Nestled in the heart of the United Kingdom, England is a land steeped in rich history, cultural diversity, and picturesque landscapes. From the iconic sights of London, with its bustling streets and historic landmarks, to the quaint villages dotted across its countryside, England offers a tapestry of experiences that captivates the imagination. Renowned for its literature, music, and contributions to science and industry, England has left an indelible mark on the world stage.
Exploring England is akin to embarking on a journey through time, where ancient castles stand as sentinels of bygone eras and charming tea rooms beckon visitors to indulge in quintessentially British traditions. Whether wandering through the cobblestone streets of Oxford, tracing the footsteps of literary giants in Stratford-upon-Avon, or marveling at the prehistoric wonders of Stonehenge, each corner of England reveals a story waiting to be discovered. Join us as we delve into the essence of England through the words of those who have been enchanted by its allure.
If England became a world power, it was because of the industrial revolution. N. R. Narayana Murthy
The weather in England can really darken your spirits. Claire Forlani
Mum is from West Waterford, Dungarvan. She’s a farmer’s daughter. She’s a nurse. She left home very young – I think she was 18 – and went off to train as a nurse in England. My dad is from India, just south of Mumbai. He was one of the first in his family to go to college, and he went to England in the ’70s; he emigrated there. Leo Varadkar
I was born in Hereford, England, in 1944. We moved when they had an opportunity to get a visa, about 1950. My dad always thought Europe was a bit too small for him. He wanted to see the United States… The typical immigrant story. He wanted a better life for his children, too. He always tried to get the visa, and it didn’t come up. Frank Oz
I have dual citizenship; I would be happy to go to England. I would be very happy to go to America. John McAfee
England is so black and white, so plain, like a burger with nothing on it. No salad, nothing. That’s why it’s so real. Skepta
I’m from Connecticut, and we don’t have any dialects. Well, I don’t think we have any dialects, and yeah, it’s very complex. That Rhode Island/Massachusetts New England region is arguably the hardest dialect to nail. Seth MacFarlane
Cyberbullying isn’t real. But bullying and harassment certainly are real. Trust me, friends, I went to school in England. They’ve got bullying down to a fine art. I know, because I was one of its chief architects. I was awful to my fellow schoolboys. Milo Yiannopoulos
In England we have come to rely upon a comfortable time-lag of fifty years or a century intervening between the perception that something ought to be done and a serious attempt to do it. H. G. Wells
I’d move to Los Angeles if New Zealand and Australia were swallowed up by a tidal wave, if there was a bubonic plague in England and if the continent of Africa disappeared from some Martian attack. Russell Crowe
When I’m in Brazil, I’m not Brazilian at all; I am a gringo. And then when I’m in England, I’m not really English, but when I lived in Canada, I was considered too English. So I never really felt like I clicked somewhere or that I belonged to one place. Mia Goth
The air of England has long been too pure for a slave, and every man is free who breathes it. James Mansfield
My mortal foe can no ways wish me a greater harm than England’s hate; neither should death be less welcome unto me than such a mishap betide me. Elizabeth I
You never find an Englishman among the under-dogs except in England, of course. Evelyn Waugh
At age 11, I went to a Jewish school. I speak Yiddish. I’m Church of England Protestant. My father was Catholic, and my mother was Protestant. My wife is a Muslim. Michael Caine
If you put a frog in boiling water, it’ll jump straight out. If you put it in cold water and gradually bring it to the boil, it’ll sit right there until it dies. Scotland has been sitting in England’s gradually boiling water for so long that many people are used to it. John Niven
Victorian architecture in the United States was copied straight from England. Stephen Gardiner
The biggest difference between England and America is that England has history, while America has geography. Neil Gaiman
On the Continent people have good food; in England people have good table manners. George Mikes
I discovered freedom for the first time in England. Hirohito
Jasmine, the name of which signifies fragrance, is the emblem of delicacy and elegance. It is reared with difficulty in New England, but at the South, puts forth all its graces. Dorothea Dix
I still like being in North of England and I keep a place there. But there are a lot of things about the Continent that are to be preferred. The social institutions work better, women have a better position in society and the food is another thing. Andrew Eldritch
