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England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to the west and Scotland to the north. The Irish Sea lies west of England and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight. It is the largest country of British Isles.
The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Palaeolithic period, but takes its name from the Angles, a Germanic tribe deriving its name from the Anglia peninsula, who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in the 10th century, and since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century, has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world. The English language, the Anglican Church, and English law – the basis for the common law legal systems of many other countries around the world – developed in England, and the country's parliamentary system of government has been widely adopted by other nations. The Industrial Revolution began in 18th-century England, transforming its society into the world's first industrialised nation.
England's terrain is chiefly low hills and plains, especially in central and southern England. However, there is upland and mountainous terrain in the north (for example, the Lake District and Pennines) and in the west (for example, Dartmoor and the Shropshire Hills). The capital is London, which has the largest metropolitan area in both the United Kingdom and the European Union. England's population of over 55 million comprises 84% of the population of the United Kingdom, largely concentrated around London, the South East, and conurbations in the Midlands, the North West, the North East, and Yorkshire, which each developed as major industrial regions during the 19th century.
The Kingdom of England – which after 1535 included Wales – ceased being a separate sovereign state on 1 May 1707, when the Acts of Union put into effect the terms agreed in the Treaty of Union the previous year, resulting in a political union with the Kingdom of Scotland to create the Kingdom of Great Britain. In 1801, Great Britain was united with the Kingdom of Ireland (through another Act of Union) to become the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. In 1922 the Irish Free State seceded from the United Kingdom, leading to the latter being renamed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Read more...
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Manchester /ˈmæntʃɛstər/ (
listen) is a city and metropolitan borough of Greater Manchester, England. Manchester was granted city status in 1853. It has a population of 452,000, and lies at the centre of the wider Greater Manchester Urban Area, which has a population of 2,240,230, the United Kingdom's third largest conurbation. Manchester has the second largest urban zone in the UK and the fourteenth most populous in Europe.
Forming part of the English Core Cities Group, often described as the second city of the UK, and the "Capital of the North", Manchester today is a centre of the arts, the media, higher education and commerce. In a poll of British business leaders published in 2006, Manchester was regarded as the best place in the UK to locate a business. A report commissioned by Manchester Partnership, published in 2007, showed Manchester to be the "fastest-growing city" economically. It is the third most visited city in the United Kingdom by foreign visitors. Manchester was the host of the 2002 Commonwealth Games, and among its other sporting connections are its two Premier League football teams, Manchester United and Manchester City.
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Saint George is the patron saint of England.
Canterbury Cathedral, seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury
King Henry V at the Battle of Agincourt, fought on Saint Crispin's Day and concluded with an English victory against a larger French army in the Hundred Years' War
Robin Hood illustrated in 1912 wearing Lincoln green
Pubs are strongly associated with England, traditionally serving English food and beers.
First played in 1877, the Wimbledon Championships is the oldest tennis tournament in the world.
The "three lions", the second Great Seal of King Richard the Lionheart (1198)
Former Formula One world champion Nigel Mansell driving at Silverstone in 1990. The circuit hosted the first ever Formula One race in 1950.
Somerville College, University of Oxford
Countries where English has official status or is widely spoken
The Proms are held annually at the Royal Albert Hall during the summer
The Christmas Pantomime 1890, UK. Pantomime plays a prominent role in British culture during the Christmas and New Year season.
Stonehenge, a Neolithic monument
Mo Farah is the most successful British track athlete in modern Olympic Games history, winning the 5000 m and 10,000 m events at two Olympic Games.
The metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties, colour-coded to show population
Sir Isaac Newton is one of the most influential figures in the history of science.
William Hogarth's depiction of a scene from Shakespeare's The Tempest is an example of how English literature influenced English painting in the 18th century
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham has the largest single floor critical care unit in the world.
Edward Elgar is one of England's most celebrated classical composers.
The Hay Wain by John Constable is an archetypal English painting.
2009 estimates of ethnic groups in England
Christopher Lee (as Dracula in 1958) starred in numerous British horror films produced by Hammer. Michael Powell's Peeping Tom (1960) was the first "slasher" film.
Life expectancy at birth in England and Wales 2012 to 2014. Lighter colours indicate longer life expectancy.
A red telephone box in front of St Paul's Cathedral, one of the most important buildings of the English Baroque period
The City of London is the financial capital of the United Kingdom.
The Lady of Shalott by John William Waterhouse in the Pre-Raphaelite style
Portrait of King George IV, Thomas Lawrence.
Westminster Abbey is a notable example of English Gothic architecture. The coronation of the British monarch traditionally takes place at the Abbey.
Astley's Amphitheatre, London circa 1808. Astley performed stunts in a 42 ft diameter ring; the standard size used by circuses ever since.
Saltaire, West Yorkshire, is a model mill town from the Industrial Revolution, and a World Heritage Site.
Replica of the 7th-century ceremonial Sutton Hoo helmet from the Kingdom of East Anglia
Charles Dickens' 1843 novella A Christmas Carol played a major role in reviving the "spirit" of Christmas and seasonal goodwill
Heathrow Airport has more international passenger traffic than any other airport in the world.
Terrain of Dartmoor, Devon
Ridley Scott was among a group of English filmmakers, including Tony Scott, Alan Parker, Hugh Hudson and Adrian Lyne, who emerged from making 1970s UK television commercials.
