British Isles - Revision history

User 144 at 10:19, 27 May 2006

2006-05-27T10:19:48Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:19, 27 May 2006
Line 12:		Line 12:

	''Be warned that'' use of the phrase in this way is likely to cause severe protest from both modern republicans (of either England or Ireland) and "radical" historians, who consider Ireland to have been an occupied country since the English first set foot there, and who view as inevitable the termination of all English influence there, and wish for the payment of massive reparations to the Irish people for what they feel was the illegal occupation of eight centuries.		''Be warned that'' use of the phrase in this way is likely to cause severe protest from both modern republicans (of either England or Ireland) and "radical" historians, who consider Ireland to have been an occupied country since the English first set foot there, and who view as inevitable the termination of all English influence there, and wish for the payment of massive reparations to the Irish people for what they feel was the illegal occupation of eight centuries.
			[[category:places]]

Cian: links, smoothed out the modern warning

2005-11-16T22:51:12Z

links, smoothed out the modern warning

← Older revision		Revision as of 08:51, 17 November 2005
Line 1:		Line 1:
	'''The British Isles''' is a [[non-period]] compendium phrase to encompass some or all of the islands off the ~~European~~ coast which have, at different stages, belonged to England (which later, out of [[period]], decided to call itself "Great Britain").		'''The British Isles''' is a [[out of period\|non-period]] compendium phrase to encompass some or all of the islands off the [[Europe]]an coast which have, at different stages, belonged to [[England]] (which later, [[out of period]], decided to call itself "[[Great Britain]]").

	Generally it is taken to cover:		Generally it is taken to cover:
Line 7:		Line 7:
	* the [[kingdom]] of (the isle of) Man		* the [[kingdom]] of (the isle of) Man
	* the lesser English islands -- Wight, Lundy and the like		* the lesser English islands -- Wight, Lundy and the like
	* the Channel Islands -- Guernsey, Jersey, Sark -- which are [[feudal]] appenages of the [[England\|English]] Crown.		* the Channel Islands -- Guernsey, Jersey, Sark -- which are [[feudal]] appenages of the [[England\|English]] [[Crown]].

	More disputaciously the phrase has also been used to encompass the island of Ireland, formerly an independent realm (or group of realms), then (in period) claimed by England as a conquest; subsequently (out of period) divided, part becoming the Irish Free State, the remainder remaining under English governance, despite republican protest. <br>'''Be warned that''' use of the phrase in this way is likely to cause severe protest from both republicans (of either England or Ireland) and "radical" historians, who consider Ireland to have been an occupied country since the English first set foot there, and who view as inevitable the termination of all English influence there, and also possibly the payment of massive reparations to the irish people for the illegal occupation of eight centuries.		More disputaciously the phrase has also been used to encompass the island of [[Ireland]], formerly an independent [[realm]] (or group of realms), then (in [[period]]) claimed by England as a conquest; subsequently (out of period) divided, part becoming the Irish Free State, the remainder remaining under English governance, despite republican protest.

			''Be warned that'' use of the phrase in this way is likely to cause severe protest from both modern republicans (of either England or Ireland) and "radical" historians, who consider Ireland to have been an occupied country since the English first set foot there, and who view as inevitable the termination of all English influence there, and wish for the payment of massive reparations to the Irish people for what they feel was the illegal occupation of eight centuries.

Simoncursitor at 08:57, 16 November 2005

2005-11-16T08:57:47Z

New page

'''The British Isles''' is a [[non-period]] compendium phrase to encompass some or all of the islands off the European coast which have, at different stages, belonged to England (which later, out of [[period]], decided to call itself "Great Britain").

Generally it is taken to cover:
* the principal landmass of [[England]], [[Wales]], and [[Scotland]]
together with
* the [[Scotland|Scottish]] islands, extending to the Hebrides, Orkneys and Shetlands
* the [[kingdom]] of (the isle of) Man
* the lesser English islands -- Wight, Lundy and the like
* the Channel Islands -- Guernsey, Jersey, Sark -- which are [[feudal]] appenages of the [[England|English]] Crown.

More disputaciously the phrase has also been used to encompass the island of Ireland, formerly an independent realm (or group of realms), then (in period) claimed by England as a conquest; subsequently (out of period) divided, part becoming the Irish Free State, the remainder remaining under English governance, despite republican protest. <br>'''Be warned that''' use of the phrase in this way is likely to cause severe protest from both republicans (of either England or Ireland) and "radical" historians, who consider Ireland to have been an occupied country since the English first set foot there, and who view as inevitable the termination of all English influence there, and also possibly the payment of massive reparations to the irish people for the illegal occupation of eight centuries.