England is better only because I stand out there as ‘unusual’. Emo Philips
I spent my junior year in Switzerland. On the way back home, I spent some time in England, and I remember going to Hyde Park Corner. And there was a Roman Catholic priest in his collar, standing on a soapbox, preaching the Catholic faith and being heckled by a group. And I thought, ‘My goodness.’ I thought that was admirable. Antonin Scalia
People have to understand one thing: at the age of 18, I arrived at a dream club like Manchester United. It was a dream come true. But, even at that moment, I was thinking about playing in England for some years and then going to play in Spain. Even at that time I was thinking that way, and I always gave 100% everything. Cristiano Ronaldo
Y’all are so cute and y’all talk so proper over here. I love England. Beyonce Knowles
Why should Ireland be treated as a geographical fragment of England – Ireland is not a geographical fragment, but a nation. Charles Stewart Parnell
In England, it’s a rare thing to see a player smoking but, all in all, I prefer that to an alcoholic. The relationship with alcohol is a real problem in English football and, in the short term, it’s much more harmful to a sportsman. It weakens the body, which becomes more susceptible to injury. Alex Ferguson
Ever since I first came here in 1963 to fight Henry Cooper, I have loved the people of England. Muhammad Ali
Shaking hands with the Queen of England was a long way from being forced to sit in the colored section of the bus going into downtown Wilmington, North Carolina. Althea Gibson
I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England too. Elizabeth I
The New England Journal of Medicine reports that 9 out of 10 doctors agree that 1 out of 10 doctors is an idiot. Jay Leno
My mom, well, she’s half Greek, half German-Italian; born in England. She’s just a nomad. She loves Middle Eastern style, Indian style, so much so that she ended up having Indian babies. Hannah Simone
We are the last remaining country to allow ourselves two breaks in the season. You just have to look at England, Italy and Spain, they play right through the season. We on the other hand take six weeks off in the winter until the end of January, and that is a luxury. Franz Beckenbauer
The Old Testament God is a person with body parts and passions. The Church of England God has neither body, parts nor passions, and is therefore not a person. George Bernard Shaw
England has always been disinclined to accept human nature. E. M. Forster
If there is a better singer in England than Craig David, then I am Margaret Thatcher. Elton John
I was a student in London in the ’70s, so CBGB really wasn’t on my radar at all. Obviously, I was aware of the emergence of the Police in England and as an art student, I was very aware of David Byrne, but I suppose my musical taste at that time certainly didn’t stretch towards the Dead Boys or the Ramones. Alan Rickman
When the Beatles came to America and took me off the map, I thought I would return the favor, and I moved the family to England! Neil Sedaka
When I retired, at that time I had a lot of proposals to play in Europe, England, Italy, Spain, Mexico. But I said no, after 18 years I want to rest, because I want to retire. Pele
There are some things that money can’t buy: peace of mind, for starters, and lean muscle mass. Neither the Queen of England nor the founder of Microsoft can put in an order for either one. Victoria Moran
England is a nation of shopkeepers. Napoleon Bonaparte
The first time I ever saw people of any color was when D-Day left from my hometown in England, to go and free Europe from the war. And there was every color you could imagine, and I’d not seen that in England. Richard Dawson
I’ve really loved steampunk for a long time, ever since ‘Wild Wild West,’ and it’s always been a genre and an era that’s fascinated me. But so often it’s set in England, and that doesn’t really resonate with me, or maybe it just seems a little overdone. M. K. Hobson
In England, football is a religion. In France, football is not a religion. It’s wine and food. Robert Pires
England is one of my favorite places. The fans are just so crazy. Britney Spears
If you go to Africa and you’re white, you’re probably not going to get that much work either. But the fact is that there is a longer history of black integration in the U.S. I don’t have any resentment about this: I did the maths, calculated it against my ambition and decided to leave England. Idris Elba
I lived a normal life for a number of years. I had kids. I lived up on a farm in Gloucestershire in rural England, and just kind of got back to reality again. Roger Andrew Taylor
I eat a bit too much; my teeth aren’t perfect; I’ve got eye bags. I look like a normal 39-year-old woman – but in England, no one minds that. Olivia Colman
