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England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west. The Irish Sea lies northwest of England and the Celtic Sea lies 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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Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League and have contested more seasons in the top flight of English football than any other. They are one of the top five most successful English clubs in terms of major honours, having won the League Championship nine times, the FA Cup five times and the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup once. The club's most recent major trophy was the 1995 FA Cup.When managed by David Moyes,(now Real Sociedad manager) the first team made significant progress, with three European qualifications and four top eight finishes during his six-year tenure.
Everton were founded in 1878 and have a notable rivalry with Liverpool F.C., known as the Merseyside derby. Liverpool were formed fourteen years later than Everton (in 1892) after a dispute over the rent at Anfield, Everton's old ground; since then Everton have been based at Goodison Park as a result of the split. In 2006, it was announced that the club and Knowsley Council were discussing the construction of a new 55,000 seater stadium in Kirkby. The club have a large fanbase and regularly attract large crowds, averaging over 36,000 (90% of capacity) during the 2005–06 season.
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Skiddaw massif, seen from Walla Crag in the Lake District
BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir in London, United Kingdom is the largest Hindu temple in England.
Boudica led an uprising against the Roman Empire
Wembley Stadium, home of the England football team, has a 90,000 capacity. It is the biggest stadium in the UK
Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, an NHS hospital, has the largest single floor critical care unit 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
Robin Hood illustrated in 1912 wearing Lincoln green
Geoffrey Chaucer was an English author, poet and philosopher, best remembered for his unfinished frame narrative The Canterbury Tales
Westminster Abbey, London, is an example of English Gothic architecture
A Punch and Judy booth at Swanage, Dorset. The anarchic Mr. Punch has been an influential figure in British comedy and political cartoons.
The metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties, colour-coded to show population
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."
Celebrations at Trafalgar Square after England's 2003 Rugby World Cup victory.
Westminster Abbey is a notable example of English Gothic architecture. The coronation of the British monarch traditionally takes place at the Abbey
Melton Mowbray Port Pie
Engraving of the English pirate Blackbeard from the 1724 book A General History of the Pyrates. The book is the prime source for many famous pirates of the Golden Age of Piracy.
The Hay Wain by John Constable is an archetypal English painting.
Canterbury Cathedral, seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury
Chatsworth House, a famous example of an English country house surrounded by an English garden
Heathrow Airport has more international passenger traffic than any other airport in the world.
Former Formula One world champion Nigel Mansell driving at Silverstone in 1990. The circuit hosted the first ever Formula One race in 1950
The Proms are held annually at the Royal Albert Hall during the summer
England playing Australia at Lord's Cricket Ground in the 2009 Ashes series
The Beatles are the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed band in popular music.
The Palace of Westminster, the seat of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Stinking Bishop cheese
Somerville College, University of Oxford
The Lady of Shalott by John William Waterhouse in the Pre-Raphaelite style
Saint George is the patron saint of England
Cotton mills in Manchester, the world's "first industrial city", circa 1820.
A Voluptuary under the horrors of Digestion (1792)
Bodiam Castle is a 14th-century moated castle near Robertsbridge in East Sussex
English-speaking worldMajority native languageOfficial, but not majority languageNote: English is also an official language of the EU
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
Queen Elizabeth II presenting the World Cup trophy to 1966 World Cup winning England captain Bobby Moore
The English Restoration restored the monarchy under King Charles II and peace after the English Civil War
Robin Hood illustrated in 1912 wearing Lincoln green
The England rugby union team during their victory parade after winning the 2003 Rugby World Cup
The Examination and Trial of Father Christmas (1686), published after Christmas was reinstated as a holy day in England
The Metropolitan Railway, now part of the London Underground was the first underground railway in the world
Statue of a tripod from The War of the Worlds in Woking, hometown of science fiction author H. G. Wells. The book is a seminal depiction of a conflict between mankind and an extraterrestrial race.
Astley's Amphitheatre, London circa 1808. Astley performed stunts in a 42 ft diameter ring; the standard size used by circuses ever since.
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.
David Bowie's mural in his hometown of Brixton features his character Aladdin Sane. It became a shrine to Bowie after his death.
Terrain of Dartmoor, Devon
Edward Elgar is one of England's most celebrated classical composers.
