Lucy White has managed to get Britain’s ethnicity, religion and cultural history wrong in three paragraphs. Let’s examine the evidence.
1. “We have always been White.”
False.
African soldiers served in Roman Britain, including along Hadrian’s Wall. John Blanke, a Black trumpeter, served both Henry VII and Henry VIII.
Neither Roman Britain nor Tudor England was exclusively White.
Historic England:
historicengland.org.uk/advic…
National Archives:
nationalarchives.gov.uk/expl…
2. “We have always been Christian.”
Historically impossible.
People in Britain practised religions long before Christianity arrived. Roman Britain had numerous religious traditions. Medieval England had established Jewish communities, until Edward I expelled them in 1290.
English Heritage:
english-heritage.org.uk/lear…
National Archives:
nationalarchives.gov.uk/educ…
3. “We have always been culturally homogeneous.”
Britons. Romans. Angles. Saxons. Vikings. Normans.
Britain’s languages, institutions, traditions and identities developed through centuries of migration, conquest and cultural exchange.
Even England’s language is heavily influenced by Scandinavian and Norman French.
English Heritage:
english-heritage.org.uk/visi…
4. And what does modern Britain actually look like?
According to the 2021 Census, England and Wales were:
• 81.7% White.
• 46.2% Christian.
Neither figure is 100%.
ONS ethnicity:
ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationa…
ONS religion:
ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationa…
And here’s the fundamental problem with your argument, Lucy.
Being historically majority White is not the same as being exclusively White.
Having a Christian heritage is not the same as having an exclusively Christian population.
Having distinct national traditions is not evidence of cultural homogeneity.
You’re confusing historical majorities with racial and religious ownership.
You are perfectly entitled to celebrate Britain’s heritage. You are not entitled to rewrite its history without being challenged.
Patriotism means understanding your country’s history, not erasing everyone who doesn’t fit your preferred version of it.
The Union Jack belongs to British citizens of every race and religion.
That’s Britain. Not the imaginary ethnically exclusive nation you’ve constructed.
Britain is not ‘multiracial’. We have always been White.
Britain is not ‘multi-faith’. We have always been Christian.
Britain is not ‘multicultural’. We have always been culturally homogeneous.
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