Europe moved from the Europe page    Not all europeans were christian anyway The anglosaxons werent until converted much later  they saved Britain from civilisation    Its not a very good idea to restart an old thread on this talk page Troublesome editor Scipio disappeared from the WP some time ago and I added the sentence about the legalization of Christianity after four centuries of imperial persecution Please look at the edit history of the page and the article itself This is not a forum or a place to air opinions Your remarks above are offensive and racist Please could you remove them     As an anglosaxon myself or as near as one can get these days  Ive stopped ticking British on forms because I have never felt British  I tick white other  why am I not allowed to be English any more I dont understand your reference to rascist and offensive The view that the anglosaxons saved us from civilization is at most ironic and surely reflects the traditional selfdepreciating style of English humour andor English speech Additionally I am not sure why you feel the pursuit of excellence has an end Anyway arent you supposed to assume good  faith httpenwikipediaorgwikiWikipediaAssumegoodfaith  Mariya  x    I can do one of those ridiculous more English than you things if you want but it is very silly My real surname is Mediaeval English People with the same surname as me were related to Edward II but I have no evidence of a connection between them and me although it is not at all a common surname  I am clearly from the poor branch  and they have a few old streets named after them if you know where to look In my bloodline although there are gaps not accounted for I have yet to find a single individual not born in England Thats pretty English dont you think There is even a market town in England where by blood or by marriage I am related to about half the inhabitants Im so very English I am almost certainly a bit inbred There we are Anyway enjoy your breakfast Mariya  x     I still cant understand how the remarks you added are directly related to the editing of the article on Europe They seem to be the sort of remarks that would normally be added on a forum with a little  for good measure Where did I mention the pursuit of excellence Did you mean selfdeprecating by any chance Born near the home of the Venerable Bede almost a geordie I rarely call myself English Of course I do at the moment here in France in the brief period before next Saturday I narrowly escaped having a tricoleur painted on my face last Saturday The french of course use anglosaxon as a putdown      Edward II of red hot poker fame As mentioned in the Flower of Scotland Oh dear oh dear oh dear That explains everything Have you sought help    Fraid so Anyway I thought ethnic origin was selfdefined so I can be what I want and you can be what you want even if we were and I am fairly sure we are not siblings Similarly the French can describe Anglosaxons in any way they want but it might be inappropriate for these pages I am not concerned about being a Rosbif I think thats how it goes even though I havent eaten it for  years The Venerable Bede certainly wasnt ashamed to be English  re the great quote about when he gets to Heaven By pursuit of excellence I was referring to the continuous and unending work of Historical Truth Thats why History excites me  it should be fixed but it isnt Mariya  x     Historical truth Doesnt that depend on who writes the history books Im not sure that  would have liked Terry Jones series  Barbarians very much BTW you seem so english that I suspect that you have midnight feasts of scones and clotted cream probably washed down with a thimbleful or two of vodka    Historical Truth  exactly  thats one of the reasons it changes Mr Jones series was very popular and he is a very entertaining presenter but that doesnt make it historically accurate I could have another long discussion with you on Mr Jones Sorry about the vodka  I dont drink anymore  gave that up too I used to brew my own mead though  years ago Perhaps if I drank a little more things would all make sense What about you  drinking Newkie brown or the local stuff or something else Mariya  x      I also question the accuracy of Barbarians The Life of Brian was far more scholarly probably more accurate than many biblical passages I only have experience of Newcastle Brown from when it was p a bottle Have you tried Lindisfarne mead from one of the homes of our great St Cuthbert   Preceding comment was added at