The Anglophone World: More than Meets the Eye

Which country does each of these pictures represent? What do you know about them? It's time for you to know more about the Anglophone World, but let's do it while having fun. Are you ready? Click on the image and start discovering new cultures.

The English language is spoken in a vast number of territories, not only in the UK and the US. 

However, very little is normally taught about the other English speaking countries. Luckily you will be able to explore this fascinating blog which brings you closer to traditions, monuments and history from other parts of the English speaking world.

Of course, this is a resource from which you can benefit, but we are sure we can learn many things from you too. So feel free to comment on the posts, as well as to share any related material. 

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The founding fathers of Australia: the convicts

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE QUIZ : WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT AUSTRALIA? 

AUSTRALIAN EARLY COLONIAL HISTORY:

• Convicts arrived in Australia in 1788 on the first fleet
• Many convicts were sentenced to deportation for minor crimes as life became very tough in Great Britain
• Convicts formed a large percentage of the Australian population for the first few decades of settlement.

AN INTRODUCTION TO THE BUSHRANGERS:

 A "Bushranger" was initially  defined as an "escaped convict"  who took refuge in the Australian bush ".However, many others were driven to a life of crime by poverty. 

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Learn and play! Click on the image below to learn more about convicts.

AUSTRALIAN LITERATURE THE HEROIC OUTLAW

In True History of the Kelly Gang by Peter Carey, the legendary bushranger Ned Kelly speaks for himself:

“I lost my own father at 12 yr. of age and know what it is to be raised on lies and silences my dear daughter you are presently too young to understand a word I write but this history is for you and will contain no single lie may I burn in Hell if I speak false.”

Since his death at the hands of the hangman in Melbourne in 1880, the legend of Ned Kelly has risen sharply in popularity. Ned Kelly is Australia’s own Robin Hood. He stole from the wealthy bankers, took care of his poor relatives, and confused the police.