Morris dancing is one of the more visible English folk traditions, with many differing regional variations.
Sir Isaac Newton is one of the most influential figures in the history of science
Replica of the 7th-century ceremonial Sutton Hoo helmet from the Kingdom of East Anglia
2009 estimates of ethnic groups in England
The City of London is the financial capital of United Kingdom
First played in 1877, the Wimbledon Championships is the oldest tennis tournament in the world.
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 frontage of Warwick School, one of the oldest independent schools in England
Saltaire, West Yorkshire, is a model mill town from the Industrial Revolution, and a World Heritage Site
Fish and chips
Centre Court at Wimbledon. First played in 1877, the Wimbledon Championships is the oldest tennis tournament in the world.
Roast beef
The Cenotaph, Whitehall, is a memorial to members of the British Armed Forces who died during the two World Wars
The Natural History Museum in London
A red telephone box in front of St Paul's Cathedral, one of the most important buildings of the English Baroque period
Changing of the Queen's Guard at the royal residence, Buckingham Palace
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
Life expectancy at birth in England and Wales 2012 to 2014. Lighter colours indicate longer life expectancy.
The Royal Courts of Justice on the Strand, London is the seat of the High Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal
The "three lions", the second Great Seal of King Richard the Lionheart (1198)
The Bentley Mulsanne. Bentley is a well-known English car company
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)
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.
The Tudor rose, England's national floral emblem
Countries where English has official status or is widely spoken
The World Cup Sculpture featuring captain Bobby Moore with the 1966 World Cup trophy, on the shoulders of Geoff Hurst and Ray Wilson, together with Martin Peters
"Pimm's O'Clock implies lazy, happy days sitting in the sun with nothing to do and no need to worry about time." Urban Dictionary
Family-sized meat pie made by Sweeney & Todd of Reading
The Christmas Pantomime 1890, UK. Pantomime plays a prominent role in British culture during the Christmas and New Year season.
English Heritage blue plaque commemorating Sir Alfred Hitchcock at 153 Cromwell Road, London
A pint of real ale
Charles Dickens' 1843 novella A Christmas Carol played a major role in reviving the "spirit" of Christmas and seasonal goodwill
Population of England and Wales by administrative areas. Their size is approximately in proportion to their population. Colours by quints (1/5th) of number of districts classified by population density with division of extreme quints
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Natasha and Daniel share the Guinness World Record for being the only siblings to have had solo number-ones in UK chart history. Similarly, they have each cracked the Top 10 in Australia, United States, Canada and Europe. Bedingfield recorded her first album Unwritten in 2004. The album contained primarily uptempo pop songs and was influenced by R&B music; it enjoyed international success with over 2.5 million sold worldwide. In 2007, she received a Grammy Award nomination for "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance" for the song "Unwritten". Bedingfield's second album N.B. (2007) yielded the singles "I Wanna Have Your Babies" which was written and produced by Natasha Bedingfield, Wayne Wilkins, Andrew Frampton, and Steve Kipner, "Soulmate" and "Say It Again". Bedingfield has achieved 5 top ten singles in the United Kingdom to date and as of April 2008, she has sold over 10 million singles and albums worldwide. Bedingfield has promoted humanitarian causes throughout the world, and is noted for her work with children in the "Stop the Traffik" campaign through her mother's charity, Global Angels. While she is not politically outspoken in the US, her song "Unwritten" has been used by Barack Obama on the campaign trail in 2008.
Did you know?
- ...that the 1952 Farnborough Airshow DH.110 crash is the last time spectators were killed in an accident at a British air show?
- ...that William the Conqueror's transport of over 2000 horses across the English Channel during the Norman invasion of England is depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry?
- ...that the Premier League's proposal to play some matches outside England has been condemned by the Football Supporters' Federation as "outrageous desecration of the national game"?
In the news
- 23 November 2018 –
- Margaash, an eight year old snow leopard, is shot dead by staff at Dudley Zoological Gardens, England after escaping its' enclosure. (BBC)
- The London Metropolitan Police Service releases video footage of police cars being driven into suspected criminals on scooters. They say the tactic isn't new. (BBC)
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| “ | I have seen much to hate here, much to forgive. But in a world where England is finished and dead, I do not wish to live. | ” |
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