Rise Of English Nationalism In Fourteenth Century

Before fourteenth Century, the England Society was a part of Christian world.Although the England culture had its roots, the Latin culture and the French culture were still the dominant culture of the island. In Fourteenth Century, however, all this is changing, English language, English literature, English regime and English church had given a unique label to the people of the island. The article, which described from three aspects, including background, performance and impact of its occurrence, and position of this historical progress in the epilogue, aimed to make a comprehensive analysis of the rise of nationalism in fourteenth century England. This paper is divided into three parts: introduction, text and conclusion. The main body includes the following three chapters.The first chapter mainly discusses the historical background of the rise of nationalism in England in Fourteenth Century, which can be attributed to three reasons. Firstly, the decline of feudal system provides an objective condition for the rise of nationalism; Secondly, English national culture began to sprout. Thirdly, the national crisis, which caused by the invasion of external forces, brought the xenophobic which could promote the rise of nationalism. The second chapter is to reveal the concrete manifestation of England nationalism in this period, can be summarized into three aspects; the first is the spread of nationalism around the Hundred Years War, the second is the King, in many way’s, gradually began to get rid of the Church’s control and committed to maintaining the overseas business interests of the Kingdom. The last is the civil class, who play the most significant part to the rise of nationalism. The third chapter is to sort out the impact of the rise of nationalism from three aspects, including political, culture and religion.The conclusion is a summary of this article; it is believed that the rise of British nationalism led England to construct a national political, religious and cultural system in the fourteenth Century, but not universal. Thenceforth, England took the first step towards a nation-state.