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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.
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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The Kennet and Avon Canal is a canal in southern England. The name may refer to either the route of the original Kennet and Avon Canal Company, which linked the River Kennet at Newbury to the River Avon at Bath, or to the entire navigation between the River Thames at Reading and the Floating Harbour at Bristol, including the earlier improved river navigations of the River Kennet between Reading and Newbury and the River Avon between Bath and Bristol.
The River Kennet was made navigable to Newbury in 1723, and the River Avon to Bath in 1727. The canal between Newbury and Bath opened in 1810 and is 57 miles (92 km) long. The two river navigations and the canal total 87 miles (140 km) in length. In the later 19th century and early 20th century the canal fell into disuse following competition from the Great Western Railway, who owned the canal. In the latter half of the 20th century the canal was restored, largely by volunteers, and today is a popular heritage tourism destination, for boating, canoeing, fishing, walking and cycling. It is also important for wildlife conservation.
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Sir Isaac Newton is one of the most influential figures in the history of science.
The "three lions", the second Great Seal of King Richard the Lionheart (1198)
Westminster Abbey is a notable example of English Gothic architecture. The coronation of the British monarch traditionally takes place at the Abbey.
Georgian
Robin Hood illustrated in 1912 wearing Lincoln green
Roast beef
The England rugby union team during their victory parade after winning the 2003 Rugby World Cup
Portrait of King George IV, Thomas Lawrence.
Victorian
Boudica led an uprising against the Roman Empire.
Centre Court at Wimbledon. First played in 1877, the Wimbledon Championships is the oldest tennis tournament in the world.
Heathrow Airport has more international passenger traffic than any other airport in the world.
The Proms are held annually at the Royal Albert Hall during the summer
Terrain of Dartmoor, Devon
The Natural History Museum in London
Henry Singleton The Ale-House Door c. 1790
A pint of real ale
Pubs are strongly associated with England, traditionally serving English food and beers.
The Royal Courts of Justice on the Strand, London is the seat of the High Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal
The Christmas Pantomime 1890, UK. Pantomime plays a prominent role in British culture during the Christmas and New Year season.
Astley's Amphitheatre, London circa 1808. Astley performed stunts in a 42 ft diameter ring; the standard size used by circuses ever since.
Robin Hood illustrated in 1912 wearing Lincoln green
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
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."
Queen Elizabeth II presenting the World Cup trophy to 1966 World Cup winning England captain Bobby Moore
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)
The English Restoration restored the monarchy under King Charles II and peace after the English Civil War.
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
Changing of the Queen's Guard at the royal residence, Buckingham Palace
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.
Wembley Stadium, home of the England football team, has a 90,000 capacity. It is the biggest stadium in the UK.
English-speaking worldMajority native languageOfficial, but not majority languageNote: English is also an official language of the EU
The Metropolitan Railway, now part of the London Underground was the first underground railway in the world.
Saltaire, West Yorkshire, is a model mill town from the Industrial Revolution, and a World Heritage Site.
The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham has the largest single floor critical care unit in the world.
The Anglo-Saxon Ingwaz Rune
Family-sized meat pie made by Sweeney & Todd of Reading
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
A full English breakfast with fried egg, sausage, white and black pudding, bacon, mushrooms, baked beans, hash browns, toast, and half a tomato
The Bentley Mulsanne. Bentley is a well-known English car company.
Former Formula One world champion Nigel Mansell driving at Silverstone in 1990. The circuit hosted the first ever Formula One race in 1950.
Canterbury Cathedral, seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury
The Hay Wain by John Constable is an archetypal English painting.
The Examination and Trial of Father Christmas (1686), published after Christmas was reinstated as a holy day in England
Jacobean
Geoffrey Chaucer was an English author, poet and philosopher, best remembered for his unfinished frame narrative The Canterbury Tales.
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.
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.
Clarks was founded in 1825 and has since become a popular shoe brand internationally, seen as specialists in school shoes for children.
The Palace of Westminster, the seat of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Beatles are the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed band in popular music.
