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England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. The country is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers roughly 62%, and over 100 smaller adjacent islands. It has land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west, and is otherwise surrounded by the North Sea to the east, the English Channel to the south, the Celtic Sea to the south-west, and the Irish sea to the west. Continental Europe lies to the south-east, and Ireland to the west. The population was 56,490,048 at the 2021 census. London is both the largest city and the capital.
The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Paleolithic, but takes its name from the Angles, a Germanic tribe who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in the 10th century and has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century. The Kingdom of England, which included Wales after 1535, ceased being a separate sovereign state on 1 May 1707 when the Acts of Union put the terms agreed in the Treaty of Union the previous year into effect; this resulted in a political union with the Kingdom of Scotland that created the Kingdom of Great Britain.
England is the origin of many well-known worldwide exports, including the English language, the English legal system (which served as the basis for the common law systems of many other countries), association football, and the Church of England; its 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 is home to the two oldest universities in the English-speaking world: the University of Oxford, founded in 1096, and the University of Cambridge, founded in 1209. Both universities are ranked among the most prestigious in the world.
England's terrain chiefly consists of low hills and plains, especially in the centre and south. Upland and mountainous terrain is mostly found in the north and west, including Dartmoor, the Lake District, the Pennines, and the Shropshire Hills. The country's capital is London, the greater metropolitan of which has a population of 14.2 million as of 2021, representing the United Kingdom's largest metropolitan area. England's population of 56.3 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. (Full article...)
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Durham Cathedral, dating from 1093 (from Culture of England)
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Bath, England. (from History of England)Remains of the Roman baths at
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KingHenry VIII (from History of England)
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Battersea Shield (detail), 350 BC. (from History of England)The
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Factory Acts, were passed in Britain in the first half of the 19th century. Children younger than nine were not allowed to work and the work day of youth under the age of 18 was limited to twelve hours. (from History of England)The first general laws against child labour, the
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Sutton Hoo, 625 AD (from History of England)Shoulder clasp from
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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. (from Culture of England)
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Stonehenge, erected in several stages from c.3000–2500 BC (from History of England)
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King Charles I, who was beheaded in 1649 (from History of England)
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Royalists (red) and Parliamentarians (green) during the English Civil War (1642–1645) (from History of England)Maps of territory held by
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National performing arts are held annually at theThe Proms during the summer. (from Culture of England)
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Alfred Jewel, late 9th century (from History of England)The
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Bede's Life of St Cuthbert, showing King Æthelstan presenting a copy of the book to the saint himself. c. 930 (from History of England)Frontispiece of
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Sir Isaac Newton is regarded as one of the most influential scientists of all time and as a key figure in the Scientific Revolution. (from Culture of England)
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Victory in Europe Day celebrations in London, 8 May 1945 (from History of England)
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Billingsgate Fish Market in London in the early 19th century (from History of England)The
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Sutton Hoo ship burial, 625 AD (replica) (from History of England)Anglo-Saxon helmet from the
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exemplifications of the 1215 text, Cotton MS. Augustus II. 106, property of the British Library (from History of England)One of only four surviving
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Durham Cathedral. The Norman cathedral was built 1093–1133 (from History of England)
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Swanage, Dorset, England (from Culture of England)A traditional Punch and Judy booth, at
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Sir Isaac Newton. (from Culture of England)
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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. (from Culture of England)
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English landscape garden at Stourhead, described as a 'living work of art' when first opened in the 1750s (from Culture of England)The
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King James I of England (from History of England)
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Roman Baths in Bath; a temple was constructed on the site between 60–70CE in the first few decades of Roman Britain. (from Culture of England)The
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Jack In the Green, a traditional English folk custom being celebrated in Hastings Old Town, known for its many pre-Victorian buildings. (from Culture of England)
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Oxford (from Culture of England)Interior of Christ Church Cathedral in
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Christopher Lee (seen here as Dracula in 1958) starred in many of Hammer's British horror films. (from Culture of England)
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1600, showing Elizabeth I borne along by her courtiers (from History of England)The Procession Picture, c.
