England has been at war for most of _any_ part of it's history, including the last couple of centuries.
"without major wars or revolutions for centuries" doesn't seem to discount overseas wars.
For what it's worth, the first world war had a major impact on the social life of British people by the simple device of killing a large fraction of the upper class men, and a smaller fraction of working class men. That contributed to the subsequent rise of the middle classes, which may have come to an end recently.
"without major wars or revolutions for centuries" doesn't seem to discount overseas wars.
For what it's worth, the first world war had a major impact on the social life of British people by the simple device of killing a large fraction of the upper class men, and a smaller fraction of working class men. That contributed to the subsequent rise of the middle classes, which may have come to an end recently.