The Alan Parsons Project was an English progressive rock band, active between 1975 and 1990, consisting of singer Eric Woolfson and keyboardist Alan Parsons surrounded by a varying number of session musicians.

* Adrian Smith ( born 1957 ), English musician and one of three guitarists / songwriters in the English band Iron Maiden

* Adrian Utley ( born 1957 ), English musician best known as a member of the band Portishead

Proper nouns that are plural in form take a plural verb in both AmE and BrE ; for example, The Beatles are a well-known band ; The Saints are the champions, with one major exception: largely for historical reasons, in American English, the United States is is almost universal.

* 991 – Battle of Maldon: the English, led by Byrhtnoth, Ealdorman of Essex, are defeated by a band of inland-raiding Vikings near Maldon, Essex.

" Boudica has also been the primary subject of songs by Irish singer / songwriter Enya, Dutch soprano Petra Berger, Scottish singer / songwriter Steve McDonald, English metal band Bal-Sagoth, Faith and the Muse and Dreams in the Witching House.

The term " black metal " was coined by the English band Venom with their second album Black Metal ( 1982 ).

English alternative rock band Coldplay released a concept album, Mylo Xyloto, in October 2011.

* Dark Star ( band ), an English psychedelic rock band, 1998 – 2001

* Darkstar ( band ), an English electronic trio, formed 2007

Despite early singles success in the United Kingdom, the band were initially more successful in the United States, billed as " The English guys with the big fiddles ".

* Free ( band ), an English rock band

* FBI, an English soul band starring Rick Astley

Swedish band Broder Daniel, who contributed three English language songs to the movie, released an EP titled Fucking Åmål.

* Head ( band ), an English rock band

The English stirrup ( or " iron ") has several design variations which are either shaped to allow the rider's foot to slip out easily or are closed with a very heavy rubber band.

* 1978 – The English punk rock band Sex Pistols broke up amidst their US tour.

Jamiroquai are an English jazz funk and acid jazz band formed in 1992.

Led Zeppelin were an English rock band active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s.

* The Models, an English punk band

* " Das Model " ( spelling on album: " Das Modell "; English version title: " The Model "), a song by the German band Kraftwerk.

In contemporary New Zealand English, the word " mana ", taken from the Maori, refers to a person or organization of people of great personal prestige and character .. Sir Edmund Hillary, is considered to have great mana both because of his accomplishments and of how he gave his life to service.

English adventurer Charlie Boorman and Peter Hillary, son of Edmund Hillary visited the village in 2008.

* Albert Ernest Hillary, English chocolate manufacturer and Liberal politician

* Lips that dance ( poetry ) translated to English by Hillary J Gardner.

In 2008, Democrats tapped Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius to give a response in English ; Texas state Senator Leticia Van de Putte did the same in Spanish.

In June 2007, Wyden was among the minority of Democrats to vote in favor of declaring English the official language of the United States.

Some political parties such as the English Democrats Party want a full English parliament.

The political parties which are campaigning for an English Parliament are the British National Party, the English Democrats, the Free England Party and UKIP.

Body was for a time a member of the UK Independence Party but has now joined the English Democrats.

The English Democrats are an English federalist political party, committed to the formation of a devolved English Parliament with at least the same powers as those granted to the Scottish Parliament.

Whilst not supporting English Independence, the English Democrats consider themselves the English equivalent of the Scottish National Party in Scotland and Plaid Cymru in Wales.

The party was relaunched as the " English Democrats " in September 2002, after merging with several other smaller political parties.

The New England Party merged with the English Democrats in February 2007.

The English Democrats are co-founders of the English Constitutional Convention.

In January 2008 Bushell stepped down as the Mayoral candidate due to work commitments and Fathers 4 Justice founder Matt O ' Connor was selected by the English Democrats in his place with his campaign expected to start on 14 February.

He cited his reasons as being due to a lack of support within the English Democrats on St George's Day and lack of press coverage as well as the party's cooperation with far-right group England First.

The English Democrats released a press statement on their website in response to his resignation voicing disappointment at his decision to quit the contest.

The English Democrats fielded a candidate, Joanne Robinson, in the by-election forced by the resignation of former shadow home secretary David Davis from the House of Commons.

The English Democrats fielded 84 county council and local authority candidates with particular focus in Bristol, Essex, Hampshire, Kent, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, Wiltshire, and Lancashire.

The English Democrats contested the elections to the European Parliament held in June 2009.

On 18 May 2009 the English Democrats broadcast their first national Party Election Broadcast.