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Hadrian's Wall (from History of England)Remains of
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Dover Castle, 12th–13th century (from History of England)
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First played in 1877, theWimbledon Championships is the oldest tennis tournament in the world. (from Culture of England)
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Silbury Hill, c. 2400 BC (from History of England)
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real ale (from Culture of England)A pint of
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Royal College of Music is the oldest conservatoire in the UK, established by royal charter in 1882. (from Culture of England)The
- Sir Francis Drake's voyage 1585–86 (from
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- The Spanish Armada and English ships in August 1588, (unknown, 16th-century, English School) (from
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Merlin features as a character in many works of fiction, including the BBC series Merlin. (from Culture of England)The wizard
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Francis Bacon led the advancement of both natural philosophy and the scientific method and his works remained deeply influential in the Scientific Revolution. (from Culture of England)
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Morris dancing (from Culture of England)
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Alfred Hitchcock is often regarded as the greatest British filmmaker, and was described as "a straightforward middle-class Englishman who just happened to be an artistic genius." (from Culture of England)
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Themetalwork yet found[update]. It consists of almost 4,600 items and metal fragments. (from Culture of England)
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Roman Catholic Church before the English Reformation.) (from Culture of England)
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John Constable, c. 1816 (from Culture of England)Flatford Mill ('Scene on a Navigable River') by
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Canterbury Cathedral nave, 1377 (from History of England)
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Elizabeth I (from History of England)
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Royal Tudors. At left, Henry VII, with Prince Arthur behind him, then Prince Henry (later Henry VIII), and Prince Edmund, who did not survive early childhood. To the right is Elizabeth of York, with Princess Margaret, then Princess Elizabeth who didn't survive childhood, Princess Mary, and Princess Katherine, who died shortly after her birth. (from History of England)Portrait of the
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Maiden Castle (450 BC), as they look today (from History of England)View of the ramparts of the hillfort of
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Bronze coins ofCunobelin, called "King of the Britons" by Suetonius. 1–42 AD. (from History of England)
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Edward Elgar is one of England's most celebrated classical composers. (from Culture of England)
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King's College in Cambridge is regarded as one of the greatest examples of late English Gothic architecture. It has the world's largest fan vault, while the chapel's stained-glass windows and wooden chancel screen are considered some of the finest from their era. (from Culture of England)
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Lindisfarne Gospels, c. 720 AD (from History of England)Folio 27r from the
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Alfred the Great statue in Winchester, Hampshire. The 9th-century English king encouraged education in his kingdom. (from Culture of England)King
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Beowulf, set in 6th century Scandinavia, composed c. 700–1000 AD. (from History of England)The epic poem
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Charles Dickens' 1843 novella A Christmas Carol played a major role in reviving the "spirit" of Christmas and seasonal goodwill. (from Culture of England)
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Britain, c. AD 600 (from History of England)Kingdoms and tribes in
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Ruthwell Cross, 8th century AD (from History of England)The
Wellington is a market town in Somerset, England. It is situated 7 miles (11 km) south west of Taunton, near the border with Devon, which runs along the Blackdown Hills to the south of the town. The town had a population of 16,669, which includes the residents of the parish of Wellington Without, and the villages of Tone and Tonedale.
Known as Weolingtun in theDid you know?
- ...that the Mendip Hills (commonly called The Mendips) are a range of limestone hills situated to the south of Bristol and Bath in Somerset?
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In the news
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- Scientists announce that they have identified fossil remains of the Ichthyotitan, the largest marine reptile currently known, in the Westbury Formation in England. (NOS)
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- Pouria Zeraati, an Iranian dissident journalist working for IITV, is injured in a stabbing in London. He is hospitalized in stable condition. (BBC News)
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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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