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A white field with centred red cross. ( Argent, a cross gules) The flag of England flying alongside the flag of the United Kingdom in Southsea, Portsmouth, in July 2008. The flag of England is the national flag of England, a constituent country of the United Kingdom. It is derived from Saint George's Cross (heraldic blazon: Argent, a cross gules ).
The England portal. England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. The country is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers roughly 62%, and over 100 smaller adjacent islands. It has land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west, and is otherwise surrounded by the North Sea to the east, the English ...
England (surname) Mr. England, nickname of English rugby fan Peter Cross (rugby union) England captain (disambiguation), the captain of an England national team. List of English monarchs, who may be referred to as "England".
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Background. After about 500 AD, England comprised seven Anglo-Saxon territories— Northumbria, Mercia, East Anglia, Essex, Kent, Sussex and Wessex —often referred to as the heptarchy. The boundaries of some of these, which later unified as the Kingdom of England, roughly coincide with those of modern regions.
Drama. Dear England is a play about England football manager Gareth Southgate, the pressures of elite sport, and the role of the national men's football team in the national psyche. The play explores how Southgate helped to change notions of masculinity on the England team. [1] [2] [3] Written by James Graham, it opened in June 2023 at the ...
Education in England is overseen by the Department for Education. Local government authorities are responsible for implementing policy for public education and state-funded schools at a local level. State-funded schools may be selective grammar schools or non-selective comprehensive schools. All state schools are subject to assessment and ...
