England’s second rugby team will no longer be called the ‘Saxons’ – a name commonly used to describe white people – because it is ‘inappropriate’ and doesn’t ‘reflect diversity in society’, the sport’s bosses revealed today. The Rugby Football Union will now call the team ‘England A’ because the national team has more players from … Read more
England’s second rugby team will no longer be called the ‘Saxons’ – a name commonly used to describe white people – because it is ‘inappropriate’ and doesn’t ‘reflect diversity in society’, the sport’s bosses revealed today. The Rugby Football Union will now call the team ‘England A’ because the national team has more players from … Read more
The ‘Anglo-Saxon era’ that is widely believed to have followed the withdrawal of the Romans from Britain in 410AD may have never existed, according to a University of Cambridge expert. Schools teach that, after Romans left Britain, Britain was invaded and colonised by a throng of German-speaking barbarians from Europe, known as the Saxons. This, … Read more
The ‘Anglo-Saxon era’ that is widely believed to have followed the withdrawal of the Romans from Britain in 410AD may have never existed, according to a University of Cambridge expert. Schools teach that, after Romans left Britain, Britain was invaded and colonised by a throng of German-speaking barbarians from Europe, known as the Saxons. This, … Read more