United Kingdom Country Overview - History
This island of rain and mist is filled with history and her people have distant links with lands throughout the world. No longer is it a dreaming, gentle, place of quiet village squares and passing vagabonds. Its wandering minstrels today are raving, hard rock bands, its cities fast-paced giants with towering concrete and glass structures, and quiet country lanes have become immense multi-laned highways. Britain is a power to be reckoned with and still has influence on countries far outside its borders, and people who say it like it is. It is also packed with icons and relics from its ...
