Henry IV was made king in 1399

>Henry IV was made king in 1399
>first king whose mother tongue was English since the Norman conquest 333 years ago
This is embarrassing for England

>era of strongest anglo nationalism
>entire royal family are germans and speak german in private

really makes you think

>and speak german in private

Victoria didn't even speak German, she tried to learn some for Albert but he ended up speaking English instead.

>English existed prior to the Norman Conquest

I bet you're not even "56%" you uneducated cunt.

Okay? but Old English (Anglo-Saxon) was the language of conquerors/migrants from mid-5th century that had replaced Common Brittonic, Celtic language, and Latin; every countries history is just a continuous series of embarrassing events.

Not my country, our history has only been embarrassing the last 300 years

What country?

Sweden

Henry IV was one of the greatest rulers England has ever had

yo like bro I'm a brit and like this is like embarrassing how???? we're like a melting pot and like this proves it y'know

> Senators spoke Latin
> Most of the populace spoke a lazy form of greek

This is embarrassing for the Roman civilisation.

(Throughout history, ruling elites have differentiated themselves through identifiable behaviors including manners, etiquette and language.)

It proves that, however many times you may try to conquer us, Britain will assimilate and outlast you.

Aggression is futile.

>if you conquer your enemy, you lose
>r-rule Britannia!

British and Irish people are descended from Normans, faggot
Sorry to have to break the news to you

Normans left no notable genetic legacy in either islands, brainlet

With all the fucking invasions and thievery that went on on that pile of rocks, wouldn't you think that somewhere along the way, all the conquerors would have raped some sense into those bastards?

>a hybrid group descended from two source populations which have historically been amongst the biggest contributors to the british gene pool left no genetic legacy in britain
It's literally impossible to tell what their genetic contribution was, brainlet

Ahh yes, because millions of Normans landed on Britain's shores in their canoes? Normans were the ruling elite, not a replacement of the general population

tens-of-thousands of them did, and they didn't all get castles y'know

many amongst that 'ruling elite' took wives from noble anglo-saxon families, and ultimately their descendants will have drifted into the middle, lower-middle and eventually even lower classes

this actually better explains the large contribution of old french to modern english vocabulary than believing anglo-saxons simply aped their overlords

Ah so the eternal kraut is to blame for england's decline after victoria