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The United Kingdom, London and History of Great Britain
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland the constitutional monarchy more than 60 million inhabitants England Wales Scotland Northern Ireland and a great number of smaller islands
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History William the Conqueror (1066) Tudors ( 1485) Henry VIII – the Anglican Church Elizabeth I - overseas expansion Wales – the Act of Union (1536) English Revolution (1649 − 1660) - Oliver Cromwell Scotland (1707) Northern Ireland (1801) Queen Victoria (1837 − 1901)
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William the Conqueror He invaded England in 1066 William ordered a survey to be made of all things in his kingdom: the Domesday Book
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Henry VIII 16th century 6 wifes the separation of the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church
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Queen Victoria the longest reigning English monarch (1837 − 1901) Empire extended to include Canada, Australia, India, New Zealand and large parts of Africa
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The Royal Family
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Organizations Commonwealth – laid political claim to one quarter of the earth's surface (19th century) NATO – founding member (1949) European Union (1973)
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England 84% of the population of the UK https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5B8fSdmApA (fun facts)
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London capital city 8 million inhabitants a major financial, political, cultural, educational and fashion centre
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Hyde Park Buckingham Palace - a royal residence
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Tower Bridge Piccadilly Circus Big Ben - the clock tower on the northwest corner of the Houses of Parliament
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Trafalgar Square The National gallery https://www.yout ube.com/watch?v= ATroztDophc
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Oxford, The University of Cambridge Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world The University of Cambridge celebrated 800 years of history in 2009 Oxford Cambridge
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Windsor the official residence of the Queen
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Stonehenge
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Wales Wales is a mountainous country on the western side of Great Britain
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Cardiff The capital city of Wales since 1955
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Millennium Stadium - the second largest stadium in the world Cardiff Castle
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Scontland Scotland is a mountainous country in the north of Great Britain, famous for its freshwater lakes
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Edinburgh The capital city of Scotland
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The Scottish Highlands -including the highest mountain in the UK, Ben Nevis Loch Ness
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Northern Ireland In 1801, the whole of Ireland was incorporated into the UK. After years of civil war, Ireland became a republic in 1921 and Britain negotiated with Ireland to keep the northeast of Ireland
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Belfast The capital and the largest city in Northern Ireland
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The Giant’s Causeway
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