I live in 1066 country and guaranteed they will make it into a commercial extravaganza no doubt. What about the rest of Britain though, will they celebrate the invasion of 1066 too? I doubt if I'll be around then, I'll be a centenarian by then :-)
2007-10-13 21:42:05 · 14 answers · asked by Part Time Cynic 7 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
No but I bet they will have a 1966 -2066 centenary celebration for our only ever world cup win instead!
2007-10-14 22:38:29 · answer #1 · answered by Proper Gander 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
At the moment, we celebrate each and every anniversary, valid or not. However, who knows what the mood of the country will be in 60 years time? The BBC is one of the biggest contributors to anniversary fests. Will that still be around? I assume a member of the Royal Family will still be Head of State. They love to claim legitimacy from William I (via some very dubious links) and ignore the fact of history prior to 1066. Perhaps they will have a private party. Of one thing I am sure though. I shall be pushing up the daisies by the time.
2007-10-14 05:05:01 · answer #2 · answered by rdenig_male 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it was our last loss on home turf, so 1000 years unbeaten at home is probably something to celebrate. I think it may be a world record. If anyone can prove/disprove that i'd be quite interested. it also introduced a whole new set of vocabulary into our language, and helped lead into the era of middle english. No 1066, no Chaucer...
Of course, we've unashamedly appropriated both languages and countries since then, but this was the last major shake up of the language. So i'd like to think, yes, we will.
2007-10-14 08:51:29 · answer #3 · answered by Rafael 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure about the average person, but I do know that every re-enactor who can will descend on Senlac Ridge for the commemorative battle. It's already the largest show in the country for that time period, so 1000 years since Hastings will be the perfect excuse to take part in a huge punch-up.
I'll be too old to be on the battlefield by then, but I'll probably be on the sidelines in civilian kit, cheering on the grandchildren.
2007-10-14 12:22:07 · answer #4 · answered by Alfhild 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Will there be a Britain around to celebrate?
Maybe the Islamic republic will be celebrating its first fifty years.
2007-10-14 06:31:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I doubt it, we never did much for the Battle Of Trafalgar 200th anniversary for fear of upsetting the french, no doubt some minority group will be offended by the Battle Of Hastings so we won't celebrate it.
2007-10-14 05:24:32 · answer #6 · answered by Very happily married. 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why would anyone celebrate being invaded and occupied by a foreign army. They never went home by the way.
2007-10-14 12:21:29 · answer #7 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes lets celebrate by ousting the royals
2007-10-14 05:57:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i think Britain as a whole will as it is the 1000 year mark for the establishment of one of history's greatest nations.
2007-10-14 07:23:59 · answer #9 · answered by max power 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
People of non norman descent might not, like the Welsh.
2007-10-14 04:45:26 · answer #10 · answered by captainhook3000 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