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ENGLAND

ENGLAND. Few Facts About England England is part of the United Kingdom which is made up of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales . The capital of England is London. The money used is called the pound . The population of England is 60,776,238. The language spoken is English.

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ENGLAND

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  1. ENGLAND

  2. Few Facts About England England is part of the United Kingdom which is made up of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The capital of England is London. The money used is called the pound. The population of England is 60,776,238. The language spoken is English.

  3. the Four Patron Saints of the British Isles • St George of England St Andrew of Scotland

  4. St David of Wales • St Patrick of Ireland

  5. England’s Important People • Famous authors - Beatrix Potter, Roald Dahl and J.K. Rowling, Charles Dickens, Agatha christie, J.R.R. Tolkien • William Shakespeare - famous for writing plays HRM Queen Elizabeth and The Royal Family • The Beatles -famous singing group who became popular in the 1960s David Beckam Daniel Radcliff

  6. The Royal Family

  7. Places of interest in England

  8. London

  9. Houses of Parliament • seat of the British parliament • Big Ben – part of Houses of Parliament • 10 Downing Street = British prime minister (Theresa May since 2016)

  10. Buckingham Palace • residence of the queen • change of the Guard every day, takes 45 minutes

  11. Tower of London • founded by William the Conqueror in 1066-7 • royal palace and fortress, prison and place of execution, mint, arsenal, menagerie and jewel house.

  12. St Paul‘s Cathedral • the masterpiece of Sir Christopher Wren  • built between 1675 and 1710 • Whispering gallery

  13. Westminster Abbey • many kings, queens, poets, writers and other famous inhabitants of the UK are burried there

  14. Windsor

  15. one of three official residences of The Queen • the largest inhabited castle in the world and the oldest in continuous occupation

  16. Oxford • The oldest university in England • Founded in 13th century

  17. Stonehenge

  18. Located on Salisbury plain • Built aproximately in 4th millenary B.C. • Calendar? Ritual place? Astronomical clock?

  19. The English Lake District National Park

  20. 885 square miles in size • 1800 miles of footpaths

  21. Bath • built by Romans • Gothic cathedral

  22. What the English Like to Eat • Fish and chips • Tea and biscuits • Roast meats

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