For the language, please see English language.
The term English refers to anything originating from the country of England, including its people, as well as the English language.
English culture had an impact on the people of Earth because England, as part of Old Britain, once controlled a global empire that included portions of the future United States of America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, India, and more. That outreach was made possible through a combination of an advanced navy, numerous voyages of discovery, and a cosmopolitan trade network.
A pivotal moment in the expansion of English culture was the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588 AD. A Spanish victory would have almost ensured the marginalization of British influence on world affairs. (ENT: "Future Tense")
See also[]
People of English descent[]
- Tony Blair
- William Bligh
- Kenneth Branagh
- Lord Byron
- Lewis Carroll
- Winston Churchill
- Colin Clive
- Charles Darwin
- Charles Dickens
- Gilbert and Sullivan
- Cary Grant
- Earl Grey
- Lord Halifax
- Stephen Hawking
- Henry VIII
- Boris Karloff
- John Keats
- Kyle
- D.H. Lawrence
- John Masefield
- Horatio Nelson
- Isaac Newton
- Laurence Olivier
- Malcolm Reed
- Richard the Lionheart
- William Shakespeare
- Mary Shelley
- Percy Bysshe Shelley
- Margaret Thatcher
- H.G. Wells
Fictional characters[]
- Alan-a-Dale
- Alice
- Regina Barthalomew
- Julian Bashir, Secret Agent
- Bridget
- Beatrice Burleigh
- Henry Burleigh
- Lord Burleigh
- Lucille Davenport
- Guy of Gisbourne
- High Sheriff of Nottingham
- Robin Hood
- Horatio Hornblower
- Little John
- King Lear
- Lestrade
- Maid Marian
- James Moriarty
- Nicholas Nickleby
- Will Scarlet
- Ebenezer Scrooge
- Mrs. Templeton
- Friar Tuck
- Lady Wantsomore
- John H. Watson
External link[]
- English at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works