Colombia is so different to what I know, and every aspect of the country is different to England, and I loved it. I loved the culture and the food, and the coffee was amazing. The place that we were was stunning, and it really was quite an amazing experience to film out there. Tom Holland
I have played against the big England players – Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, Wayne Rooney, Ashley Cole. I never like to point out somebody because they are all great players with experience. Cafu
In England the judges should have independence to protect the people against the crown. Here the judges should not be independent of the people, but be appointed for not more than seven years. The people would always re-elect the good judges. Andrew Jackson
The Royal Navy of England hath ever been its greatest defense and ornament; it is its ancient and natural strength; the floating bulwark of the island. William Blackstone
The industrial revolution in England was only made possible through intensified agriculture and the use of coal for manufacturing, which delivered far more energy for far less labor. Michael Shellenberger
King of England, and you, duke of Bedford, who call yourself regent of the kingdom of France… settle your debt to the king of Heaven; return to the Maiden, who is envoy of the king of Heaven, the keys to all the good towns you took and violated in France. Joan of Arc
I was one of those kids who thought I could be the president of England when I grew up if I wanted to. Then I started acting and realized life is hard, and people are mean. And there’s no president of England, and I’m not British. Riley Keough
Not one foot will I fly, so long as breath bides within my breast; for, by Him that shaped both sea and land, this day shall end my battles or my life. I will die King of England. Richard III of England
Radio in England is nonexistent. It’s very bad English use of a media system, typically English use. David Bowie
In England I played everything – swimming, athletics, football, rugby, badminton, cricket – all of that stuff. I was in the first teams for all the sports at Brighton, played on the wing in rugby, and ran 100m, 200m, 400m, and did long jump and even the javelin at one point. In the States I did a bit of track, but mainly I was there for the boxing. Chris Eubank Jr.
Palestine belongs to the Arabs in the same sense that England belongs to the English or France to the French. Mahatma Gandhi
Oh, to be in England now that April’s there. Robert Browning
Ping-pong was invented on the dining tables of England in the 19th century, and it was called Wiff-waff! And there, I think, you have the difference between us and the rest of the world. Other nations, the French, looked at a dining table and saw an opportunity to have dinner; we looked at it an saw an opportunity to play Wiff-waff. Boris Johnson
These fledgling democracies in the Middle East, they’re actually fighting for their freedom. And what are they rioting for in England? Leisurewear. Noel Gallagher
The design of those commissioners, frigates and warlike force is directed rather against Long Island and these your Honors’ possessions, than to the imagined reform of New England. Peter Stuyvesant
Toughing out the winter is a dedication to my heritage, both in terms of not going ‘soft’ by kowtowing to nature’s volatility and staying physically close to my family in New England. I don’t run from that kind of pressure. Josh Gondelman
In England, one without a trace of Royalty will master. Twenty months he will rule; twenty months he will bleed the lands, then his end comes quickly. Nostradamus
My accent has changed my whole life. When I was younger, it was very Nigerian, then when we went to England, it was very British. I think I have a very strange, hybrid accent, and I’ve worked very hard to get a solid American accent, which is what I use most of the time. Toks Olagundoye
They are few in the midst of an overwhelming mass of brute force, and their submission is wisdom; but for a nation like England to submit to be robbed by any invader who chooses to visit her shores seemed to me to be nonsense. George Combe
I would have enjoyed playing some county cricket and learning my art that way, but I never had any ambitions at all to play for England, that’s for sure. Steve Smith
In England, you’re allowed to have an opinion – as long as it comes out of your mouth. Jamie Oliver
I’m William Wallace, and the rest of you will be spared. Go back to England and tell them… Scotland is free! William Wallace
I was born in Argentina, and have lived in England, Ireland, Africa and Malta. Chris de Burgh
On my mum Marie’s side, my nana was from the Republic of Ireland, and my granddad was from the north. Lots of families in Manchester have strong Irish connections, but it never occurred to me to play for anyone other than England. Paul Scholes
