England (and the rest of the U.K) drive on the left and it turns out that there are interesting historic why they do when ...

The left side of the road was, by long cultural convention, reserved for carriages and those on horseback. In other words, the wealthier classes. Pedestrians, i.e. poorer folks, kept to the right.

The UK is one of several countries to drive on the left-hand side of the road, but why do the Brits drive on the left? Qatar pushes back on reports of $400M Boeing jet gift to Trump Archaeologists ...

The left side of the road was, by long cultural convention, reserved for carriages and those on horseback. In other words, the wealthier classes. Pedestrians, i.e. poorer folks, kept to the right.