“In the 20th century, the position of the monarch as head of the Church of England was given a meaning which it never had before. You took the fact that the monarch was head of the Church of England to mean that the British monarchy was itself a religious or moral institution and the monarchy became a symbol of national public morality.” MeanFactsGivenChurchReligiousMoralCenturyPositionMoralityEnglandInstitutionsBritishSymbols20th CenturyMonarchyMonarchsChurch Of EnglandBritish Monarchy Author:David Starkey
“Out of the chaos of post-Roman Dark Age Britain, the English had created the world's first nation-state: One king, one country, one church, one currency, one language and a single unified representative national administration. Never again in England would sovereignty descend to the merely regional level. Never again would the idea of England and the unity of England ever be challenged.” WorldFirstsIdeasCountryStatesAgeLanguageNationsChurchDarkLevelsHistoryKingsEnglandUnityChaosAdministrationPostsBritainRepresentativesCurrencySovereigntyDark AgesUnifiedBritish History Author:David Starkey
