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Legacy of british rule
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English global language, parliamentary system, liberal capitalism, free trade, transport revolution
Geographical factors of british culture
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Southeast: temperate climate, comfortable life, trade and agriculture, Northwest: harsh climate, difficult living conditions, industry
What are the countries of the UK?
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England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland
UK countries capitals
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London (E), Edinburgh (S), Cardiff (W), Belfast (NI)
UK national symbols
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England: English rose, Lion, Scotland: Thistle, Unicorn, Wales: Leek, Daffodil, Red dragon, Northern Ireland: Shamrock
How old is the United Kingdom of Great Britain?
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313 years (1 May 1707)
When was Wales incorporated into England?
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In 1542
When was the Act of Union with Scotland?
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In 1707
When was the Act of Union with Ireland?
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In 1800
When was the Union Jack created?
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In 1801
Partition of Ireland
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1922
What was Canterbury?
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A Roman town
Roman place names
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-caster, -cester, -chester: Lancaster, Leicester, Manchester
When was the withdrawal of Roman army in UK?
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in 410
When is St Patrick’s Day?
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on 17th March
When was Anglo-Saxon England?
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5th century - 1066
What is Beowulf?
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An Anglo-Saxon epic poem
When was the Danish invasion?
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865 - 878
When does the Danish rule end?
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in 1042
When was the battle of Hastings?
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14 Oct. 1066
When was Norman and Plantagenet England?
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1066-1485
When and by whom were The Canterbury Tales written?
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Geoffrey Chaucer, 1390
When was The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
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1953
when was the black death in Europe
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1347-52
when was the peasants revolt
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in 1381
when was the print invented and by whom
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in Renaissance, Johannes Gutenberg
When was the fall of Constantinople
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In 1453
When was America discovered
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In 1492
When was the pilgrimage of grace
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in 1536
Who was the bloody Mary
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Mary Tudor
When did the geocentric universe become heliocentric
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in the 17th century

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