The English people are an ethnic group and nation native to England, who speak the English language, a West Germanic language, and share a common ancestry, history, and culture. The English identity began with the Anglo-Saxons, when they were known as the Angelcynn, meaning race or tribe of the Angles. Their ethnonym is derived from the Angles, one of the Germanic peoples who invaded Britain around the 5th century AD.
The English largely descend from two main historical population groups: the West Germanic tribes, including the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes who settled in Southern Britain following the withdrawal of the Romans, and the partially Romanised Celtic Britons who already lived there. Collectively known as the Anglo-Saxons, they founded what was to become the Kingdom of England by the 10th century, in response to the invasion and extensive settlement of Danes and other Norsemen that began in the late 9th century. This was followed by the Norman Conquest and limited settlement of Normans in England in the late 11th century and a sizeable number of French Protestants who emigrated between the 16th and 18th centuries. Some definitions of English people include, while others exclude, people descended from later migration into England.
England is the largest and most populous country of the United Kingdom. The majority of people living in England are British citizens. In the Acts of Union 1707, the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland merged to become the Kingdom of Great Britain. Over the years, English customs and identity have become fairly closely aligned with British customs and identity in general. The demonyms for men and women from England are Englishman and Englishwoman.
See also
1. England portal
2. English diaspora
3. British people
4. List of English people
5. Old English (Ireland)
6. Celtic peoples
7. Culture of England
8. English art
9. Architecture of England
10. English folklore
11. English nationalism
12. Manx people
13. Genetic history of Europe
14. European ethnic groups
15. Modern immigration to the United Kingdom
16. Population of England (historical estimates)
17. 100% English (Channel 4 TV programme, 2006)
18. Social history of the United Kingdom (1945–present)
19. White British
Language:
1. Anglicisation
2. English language
3. English-speaking world
4. Old English
5. Middle English
6. Early Modern English
7. Cumbric language
8. Cornish language
9. Brythonic language
Diaspora:
1. British diaspora in Africa
2. Anglo-Burmese
3. Metis people
4. Anglo-Indian
5. Anglo-Irish
6. Anglo-Scot
7. English American
8. English Argentine
9. English Australian
10. English Brazilian
11. English Chilean
12. English Canadian
13. New Zealand European
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