In Italy, you lose a game, you can’t walk out of the stadium without having a police escort. You lose a game in England and you get out and, as long as you’ve done your best, you are asked to sign autographs and you see the kids and you see everybody and nothing happens. Gianluca Vialli
Part of the reason for moving to New York was the sense that it just didn’t matter how much work I did in England, I continued to be seen simply as a Redgrave. I did feel I could be who I am in New York and we all like to feel appreciated. Natasha Richardson
The sum and substance of female education in America, as in England, is training women to consider marriage as the sole object in life, and to pretend that they do not think so. Harriet Martineau
All the earrings are mostly crosses. It’s kind of a contradiction to wear it since I’m known as the Demon Chef. They’re all custom-made. Some are Tiffany’s. Some are Stephen Webster from England. Alvin Leung
I learned to change my accent; in England, your accent identifies you very strongly with a class, and I did not want to be held back. Sting
There’s a certain lack of gimmickry to what I do that makes people in England go: ‘Where’s the thing?’ John Mayer
At the Imperial Conference on December 1, it was decided to make war against England and the United States. Hideki Tojo
England in the late 1940s was famously grim. As I remember it, London back then was a very dirty place, from coal dust and smoke, from the grit stirred up every day by the jackhammers still clearing out rubble from the Blitz. Alexander Cockburn
At first, I was called a quack, a charlatan, and worse, year after year, in Australia, England and the United States, by men who simply refused to believe that a nurse from ‘the bush’ could devise a treatment which succeeded where they had failed. Elizabeth Kenny
I was really small when jazz broke through in England and I can still remember sneaking off to the living room to listen to it on the radio – much to my parent’s disapproval. Jeff Beck
Throughout my career, in cricket and beyond, I’ve been incredibly lucky with my marriage. I met Rachael in 2002, and that was the year my England career kicked on. Everything started to click. Andrew Flintoff
If you want to eat well in England, eat three breakfasts. W. Somerset Maugham
In England, I’m a horror movie director. In Germany, I’m a filmmaker. In the US, I’m a bum. John Carpenter
If the Philippines secure their independence after heroic and stubborn conflicts, they can rest assured that neither England, nor Germany, nor France, and still less Holland, will dare to take up what Spain has been unable to hold. Jose Rizal
England was full of words I’d never heard before – streaky bacon, short back and sides, Belisha beacon, serviettes, high tea, ice-cream cornet. Bill Bryson
I met my husband, Jacob, in medical school. We married and went to live in Hawaii where his family lived. It was very beautiful, but I wasn’t used to being on an island and needed wide open spaces. Eventually we moved to Maine, New England. Tess Gerritsen
A family with the wrong members in control; that, perhaps, is as near as one can come to describing England in a phrase. George Orwell
I’ve never been bashful to say that I’m not really interested in Formula One. When I lived in England, it’s all I wanted to do and I thought that anything else would somehow be a compromise to my dreams. But then when I came back to the States, I realised how much I loved being back in the States. Danica Patrick
I’ve got nothing against America, but I went over there a couple of times and didn’t really like it. I mean, not that I like England that much, but it’s somewhere to live. Alan Moore
England expects that every man will do his duty. Horatio Nelson
I met my wife, Jennifer, while sitting next to her on the airplane on the way to England. I was heading to Oxford as a Marshall scholar. Derek Kilmer
My accent does slip. When I arrived in England in 1978 at 18, I was shocked to find myself ‘the American’ at RADA. The English and the Americans have an intense relationship. They helped us out in the Second World War. Mark Rylance
Be England what she will, with all her faults she is my country still. Charles Churchill
I was born in London in England in 1934. I went through, as a child, the horrors of World War II, through a time when food was rationed and we learned to be very careful, and we never had more to eat than what we needed to eat. There was no waste. Everything was used. Jane Goodall
I’ve played with Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard for England, and they are top players. Jordan Henderson
Whoso pulleth out this sword of this stone and anvil is rightwise king born of all England. Thomas Malory
When I was a child in England before the war, Christmas pudding always contained at least one shiny new sixpence, and it was considered a sign of great good luck for the new year to find one in your helping of the pudding. Michael Korda
