An Overview of 21st Century England [Video]

The English certainly and fiercely pride themselves in never praising themselves.

Wyndham Lewis

You might wonder what that English writer would think of today’s social media influencers. No matter the nationality, praising and promoting oneself is these platforms’ purpose. The English of his time might not have been self-promoters, but Britons are fast learners.

Happenings since the new millennium began forced us to adapt, and fast. We’ve lived through a catastrophic financial crash, a debilitating pandemic, and political upheaval. We should praise ourselves for that much, at least. To do so, we must define the impactful events that shaped Britain in the 21st Century: