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1 giorno fa · England, predominant constituent unit of the United Kingdom, occupying more than half of the island of Great Britain. Outside the British Isles, England is often erroneously considered synonymous with the island of Great Britain (England, Scotland, and Wales) and even with the entire United Kingdom. Despite the political, economic, and cultural ...
- Cultural Life
England - Culture, Traditions, Heritage: England’s...
- People
England - Celts, Anglo-Saxons, Normans: The English language...
- Performing Arts
England’s contributions to motion pictures date from the...
- Geographic Counties
England - Counties, Geography, History: For ceremonial...
- Justice
England - Justice, Law, Courts: The English have given the...
- Music
England - Music, Folk, Choral: The beginnings of art music...
- The East Midlands
England - Midlands, Cities, Culture: The East Midlands are...
- Architecture
England - Architecture, Gothic, Norman: English architecture...
- Cultural Life
2 giorni fa · United Kingdom, island country located off the northwestern coast of mainland Europe. It comprises the whole of the island of Great Britain—which contains England, Wales, and Scotland—as well as the northern portion of the island of Ireland. Its capital is London.
5 giorni fa · The State of Britain UK public policy. Add to myFT. Why we’re relaunching our guide to post-Brexit Britain. Upgrading state will take more than money; plus, businesses bewail new hostile...
1 giorno fa · The British imperial vision called for control over the new countries and the Dutch-speaking "Boers" (or "Afrikaners") fought back in the War in 1899–1902. British historian Andrew Roberts argues that the Boers insisted on keeping full control of both their two small republics, allowing no role whatever for nonwhites, and distinctly limited roles for British and other European settlers.
1 giorno fa · t. e. The culture of the United Kingdom is influenced by its combined nations' history; its historically Christian religious life, its interaction with the cultures of Europe, the individual cultures of England, Wales and Scotland and the impact of the British Empire.
3 giorni fa · This vision clashed radically with the notion of the respectable smallholder with a stake in the hedge, and irked farmers who disliked the idea of competing on the open market with state-subsidized farms. Liberals also favored land-value taxation – taxing the potential value of the land as development land, rather than its use value as unused land.
3 giorni fa · While the Strand was inhabited by the highest titled families, it is no matter of wonder that St. Martin's-in-the-Fields should have been a somewhat fashionable parish in the early Georgian era. In 1721 the church was pulled down, and the present edifice was erected in its place.
