English people are descended from the Angles.
The English are a nation and an ethnic group native to England , who speak the English language .. English. English language. nation. nation. ethnic group. ethnic group. England. England. English language. English language. The English identity is of early medieval origin , when they were known in Old English as the Angelcynn -LRB- `` family of the Angles '' -RRB- .. English. English language. early medieval. Early Middle Ages. Old English. Old English. Angles. Angles. Their ethnonym is derived from the Angles , one of the Germanic peoples who migrated to Great Britain around the 5th century AD .. Angles. Angles. ethnonym. ethnonym. Germanic peoples. Germanic peoples. Great Britain. Great Britain. England is one of the countries of the United Kingdom .. England. England. countries of the United Kingdom. countries of the United Kingdom. United Kingdom. United Kingdom. Historically , the English population is descended from several peoples -- the earlier Britons -LRB- or Brythons -RRB- and the Germanic tribes that settled in Britain following the withdrawal of the Romans , including Angles , Saxons , Jutes and Frisians .. English. English language. Angles. Angles. Germanic tribes. Germanic tribes. Romans. Romans. Saxons. Saxons. Jutes. Jutes. Frisians. Frisians. Collectively known as the Anglo-Saxons , they founded what was to become England -LRB- from the Old English Englaland -RRB- along with the later Danes , Normans and other groups .. English. English language. England. England. Old English. Old English. Saxons. Saxons. Anglo-Saxons. Anglo-Saxons. Danes. Danelaw. Normans. Normans. In the Acts of Union 1707 , the Kingdom of England was succeeded by the Kingdom of Great Britain .. England. England. Great Britain. Great Britain. Acts of Union 1707. Acts of Union 1707. Kingdom of England. Kingdom of England. Kingdom of Great Britain. Kingdom of Great Britain. Over the years , English customs and identity have become fairly closely aligned with British customs and identity in general .. English. English language. English customs and identity. Culture of England. British customs and identity. Culture of the United Kingdom. Today many English people have recent forebears from other parts of the United Kingdom , while some are also descended from more recent immigrants from other European countries and from the Commonwealth .. English. English language. United Kingdom. United Kingdom. Commonwealth. Commonwealth of Nations. The English people are the source of the English language , the Westminster system , the common law system and numerous major sports such as cricket , football , rugby union , rugby league and tennis .. English. English language. English language. English language. Westminster system. Westminster system. common law. common law. cricket. cricket. football. Association football. rugby union. rugby union. rugby league. rugby league. tennis. tennis. These and other English cultural characteristics have spread worldwide , in part as a result of the former British Empire .. English. English language. British Empire. British Empire