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2 days ago · The United Kingdom 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. The name Britain is sometimes used to refer to the United Kingdom as a whole. The capital is London, which is among the world’s leading commercial, financial, and ...
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United Kingdom - Economy, Trade, Manufacturing: The United...
- The Highland Zone
United Kingdom - Highlands, Islands, Geography: The creation...
- 18th-Century Britain, 1714–1815
United Kingdom - 18th-century Britain, 1714–1815: When Georg...
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Trade of the United Kingdom. Trade has long been pivotal to...
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, or...
- James I (1603–25)
United Kingdom - Monarchy, Union, Parliament: James VI, king...
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2 days ago · Greater London, 8,173,941. London, city, capital of the United Kingdom. It is among the oldest of the world’s great cities—its history spanning nearly two millennia—and one of the most cosmopolitan. By far Britain’s largest metropolis, it is also the country’s economic, transportation, and cultural center. Learn more about London.
1 day ago · The settlement of Great Britain by diverse Germanic peoples, who eventually developed a common cultural identity as Anglo-Saxons, changed the language and culture of most of what became England from Romano-British to Germanic.
1 day ago · Culture of the United Kingdom. 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.
1 day ago · The population of the United Kingdom was estimated at almost 67.6 million people in 2022. It is the 21st most populated country in the world and has a population density of 279 people per square kilometre (720 people/sq mi), with England having significantly greater density than Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
11 hours ago · The 2019 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday 12 December 2019 with 47,074,800 registered voters [3] entitled to vote to elect members of the House of Commons. The Conservative Party won a landslide victory with a majority of 80 seats, [n 5] a net gain of 48, on 43.6% of the popular vote, the highest percentage for any party ...
3 days ago · Birmingham (/ ˈ b ɜːr m ɪ ŋ ə m / ⓘ BUR-ming-əm) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England.It is the second-largest city in Britain – commonly referred to as the second city of the United Kingdom – with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper.
