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Few facts about

England
England is part of the United Kingdom

which is made up of England,

Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales;
England is part of the European Union
The capital of England is London;
Englands currency is the pound;
The population of England is
65,111,143 (2016);
The language spoken is English.

Englands
Geography
England is a part of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain,
which is an island situated off
the North West coast of
Europe;
It is bordered by Scotland in
the north, the North Sea in the
east, the English Channel in the
south and Wales in the west.
Most of England is rolling
hills;
Scafell Pike is the highest mountain in England with an elevation
of 978 meters.

Historical Facts
England and Wales joined together in
1284 under the statue of Rhuddlan;
Scotlands monarchy joined Englands
monarchy in 1603;
In 1707, the kingdoms of Scotland and
England united together to form the
Kingdom of Great Britain;
In 1801, Ireland joined the union to
form the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland;
Due to disputes about religion,
southern
Ireland
declared
independence but Northern Ireland
remained part of the United Kingdom.

Did you know that ?

The highest temperature ever recorded in England was
38.5C in Brogdale, Kent, on 10 August 2003;
English people consume more tea per capita than anybody
else in the world;
French was the official language of England for about 300
years, from 1066 until 1362;
Fish 'n chips is not much traditional an English dish than
Chicken Tikka Massala. The first fish & chips restaurant
was only opened in 1860 by a Jewish immigrant, Joseph
Malin;
British police do not carry guns except in emergencies;
The British eat over 11.5 billion (1,500,000,000)
sandwiches every year;
English people have the highest obesity rate in the European Union (22.3% of men
and 23% of women). They also have the highest percentage of overweight women
(33.6%) and the 6th highest for men (43.9%);
Nowhere in the UK is more than 70 miles (113km) from the sea;
London has not always had this name. In the past, it has been called Londonium,
Ludenwic and Ludenburg.

Festivals in England
Christmas is annual holiday celebrated on December 25 th. Peope decorate their
houses and Christmas trees with lights and ornaments.

Halloween is celebrated on October 31st. That day, many people wear costumes
and the children ask trick or treat, house to house.

 St Georges Day (23rd April). The legend is that St. George was a Roman soldier who
killed a dragon to rescue a princess. He is now the patron saint of England, and this is
Englands national day. You might still see St Georges Cross (a red cross on a white
background, Englands national flag) or events with morris dancing (an English folk
dance), but it is not a bank holiday and most people dont hold special celebrations.

Movember (All month November). If youre seeing more moustaches than usual,
youre not imagining it throughout November, the charity campaign
of Movember invites men to grow a moustache and raise awareness of mens health
issues.

RELIGIONS IN ENGLAND
71.75% of Englands population
are Christians;
22.52% is unidentified or nonreligious;
Other religious minorities include
Muslims which account for 3% of
the population;
There are also Jewish, Hindu and
Sikh minorities.

GOVERNMENT OF ENGLAND
Parliamentary
democracy
constitutional monarchy;

with

Queen Elizabeth II as the head of the

state;
The continuity of the monarchy has been
interrupted only once ( the republic of
1649-60) in over a thousand years.
Parliaments is made up of the House of
Common, the House of Lords and the
Queen in her constitutional role.

Elizabeth II

ENGLANDS SPORTS
England has a strong sporting heritage, and during the 19 t h
century codified many sports that are now played around the world.
Sports originating in England include association football.

Cricket

Snooker

Darts

PLACES TO SEE IN ENGLAND

Buckingham Palace:
Residence of the Queen;
Theres a change of the guard every day, which lasts 45 minutes.

Tower of London:

Founded by William the Conqueror in

1066-1067;
Royal place and fortress, prison and place
of execution, mint, arsenal, menagerie and
jewel house;
Guarded by 36 Beefeaters.

Westminster Abbey:
Many kings, queens, poets, writers
and other famous inhabitants of the
U.K. are buried there

Oxford:
The oldest university in England;
Founded in the 13th century;
One of the highlights of Oxford is the
Radcliffe Camera on Radcliffe Square;
Designed by James Gibbs in the
English Baroque style.

ENGLANDS IMPORTANT PEOPLE

William Shakespeare (26 April 1564 23 April 1616) - was an
English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest
writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent
dramatist.
The Beatles - were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in
1960. With members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George
Harrison and Ringo Starr, they became widely regarded as the
foremost and most influential act of the rock era.
Daniel Jacob Radcliffe (born 23 July 1989) is an English actor best
known for his role as Harry Potter in the film series of the same
name. He made his acting debut at 10 years of age in BBC One's
1999 television film David Copperfield, followed by his cinematic
debut in 2001's The Tailor of Panama.

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