English Pride, Heritage, and Identity
England is more than just a place on a map — it’s a home, a history, and a culture that has shaped the world. Across social media, many voices echo a common sentiment: the need to recognize, celebrate, and teach the remarkable achievements of England, while instilling pride in its identity. Some speak of fear and loss. One single mother shared that she feels too afraid to let her children go outside, longing for the England she remembers as a child — a place where people could live freely without fear. Others recall family histories intertwined with national service, such as grandparents who fought in World War II, and the sacrifices that shaped the country. These stories underscore a deep connection to English heritage and resilience.
Political voices also reinforce this sentiment. Rupert Lowe MP emphasizes the importance of teaching children about England’s history, achievements, and values. He advocates being “unapologetically patriotic” and proud of English identity alongside British identity, reminding us that courage and kindness are strengths that must be preserved. According to him, England’s contributions have helped shape the free world, and acknowledging that heritage should not be a source of guilt or fear.
The call to action is clear: the English must celebrate who they are every day, not just on St. George’s Day. Heritage, history, and cultural achievements must be recognized, taught in the school curriculum, and cherished. Pride in England is not a matter of superiority — it is a recognition of the nation’s extraordinary world shaping contributions and the enduring resilience of its people.
Picture below: Rupert Lowe on a new Mayflower heading to a new world—somewhere—to colonize uninhabited land—so at least we could start over if our own country becomes culturally unidentifiable :(
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Your Say
- The English should of course celebrate St George's Day. After all, they gave the world everything from the English language, to the Magna Carta, all the way up to the World Wide Web. They are a truly great people with an extraordinary cultural heritage. Just look at what has been achieved by some of the people of English heritage from other countries, including the Wright brothers. However, we should also have a national day of celebration to bring together our United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Britain is stronger together.
- We Welsh have an enormous amount of respect for our closest neighbours. We are proud to share an island with you. You are the country of football and the country of cricket. You are also the country of great poets such as William Shakespeare and William Blake, the man who wrote that greatest of English hymns, Jerusalem. You have every reason to celebrate your patron saint's day. We also need a national British day to bring together the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, without which the world would be under the yoke of fascism.
- How about giving the US the fundamental systems upon which a nation is built? Like the political and legal systems. Congress is heavily based on the British parliament with a bicameral legislature. The US adopted English common law. The US Bill of Rights is based on the English Bill of Rights. American football is derived from Rugby and Baseball is derived from cricket. Harvard is based on Cambridge and Oxford. That's not even scratching the surface. Don't get me started on your precious constitution. I could write paragraph after paragraph on this but YouTube isn't the place. All of this is suppressed by the US education system of course, for obvious reasons. If the US was a house, the foundations and framework that prop it up would be almost entirely British. The people who have moved in have decorated it in their own way, but the foundations are the same.
- Yesterday, I visited my parents in Liverpool. I was heartened to see Saint George's flags all over the city, including a huge one right in front of Everton FC's gargantuan new stadium on the Liverpool waterfront.
- It doesn't matter which country we are in if our parent's and grandparents where born in England and faught during world war two the brittish blood runs in our veins and we are proud of our beautiful heritage and culture. My family's brittish blood line dates back to the 1400s and England is a proud beautiful nation a strong nation and she must always be the amazing nation that she is god bless you all 🇬🇧🌹🏴🦁💪👍💯❤
- Oh I love Arundel, it's beautiful isn't it. I live in Portsmouth, so it's not too far for my sister to drive me and our family to, now and then. My parents used to take us a lot when we were kids - we used to have picnics in the park by the lake. Another great place, is the New Forest. My sister took us last Summer for the day, and we were SO happy. It was just English people everywhere. It was like a weight lifted from our shoulders. It's sad to see much of our quaint old villages and towns disappearing isn't it.
- Shame might be a result of all the colonising the English did. As an Irish person we feel the effects of this. However the English did amazing things also and the average UK person were also poor and suppressed 100 years ago. If it wasn't for the English we would all be speaking German. They made huge sacrifices in both World wars.