The lion ribbons found five past Belgium in a dominant, exciting representation at Ashton Gate to stamp their place at the top of their Nations League table.
England set up one of their most decisive displays in the World Cup era after 2013 with their 1-0 win against the ruling world champions in February.
The hope was then that they could kick this. With less than three months to go to the euro, it was not only desirable, but also necessary.
Ranked in 20th place in the world, Belgium has not proved a push over for the lion ribbons in the past, but tonight England played them from the park, registered a total of 20 shots to their four and dominated 67 percent of the possession.
There was a carnival atmosphere that was going on. As is often the case when the sun rises in the UK, people made the most of it.
Fans in England Shirts were flooded from the early afternoon the Temple Meads station of Bristol, passed the picturesque city streets and relaxing through the canals, enjoying the hottest day of the year so far.
The cheerful spirits followed them to the ground, which was sold out for the game. If there was ever a business for the lion ribbons to leave Wembley and visit the country, this was the perfect example.
And the lion ribbons ensured that they gave their enthusiastic crowd a show in the first half, with Lucy Bronze Sarina Wiegman's side in the front in the 20th minute.
Lauren James and Alessia Russo had both come close just before, but it was the application of the three who finally found the back of the net.
James placed a wonderful, bending cross in the penalty area, and Bronze was the first to meet, her header got a annoying deflection of the head of a Belgium player who surprised PSV's goalkeeper Nicky Evrard, who marked the 17th goal of the right side in 130 performances for the national team.
If there was ever a selection dilemma in the spirit of Sarina Wiegman about who, to start between Chloe Kelly and Beth Mead, her thoughts would be made up, where it was announced before the kick-off that Kelly-Die looked more and more like her old self since she was being pushed off at Deadline Day.
A disappointing turn of events for a player whose English career on the right track was looked back after a difficult start to the season.
But Mead made more than the best opportunity, which looked characteristic of lively on the right wing and came close just before the break. Her shot, stored by Evrard, went off a corner and Millie Bright waited for the back post for a perfect syruper, causing the lion ribbons to expand the lion covering before the break.
Belgium had their best enchantment not long after the resumption and came in the neighborhood with a strong cross-target that only missed someone to meet.
Lauren James, who is still fighting her way back to full fitness, was demolished during the break for her Chelsea teammate Aggie Beever-Jones. The 21-year-old Spits-Die on the left of Alessia Russo played the game even further away from the visitors in the 67th minute after Mead put it on a plate in front of her.
Jess Park, who had only been on the field for seven minutes, made four, with a confident finish after stealing the ball deep in the Belgium, before Keira Walsh added its name to the goal magazine in the 88th minute.
After 82 caps this was Walsh's first senior goal for the Lionesses.
England travels to Leuven on Tuesday evening for the reverse fixture and it will soon be back to the drawing table for the Belgians.
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