What a treat is in store, certainly worthy of supporting financially. I notice the suggested amounts are quoted in dollars; will that work for those of us residing outside of the American economy? I confess I bristled at your opening assertion that the contemporary understanding of "British" is that it refers to "English". Nothing wrong with our neighbours, of course, but I cannot be alone in claiming that label for all residents of the British Isles. Further afield in time and geography, your definition of "kingship" reminds me of the Old Testament experiment, where God's chosen people were to live differently, ie rightly, before all nations with God as their king. It was not long before they lost their nerve and wanted a human king (1 Samuel 8. 1-22).
Tha mi duilich gum bheil Substack ’gur sàrachadh a thaobh airgid: cha do dh’iarr mi air daoine airgead a phàigheadh, agus chan eil mi an dùil ris …
I wrote ‘Today, to the contrary, “British” by default refers to the English …’ I said ‘by default’ and that’s very true. If someone speaks of ‘British literature’ or ‘British pop-music’, etc., they’re not talking about Scotland or Gaelic or Wales or Welsh, they’re talking about England and anglophone society. There’s very little consciousness that there are other languages and cultural traditions on the island of Britain that survive to the present.
What a treat is in store, certainly worthy of supporting financially. I notice the suggested amounts are quoted in dollars; will that work for those of us residing outside of the American economy? I confess I bristled at your opening assertion that the contemporary understanding of "British" is that it refers to "English". Nothing wrong with our neighbours, of course, but I cannot be alone in claiming that label for all residents of the British Isles. Further afield in time and geography, your definition of "kingship" reminds me of the Old Testament experiment, where God's chosen people were to live differently, ie rightly, before all nations with God as their king. It was not long before they lost their nerve and wanted a human king (1 Samuel 8. 1-22).
Tha mi duilich gum bheil Substack ’gur sàrachadh a thaobh airgid: cha do dh’iarr mi air daoine airgead a phàigheadh, agus chan eil mi an dùil ris …
I wrote ‘Today, to the contrary, “British” by default refers to the English …’ I said ‘by default’ and that’s very true. If someone speaks of ‘British literature’ or ‘British pop-music’, etc., they’re not talking about Scotland or Gaelic or Wales or Welsh, they’re talking about England and anglophone society. There’s very little consciousness that there are other languages and cultural traditions on the island of Britain that survive to the present.