ENGLAND

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ENGLAND
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 The etymology of the name

• - the name ENGLAND comes from the Old English
  name Englaland.
• Englaland means land of the Angles.
• The Angles were Germanic people who conquered and
  inhabited England.

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The blazon of England
Royal Arms of England Gules, three lions
passant guardant in pale or armed and langued
azure
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• The national flag of England is called St.
  George's Cross. It has been England's national
  flag since the 13th century.

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England

• England shares borders with Wales
• ( to the West) and Scotland ( to the North)
• The coastline of England consists of
  the Celtic Sea, the North Sea and the Irish
  Sea and the English Channel

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Some examples of the biggest cities

• London
• Birmingham
• Sheffield
• Bradford
• Liverpool
• Leeds
• Manchester
• Bristol
• Wakefield
• Wirral
• Dudley
• Wigan

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The anthem of England
God save our gracious Queen,Long live our noble
Queen,God save the QueenSend her
victorious,Happy and glorious,Long to reign
over usGod save the Queen.O Lord, our God,
arise,Scatter thine enemies,And make them
fall.Confound their politics,Frustrate their
knavish tricks,On thee our hopes we fix,God
save us all.Thy choicest gifts in store,On her
be pleased to pourLong may she reignMay she
defend our laws,And ever give us causeTo sing
with heart and voiceGod save the Queen.
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London

• London is the largest city in the UK
• The first capital of England was Winchester.
• It was replaced by London in the 12th century.
  
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  The Thames River
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  runs through London.
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  This river is also the longest
  river in the UK
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ENGLAND is famous for many things and people )
- David Beckham, - Fish and Chips, - Big Ben,
- Red Buses, - Black Cabs, - the Beatles
and tea.
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England is famous for William Shakespeare.

• He was a dramatist and poet.
• He is the author of international bestsellers
• Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Otello

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England is famous for itscuisine

• Traditional English food uses lamb, beef, pork,
  chicken and fish as its feature item.
• The following dishes are considered to be
  traditional in England
• - Roast beef ,
• Gammon steak with egg
• Toad-in-the-Hole (sausage in the same batter
  used to make Yorkshire puddings, served with
  onion gravy)
• Semolina pudding (a creamy dessert made with
  eggs, milk and sugar, served with raisins and
  jam)

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England is famous for its Royal Family
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England is famous for football teams

• Fulham
• Liverpool
• Manchester City
• Manchester United
• Newcastle United
• Stoke City
• Sunderland
• Tottenham Hotspur
• West Bromwich Albion
• West Ham United
• Wigan Athletic
• Wolverhampton

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England is also famous for The Beatles

• It was rock band from Liverpool
• This rock band came into begin in 1957.

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England is famous for Wimbledon

• This is a tennis tournament.
• The first tennis tournament was in 1877

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