …