The Anglican three-legged Animal

Every since, the formation of, first the Church in England, then what later became the Church of England; we have dealt with this Anglican animal, that had been formulated out of the Roman Catholic church. But once, Elizabeth I firmly had her hands around the neck of the church, she started the business of categorizing the clergy,not from an educational standpoint, but from a churchmanship one.
While Elizabeth firmed believed that the average English parish fell within the realms of what she described as "Via Media"; The Middle Way,we were still being separated into a two Horse race: High Church or Low Church and this is pretty much where things fell for quite awhile.
But as we put together what it meant to be Anglican; the two Horse race gained another runner. This time, it was the Central position, that old Middle Way that Queen Elizabeth had talked about, but no one actually knew of. Sadly though, this slowly became the norm, as the Catholicity of England was slowly eradicated from the diocesan map. But as Europe went through a Reformation, and the "Non-Conformists" emerged, we did not actually witness the so-called Evangelical, as a description of clergyman in the Church of England.
Victorian England saw a change in the whole picture of the Church of England; firstly with revival of the Catholic movement, thanks to the Oxford movement, and its instigator John Henry Newman saw a return of the Church of England, once enjoyed and loved centuries before, which gave hope to the working class of England, as their missions focused upon the working poor of the cities factories & Docks in such cities as Newcastle and London. But the "sleeping Giant" of the Low Church was yet to raise it's head, which by 1870 was firmly rooted, thanks to people such as the Hymn Writer & priest John Newton;mainly because of their political connections.
As England hit a period of Revival with the Low Church, they formed themselves by separating; Low Church who had come out of the Middle Way, now called the Central tradition and those of the more middle class emphasis as the Evangelical group. Now with those entering Holy Orders the patrons of the Evangelical group were helping the course with theological colleges(Seminaries) being set up; Ridley Hall in Cambridge to educate the Low Churchmen & Wycliffe Hall in Oxford to educate the Evangelical churchmen.
As the 19th century closed & the new century began, finally the three horse race began; the High Church,Central & Low Church. Today these are retitled: Anglo-Catholic, Liberal & Evangelical. While these are really too broad a term for any of them, these are the groups that they sit. But since the early 1980's, due to a Revival in many places,including Wales; the half-brother of the Evangelical horse has been born; the Charismatic!
While such high profile priests such as John Stott came out of the Evangelical stable;Michael Green & later Nicki Gumbel came out of the Charismatic one.
So as we try to quantify the meaning and understanding of Anglicanism, it still continues to reinvent itself. Only last year a scholar from Fuller Seminary in Pasadena, California put Anglican Churchmanship into no less than nine different categories!
As an Englishman, I see how problematic it can be, to label someone here in the US, where the "uniform" of the Anglican Clergyman differs very little from one to the other, whereas the Church of England, very much define themselves by what they wear. Cassock Albs are very rarely seen by themselves, as are stoles; High Churchmen, say it is Full Vestments or nothing at all, on the other hand,the Evangelicals it is "Choir Office", even for Communion services; this is even the case for the majority of Charismatics!
So as we as Anglicans try to find our own identity within the Churchmanship that suits us as well as understanding the truth of our faith; we still can share that common denominator: the liturgical tradition, as expressed by the Book of Common Prayer.