England

Today I will talk about England!

Some fun facts:

-         The population is on 51 446 200 people.

-         They love their tea.

-         They speak English.

-         They have a queen, Elisabeth 2.

-         The English capital city is London.

Geography:
Where England lies?

England is a part with United Kingdom and Great Britain. England, Scotland and Wales are also a part of Great Britain. England, Scotland, Wales and North Ireland is also a part of United Kingdom. England lies in Europe, west (look at the map). The areal is 394,54 km2. England have North Sea in north and Celtic Sea  in south. England and France bound together by a tunnel. The tunnel is called Channel Tunnel. France is not the only one who is bound together. England have Wales and Scotland neighboring countries.

 

 Climate?

In England they have 0*C to 32*C. The weather is damp relativety often, but it can change. The coldest months are January and February. July is normally the warmest month. Months with mild to warm weather with least rainfall are May, June, September and October. The biggest influences on the climate of England comes from the proximity to the Atlantic Ocean.

Some popular places?

Some popular place:

- London eye, a famus farris whole.

- natural gallery, portraits of historically important and famous British people.

Portrait of Marie Antoinette

- Tower Bridge, wery famus tower.

- Madame Tussaud, famus wax people.

Miley Cyrus in wax

Some famus people?

- Mr. bean (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RyDY0hiMZy8)

- Spice girl's (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJLIiF15wjQ)


Culture:
Religion?
Christianity is the most widely practised religion in England, and today about 71.6% of English people identify as Christians.

Popular food and drinks?
- Fish and chips.
- Tea.
- breakfast: bacon, sausages, beans, fried breads and so on.
- Sausages.
- Apple pie.
- Scones.

Litterature?
Some popular people:
- William Shakespeare, write teather (Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, and A Midsummer Night's Dream)
- Geoffrey Chaucer (The Canterbury Tales)
- Francis Bacon and Thomas Hobbes (scientific method and social contract)
- Marvell, poet (Commonwealth)
- John Milton, author (Paradise Lost during the Restoration)
The litterature is much about love, nature, drama and another things.
Music?
The traditional folk music of England has made many types music, like sea shanties, jigs, hornpipes and dance music. In the field of popular music many English bands and solo artists have been cited as the most influential and best-selling musicians of all time.
The most populary singers of all time:
- Beatles
- Led Zeppelin
- Pink Floyd
- Elton John
- Queen
- Rod Stewart
- The Rolling Stones

Traditional - Greensleeves (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f507MqIMgis):




Museum?
There are many museums in England, but the most notable is London's British Museum. They have 7 million objects, and they are sourced from every continent from this world. 

Natural History Museum are also a populary museum. They have historic sites, artefacts and environments of England.

Art?

In 1th. they made statues, busts, glasswork and mosaics. In the Early Middle Ages it was populary to made crosses and ivories, manuscript painting, gold and enamel jewellery. Someone fight for the English art, but somone else want to replace the early renaissance style.


Movies?
The most populary movies from England:
- Harry Potter
- Mr. Bean
- Lord of the ring
- Bridget Jones's Diary
- Yellow sumbarine
- James bond
Schools?
They have primary school (5 to 11 years old), secondary school (11 to 16 years old) and higher education (from 16 years old). They can choose between public school (free) and private school (not free).
They use uniforms and they get lunch on the school, at last they who go on public school.
 
Natonal symbols?


This is a Tudor rose and it's the English natonal flower.

The Royal Arms of EnglandThe national flag of England, known as St. George's Cross, has been the national flag since the 13th century.

Sports?
football cricket, rugby union, rugby league, tennis, badminton, squash, rounders, hockey, cricket, boxing, snooker, billiards, darts, table tennis, bowls, netball, thoroughbred horseracing and fox hunting is some of the sports in England, but football is the most popular.


 History:
Royal family?
Now Elisabeth 2. is the queen, but she is also over head of 16 countries. Sometimes the king had been king over a bigger area than England, like the Britsh empire. If you shoul bee in the royal family you most been:
Monarch
- The monarch's housband/ wife
- Widow or widower of former monarch
- Children of the monarch
- Grandchildren of the monarch
- Spouses and widows / widowers for a monarch's son or grandson.

 

Some great events?
- Nordmandie. It was a war there Hitler began to lose.
- 100 years war between UK and France.
- colonial war.
- The world war number 1 and 2. They was lucky.


- The Backpack girl!