on 09-Mar-2015 (Mon)

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#landmarks

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3 famous London landmarks

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Big Ben, London Eye and Tower of London

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Famous landmark in Cornwall, England

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The Eden Project

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Famous landmark in Northern Ireland made of lava columns formed 50 mln years ago

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The Giant's Causeway

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Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park is located in

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Scotland

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National Park in England with biggest stretch of water

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The Lake District (Windermere stretch of water)

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Snowdonia with Snowdon the mountain is located in

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North Wales

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#crown-dependencies

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Independently administered jurisdictions which are not part of the UK or overseas teritorries, are not members of Commonwealth Nations and are not part of the UE;
ARE sovereign states and self-governning POSESSIONS of the crown [2]

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Isle of Man and
Channel Islands i.e.:
Bailiwick of Guernsey and
Bailwick of Jersey

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#overseas-territories

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Falkland Islands
Gibraltar
Saint Helena
Montserrat
Bermuda
British Antarctic Territory
Britis Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
British Indian Ocean Territory
and 5 other
are

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British Overseas Territories
under jurisdiction and sovereignty of the UK (Monarch: Elizabeth II), but not part of the UK

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#15-century

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Surname associated with first printed books (~1400)

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William Caxton

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#15-century

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Written by John Barbour in Scots language

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"The Bruce" about Bannockburn Battle

Robert the Bruce faced King Edward II at Bannockburn, near Stirling. The Scots army was outnumbered almost three to one.
The Battle (1314) was a significant Scottish victory in the First war of scottish Independence, and a landmark in Scottish history.

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#medieval-architecture

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Famous castles built in medieval period [2]

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Windsor Castle and
Edinburgh Castle

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#medieval-architecture

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Famous cathedrals built in medieval period [2]

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Lincoln Cathedral and
York Minster famous for stained glass

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#uk-geography

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UK is located in North West of Europe. The longest distance on the mainland is from [...]
on the north coast of Scotland to [...] in the south-west corner of England (870 miles = 1400km)

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From John O'Groats to
Land's End.

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#uk-geography

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Birmingham
Liverpool
Leeds
Sheffield
Bristol
Manchester
Bradford
Newcastle upon Tyne
Plymouth
Southampton
Norwich

are towns in [...] with capital in [...]

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England; London

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#uk-geography

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Swansea and
Newport

are towns in [...] with capital in [...]

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Wales; Cardiff

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Glasgow
Dundee and
Aberdeen

are towns in [...] with capital in [...]

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Scotland; Edinburgh

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#uk-geography

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[...] is made of 6 counties:
Antrim
Down
Armagh
Fermanagh
Tyrone and
Londonderry

with capital in [...]

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Northern Ireland; Belfast

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#ethnic-diversity

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In the UK there are 4 main groups of descent:

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White
Asian
Black and
Mixed

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#ethnic-diversity

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In the UK people of white descent come from [5]:

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Europe
Australia
New Zealand
Canda
America

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#religion

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There are [...]% of Christians,
[...]% of Muslims,
[...]% of Hindus,
[...]% of Sikhs,
[...]% of Jews,
[...]% of Buddhists
and
[...]% of Atheists
in the UK now.

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70% of Christians,
4% of Muslims,
2% of Hindus,
1% of Sikhs,
0.5% of Jews,
0.5% of Buddhists
and
21% no religion
2% other

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#religion

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Christians attend cathedrals and churches;
muslims attend [...]

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Mosques

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#religion

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Christians attend cathedrals and churches;
Hindu attend [...]

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Temples

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#religion

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Christians attend cathedrals and churches;
Sikhs attend [...]

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Gurdwars

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#religion

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Christians attend cathedrals and churches;
jews attend [...]

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Synagogues

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#population

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There was sharp increase in population from [...] to [...] between 1801 and 1851.

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from 8 million to 20 million

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#patron-saints

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Saint George's Day is on

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23rd of April

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Saint David's Day is on

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1st of March

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Saint Andrews' Day is on

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30th November

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Saint Patrick's Day is on

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17th March

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Halloween is on

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31st October

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Patron saints' days are no longer public holidays in England and Wales, howvere they are still celebrated with parades and small festivals.
There are national bank holidays in Scotland and Ireland on [...] and [...] respectively

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St Andrew's Day on 30 November and
St Patrick's Day on 17 March