Family-sized meat pie made by Sweeney & Todd of Reading
Elizabethan
The Metropolitan Railway, now part of the London Underground was the first underground railway in the world.
Robin Hood illustrated in 1912 wearing Lincoln green
The Tudor rose, England's national floral emblem
The England rugby union team during their victory parade after winning the 2003 Rugby World Cup
A Punch and Judy booth at Swanage, Dorset. The anarchic Mr. Punch has been an influential figure in British comedy and political cartoons.
England playing Australia at Lord's Cricket Ground in the 2009 Ashes series. After winning the 2019 Cricket World Cup, England became the first country to win the World Cups in football, rugby union and cricket.
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in London, United Kingdom is the largest Hindu temple in England.
Stinking Bishop cheese
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Canterbury Cathedral is the seat of the Primate of All England, the Archbishop of Canterbury, the most senior bishop of the Church of England (it was the property of the Roman Catholic Church before the English Reformation)
Fish and chips
Roast beef
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English Heritage blue plaque commemorating Sir Alfred Hitchcock at 153 Cromwell Road, London
Celebrations at Trafalgar Square after England's 2003 Rugby World Cup victory.
Clarks was founded in 1825 and has since become a popular shoe brand internationally, seen as specialists in school shoes for children.
The Royal Courts of Justice on the Strand, London is the seat of the High Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal
Skiddaw massif, seen from Walla Crag in the Lake District
The Examination and Trial of Father Christmas (1686), published after Christmas was reinstated as a holy day in England
Bodiam Castle is a 14th-century moated castle near Robertsbridge in East Sussex.
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Centre Court at Wimbledon. First played in 1877, the Wimbledon Championships is the oldest tennis tournament in the world.
A full English breakfast with fried egg, sausage, white and black pudding, bacon, mushrooms, baked beans, hash browns, toast, and half a tomato
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The Natural History Museum in London
Queen Elizabeth II presenting the World Cup trophy to 1966 World Cup winning England captain Bobby Moore
The Beatles are the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed band in popular music.
The frontage of Warwick School, one of the oldest independent schools in England
Wembley Stadium, home of the England football team, has a 90,000 capacity. It is the biggest stadium in the UK.
Alfred Hitchcock is often regarded as the greatest British filmmaker. He was described as "a straightforward middle-class Englishman who just happened to be an artistic genius."
Population of England and Wales by administrative areas. Their size shows their population, with some approximation. Each group of squares in the map key is 20 % of total number of districts.
Changing of the Queen's Guard at the royal residence, Buckingham Palace
The Anglo-Saxon Ingwaz Rune
A pint of real ale
Jacobean
The Cenotaph, Whitehall, is a memorial to members of the British Armed Forces who died during the two World Wars.
Boudica led an uprising against the Roman Empire.
Cotton mills in Manchester, the world's "first industrial city", circa 1820
Geoffrey Chaucer was an English author, poet and philosopher, best remembered for his unfinished frame narrative The Canterbury Tales.
Henry Singleton The Ale-House Door c. 1790
Melton Mowbray Pork Pie
The English Restoration restored the monarchy under King Charles II and peace after the English Civil War.
The Bentley Mulsanne. Bentley is a well-known English car company.
The Palace of Westminster, the seat of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
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Grant has been criticised by students of cinema for putting emphasis on nuanced mannerisms, for the predictability of his movies, and for his unwillingness to stretch as an actor. Within the film industry, he is cited as a movie star who approaches his roles like a character actor, with the ability to make acting look effortless. Hallmarks of his comic skills include a nonchalant touch of irony/sarcasm and studied physical mannerisms as well as his precisely-timed dialogue delivery and facial expressions.
Did you know?
- ...that the Rev. Arthur Wagner, the first curate of the Church of St. Paul, Brighton, England, commissioned stained glass windows of his mother, father and aunt for the church?
- ...that Scots' Dike was constructed by the English and the Scots in 1552 to mark the division of the Debatable Lands and thereby settle the exact boundary between the kingdoms of Scotland and England?
- ...that the famed message "England expects that every man will do his duty" is misquoted on Nelson's Column in London?
In the news
- 12 December 2019 – 2019 United Kingdom general election
- The exit poll forecasts a substantial Conservative victory with major gains in Northern England. (The Guardian)
- 9 December 2019 –
- British serial rapist Joseph McCann receives 33 life sentences, having been convicted on Friday at London's Old Bailey of 37 charges of rape, sexual assault, kidnapping and false imprisonment, his victims ranging from 11 to 71 years old. (Sky)
- 3 December 2019 – 2019 London summit
- World leaders from members of NATO gather for their annual summit in Watford, Hertfordshire, England. (Time)
- 3 December 2019 –
- Pakistani business tycoon Malik Riaz agrees to surrender £190 million in cash and assets to the United Kingdom's National Crime Agency, including his Grade II listed-London home in One Hyde Park. The NCA accuse the tycoon of acquiring his wealth and property through crime. (Sky News)
- 29 November 2019 – 2019 London Bridge stabbing
- A terrorist mass stabbing at London Bridge kills two civilians and injures three others. The attacker, Usman Khan, wearing a fake explosive belt, is shot dead by police on the bridge. Khan was a former prisoner convicted of terrorism offences, and had links to Islamist terrorist groups. (BBC)
- 25 November 2019 –
- Transport for London announces it will not grant a new license to operate to Uber, citing safety failures. The company will appeal. (BBC)
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