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2 days ago · 13 April 2024. Revealed: hundreds of vulnerable children sent to illegal and unregulated care homes in England. 11:36 AM. Government still buying properties along HS2 route – despite scrapping...
1 day ago · England became inhabited more than 800,000 years ago, as the discovery of stone tools and footprints at Happisburgh in Norfolk have indicated. [1] The earliest evidence for early modern humans in Northwestern Europe, a jawbone discovered in Devon at Kents Cavern in 1927, was re-dated in 2011 to between 41,000 and 44,000 years old. [2]
5 days ago · The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. Last Updated: Apr 11, 2024 • Article History. Recent News. Apr. 9, 2024, 3:19 AM ET (MSN) Two Liverpool restaurants named among best for Spanish tapas and paella. Apr. 7, 2024, 7:49 PM ET (BBC) Meet the babies helping to improve childhood health in Liverpool. Show More. Top Questions. Where is Liverpool?
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- Where is Liverpool?Liverpool, a city and seaport in northwestern England, forms an irregular crescent along the north shore of the Mersey estuary a few miles from the...
- Who granted the charter for the city of Liverpool?The location that became the city of Liverpool was granted a charter for a planned new town by King John of England in 1207.
- When was the first railway line laid between Liverpool and Manchester?In 1830 the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, the first in England to link two major cities, was opened. A rail network providing easy and cheap ac...
- The members of what world famous musical group were sometimes called the "Lads from Liverpool"?All four of the Beatles—John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr—were born and started their musical careers in Liverpool.
1 day ago · Church of England, English national church that traces its history back to the arrival of Christianity in Britain during the 2nd century. It has been the original church of the Anglican Communion since the 16th-century Protestant Reformation. Learn more about the Church of England in this article.
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4 days ago · Yorkshire, historic county of England, in the north-central part of the country between the Pennines and the North Sea. Yorkshire is England’s largest historical county. Because of its long history, Yorkshire also has a wealth of historic architecture.
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3 days ago · England is the largest and most populous country of the United Kingdom. The majority of people living in England are British citizens. In the Acts of Union 1707, the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland merged to become the Kingdom of Great Britain.
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