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in London, United Kingdom is the largest Hindu temple in England.
Bodiam Castle is a 14th-century moated castle near Robertsbridge in East Sussex.
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.
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.
Replica of the 7th-century ceremonial Sutton Hoo helmet from the Kingdom of East Anglia
The Cenotaph, Whitehall, is a memorial to members of the British Armed Forces who died during the two World Wars.
Charles Dickens' 1843 novella A Christmas Carol played a major role in reviving the "spirit" of Christmas and seasonal goodwill
A red telephone box in front of St Paul's Cathedral, one of the most important buildings of the English Baroque period
A Punch and Judy booth at Swanage, Dorset. The anarchic Mr. Punch has been an influential figure in British comedy and political cartoons.
The Tudor rose, England's national floral emblem
Celebrations at Trafalgar Square after England's 2003 Rugby World Cup victory.
Skiddaw massif, seen from Walla Crag in the Lake District
Fish and chips
Elizabethan
The frontage of Warwick School, one of the oldest independent schools in England
Cotton mills in Manchester, the world's "first industrial city", circa 1820
English Heritage blue plaque commemorating Sir Alfred Hitchcock at 153 Cromwell Road, London
Melton Mowbray Pork Pie
2009 estimates of ethnic groups in England
Stinking Bishop cheese
First played in 1877, the Wimbledon Championships is the oldest tennis tournament in the world.
Edward Elgar is one of England's most celebrated classical composers.
Stonehenge, a Neolithic monument
Saint George is the patron saint of England.
Somerville College, University of Oxford
The metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties, colour-coded to show population
Countries where English has official status or is widely spoken
Regency
Life expectancy at birth in England and Wales 2012 to 2014. Lighter colours indicate longer life expectancy.
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His professional playing career as an inside-forward spanned nearly 20 years, during which he played for just three clubs – Fulham, West Bromwich Albion and briefly for the defunct Vancouver Royals. He also made 20 appearances for England, scoring four goals.
He is now better known for his success as both a club and international manager, having won league championships in both the Netherlands and Portugal, earning trophies in England and Spain, and taking England to the semi-final of the 1990 World Cup. He was most recently a mentor to the manager of the Irish national football team.
Robson was created a Knight Bachelor in 2002, is a member of the English Football Hall of Fame and is the honorary president of Ipswich Town. He has, since 1991, had recurrent medical problems with cancer, and in August 2008, he admitted defeat to lung cancer. He stated "My condition is described as static and has not altered since my last bout of chemotherapy...I am going to die sooner rather than later. But then everyone has to go sometime and I have enjoyed every minute".
Did you know?
- ...that Lambeth, in the London Borough of Lambeth appeared in the Domesday Book of 1086?
- ...that Ennerdale Water is home to over 30,000 people daily?
- ...that the Old Bailey was destroyed in the 1666 Great Fire of London, only to be rebuilt in 1674?
- ...that a Jury is only sent to cases of an indictable offence that has been sent to a Crown Court by a magistrates?
In the news
- 15 November 2019 – 2019 Hong Kong protests
- Pro-Beijing Hong Kong Justice Secretary Teresa Cheng suffers minor injuries after being heckled in London. China's Foreign Ministry condemns the protesters. (Reuters) (South China Morning Post)
- 2 November 2019 – 2019 Rugby World Cup
- South Africa defeat England 32–12 to be crowned World Champions for the third time. (NBC Sports)
- 1 November 2019 –
- In Tottenham, London, a 1-year-old boy dies after falling from a ninth-floor council flat window with a faulty handle in a tower block. The boy's mother had urged the Haringey London Borough Council to fix the window for two months, a neighbour says. Critics say the death is the latest in a number of incidents suggesting problems with the ways in which public housing is managed in the country. (The Sun)
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| “ | Do not be misled by memories of your youth when, on the Continent, wanting to describe someone as exceptionally dull, you remarked: 'He is the type who would discuss the weather with you.' In England this is an ever-interesting, even thrilling topic, and you must be good at discussing the weather. | ” |
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