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The British
Reverences towards Nationality

Yehuda Cohen
Yehuda Cohen is a Jerusalem advocate whose post-doctoral work at the Political Science Department of the Hebrew University in Jerusalem focused on nationalism and the European Union. He is the author of two previous works – Who’s Afraid of a Jewish State? Constitutional and Ideological Aspects (2001), and Why Religion? (2003), a study of the role of religion and nationality.

This series sets out the historical national and religious characteristics of the Germans, French, Italians, Spanish, Dutch and British as they impact on the integration of the respective groups within the European Union.
… With respect to Britain the characterization focuses on its active and dominant Parliament as it has evolved since the sixteenth century. A primary characteristic is its early social legislation and control by a relatively broad sector of the populace. From 1688 Parliament became the central institution of government. Together with expanding national literacy, associated with religious developments, Parliament became responsible for the emergence of a broadly-based national identity involving considerable awareness of national issues.
… In later years the Empire became a source of pride for the population at large. This forged national identity gave the British the necessary willpower to withstand the German onslaught in the Second World War. Latterly, British involvement in the EU has not affected the strength of its nationalism, based as it is on myths which go back a millennium. Because of their robust national identity, the British will inevitably find European integration difficult to come to terms with, notwithstanding a natural inclination to lead and to be involved in supra-state decision making.

Introduction Chapter One: From Antiquity until 1485 1. Antiquity The Roman period 2. The emergence of England The Anglo-Saxons Celtic and Roman Christianity A note on nationality The Church and English cohesion 3. The Danes and the Anglo-Saxons The formation of Scotland 4. The Normans Feudalism and the institution of the manor Relations between king and Pope; independence of the English Church The nobles and the king; a delicate balance between the king's supremacy and the nobleman's power The Norman fortresses 5. The monastic system 6. Henry II and Richard I 7. Kings John and Henry III 8. Edward I, Edward II, Wales and Scotland Edward I A brief historical overview of Wales Scotland and the Scot wars of independence Edward II 9. Edward III and the war with France England's commerce and manufactures 10. Richard II and Lancaster John of Gaunt, Edward III's son, and the transition to Richard II Wycliffe and the Church The peasant revolt Richard II and the barons Henry IV (1399-1413) Henry V (1413-1422) The Lollards The conquest of France 11. Lancaster and York The loss of France Commerce in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries The Middle Ages Chapter Two: The Renaissance 12. The new kingdoms (Henry VII and the beginning of Henry VIII’s reign) Nation-states in Europe Henry VII and the imposition of law and order in the kingdom; the attitude towards centers of power Henry VII’s foreign and trade policies Henry VIII, Wolsey, and Europe Henry VIII and the English fleet 13. The Reformation in Europe 14. The Reformation in England and Scotland Henry VIII’s waxing strength in the latter part of his life Edward VI and the increasing penetration of the Reformation Queen Mary and Catholic activism (1553-1558) Queen Elizabeth and the Church Settlement in England The Scottish Reformation and the end of the enmity between Scots and English A remark Another remark 15. Elizabeth’s policies Relations with Europe The fall of Mary Queen of Scots Catholic machinations (1568-1587) A note Another note Merchants and seafarers Defeat of the Spanish Armada The Puritans 16. The English in the age of Shakespeare and Queen Elizabeth Poets and playwrights Changes in society and the economy Our interpretation Another interpretation Yet another interpretation 17. James I and Charles I Puritans and Catholics Charles I A remark 18. The Civil War and the establishment of the republic The king’s defeat Oliver Cromwell’s zenith and death Our remark 19. Charles II and James II The restoration of the monarchy in England Charles II and James II’s policy in Scotland Charles II’s wars against the Dutch Whigs and Tories James II The Revolution of 1688 – William III A comparison with writings from the Dutch perspective, and others Israel’s account W.E. Lunt’s description A comment Scotland (according to Lunt) Ireland (according to Lunt) Analysis of the differences between the versions 20. The conquest of Ireland 21. The Empire under the House of Stuart A discussion 22. Influence of ancient Greece in science, literature, and architecture Life in England under Charles II A comment Chapter Three: The Long Eighteenth Century (1688-1815) 23. William and Mary and the changes under Queen Anne William III and Louis XIV Queen Anne and Marlborough 24. Whig rule 25. Colonial rivalry, the crown's decline and the rise of Parliament, cultural changes 26. The industrial revolution, the power of the estate owners, and national cohesion 27. The attitude towards the French Revolution and the war in France (1793-1815) 28. Ireland (1775-1800) 29. The Empire under George III Chapter Four: The Nineteenth Century and the World Wars 30. Political and social changes in the course of the nineteenth century Overview The popularity of kings (William IV replacing George IV) A spirit of reform in the election laws Queen Victoria and her role in government Worker-employer relations in the age of reform Internal reform reflected in foreign policy Reflection of internal reform in colonial policy Canada Australia and New Zealand South Africa India (until 1858) Gladstone and Disraeli 31. Imperialism on the march 32. Other aspects of life and thought in nineteenth century Britain 33. Ways for realizing the vision and Armageddon 34. Britain and the Empire in the years 1918-1945 Social policy in Britain Ireland India, Egypt and the dominions 35. Since the First to the Second World War Our view 36. A road to convalescence, 1945-1955 37. Empire and foreign affairs in the years 1945-1955 38. British history: a summary Chapter Five: Questions of Identity and Belonging 39. Immigrants and foreigners in Britain today 40. British nationalism in question and the EU 41. The growth and courses of British nationalism Our view 42. The British in the EU, and a summary 43. The British national identity Bibliography
“Yehuda Cohen’s aim is nothing less than to lay before us a full and detailed account of both the origins and prospect of British national identity and religious heritage. By charting with great skill and amazing erudition the evolution of British nationalism from antiquity to the present, the author shows us Britain’s unique place and role in the European Union.” Prof. Avihu Zakai, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, author of Exile and Kingdom: History and Apocalypse in the Puritan Migration to America (CUP)

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