Anglo-German relations
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Anglo-German relations are the bilateral relations between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Federal Republic of Germany.
While economic and formal political contacts between the two European countries are co-operative and friendly, a distrust and dislike of Germany often exists in both the British media's reporting and in society more generally, the two countries having fought against each other in World War I and World War II. A distrust of British intentions vis-a-vis Europe and European integration often exists on the part of the German media.
The German ambassador to Britain attributed the atmosphere to history teaching in British schools and "cultural ignorance" among young Britons. [1].
Despite the weight of recent negative history, Britain shares a long history with Germany and a rich political and cultural exchange. Both nations are traditionally close, not least due to the British Royal Family's German ancestry.
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[edit] History
[edit] Royal family
In 1714, George I, a German-speaking Hanoverian prince of mixed British and German descent, ascended to the British throne, founding the House of Hanover. Every subsequent British monarch, until Edward VII in the twentieth century, took a Royal German spouse. This led to close blood ties between British and German royalty. The British Royal family retained a German surname until 1917, when, in response to the anti-German feelings of World War I, it was legally changed to the English-sounding ' Windsor'. British Royal family members gave up any German titles they held in the same year, whilst their German relatives were stripped of any British titles they held by an Act of Parliament.
[edit] Interwar period
This is generally seen as a period of appeasement, especially when the British Prime Minister was Neville Chamberlain. Previously Britain had been involved in both the Locarno Treaties and Kellogg-Briand Pact which helped reintegrate Germany into Europe after the Treaty of Versailles.
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- Anglo-German Relations Exeter University
- Anglo-German Club in Hamburg
- Deutsch-Britische Gesellschaft in Berlin
- Anglo-German Foundation
- Anglo-German Trade
- British-German Association
- German-British Chamber of Industry & Commerce in London
- German Industry in the UK
- UK-German Connection
- British Embassy in Berlin
- German Embassy in London
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