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* St of England
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St George, 23rd April
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* St of Scotland
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St Andrew, 30th November
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* St of Ireland
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St Patrick, 17th March
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* St of Wales
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St David, 1st March
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* Claudius, Roman invasion
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43
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* Julius Caesar, Roman invasion
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bc 55
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* The Roman army left Britain
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ad 410
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* Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, in England, Wales and Scotland remained free from Anglo - Saxon rule
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600
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* Vikings, from Denmark and Norway, in the east of England and Scotland
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789
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* Battle of Hastings, William the Conqueror - Harold the Saxon king (bayeux tapestry)
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1066
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* Magna Charta, King John
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1215
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* Statute of Rhuddlan: Edward I, annexed Wales to the Crown, ( by the middle of the 15th century English language and law)
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1284
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* Battle of Bannockburn, Robert the Bruce defeated the English, Scotland remained unconquered
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1314
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* The Hundred Years War
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1337 - 1453
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* Battle of Agincourt, King Henry V defeated the French
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1415
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* The Black Death (led to new social classes, gentry and strong middle class in towns)
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1348
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* The War of the Roses
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1455 - 1485
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* Henry VII (Tudor): War Of Roses, Battle of Bosworth Field (Henry was the leader of the Lancasters defeated the York Richard III) wife Elizabeth York
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1485 - 1509
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* Henry VIII
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21 April 1509 - 28 January 1547
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* Wifes of Henry VIII
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- Catherine of Aragon (esp - Mary), Anne Boleyn (eng - Elizabeth - executed at the tower of London), Jane Seymour (eng - Edward), Anne of Cleves (ger), Catherine Howard (eng - cousin of Anne Boleyn), Catherine Parr (eng) |
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* Elizabeth I (religious peace, defeated the Spanish armada in 1588 - Sir Francis Drake, Golden Hind - William Shakespeare - poetry and drama)
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1558 - 1603
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* James I (VI) (Gay Fawlks, gunpowder plot, authorized version of bible))
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1603 - 1625
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* Gay Fawlks, gunpowder plot
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1605
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* The union flag was created in
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1606
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* Charles I (Divine Right, Civil War)
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1625 - 1649
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* English Civil War
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1642 - 1646
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* Chromwell
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1653 - 1658
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* Charles II
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1660 - 1685
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* The Plague
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1665
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* Great Fire of London
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1666
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* Habeas Corpus Act
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1679
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* The Glorious Revolution
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1688
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* William III
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1688 - 1702
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* The Bill of Rights
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1689
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* Newspapers to operate without government licence
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1695
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* The Act Of Union (Scotland & England)
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1707
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* George I.
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1717 - 1727
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* Sir Robert Walpole (Geroge I, George II)
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1721 - 1742
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* George II.
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1727 - 1760
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* Battle of Culloden (Bonnie Prince Charlie → George II)
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1746
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* America's Independence
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1776
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* The Emancipation Act (abolishment of slavery)
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1833
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* French Revolution
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1789
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* Act of Union (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
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1800
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* Napoleon
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1804 - 1814
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* Battle of Trafalgar (Nelson fleet won agains Napoleon)
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1805
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* Battle of Waterloo: Duke of Wellington defeat Napoleon
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1815
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* Victoria
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1837 - 1901
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* Crimean War (Turkey & France against Russia)
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1853 - 1856
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* Women received voting rights (above 30)
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1918
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* Women received voting rights (above 21)
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1928
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* Voting age lowered to 18
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1969
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* First World War
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1914 - 1918
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* Second War War
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1939 - 1945
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* House of Lords have Life Peers
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1958
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* Who appoints Life Peers
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the queen on the advice of the PM
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* How many local authorities does London have?
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33
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* How many National Parks are in England, Wales & Scotland
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15
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* Longest distance on mainland, John O'Groats (Sc) to Land's End (Eng)
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870miles
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* Population: English
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84%
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* Population: Wales
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5%
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* Population: Scottish
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8%
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* Population: Northern Ireland
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3%
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* Religion: Christian
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70%
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* Religion: Muslim
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4%
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* Religion: Hindu
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2%
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* Religion: Sikh
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1%
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* Religion: Jewish
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less than 0.5%
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* Religion: Buddhist
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less than 0.5%
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* Religion: other
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2%
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* Religion: no religion
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21%
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* Since when has the Protestant Church existed in England?
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Since the Reformation in the 1530s
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* John Logie Baird
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television
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* Sir Robert Watson-Watt
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radar
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* Sir Bernard Lovell
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radio telescope
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* Alan Turing
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turing machine
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* John Macleod
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insulin
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* Francis Crick
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structure of the DNA
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* Sir Frank Whittle
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jet engine
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* James Goodfellow
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ATM machine
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* Sir Robert Edwards & Patric Steptoe
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IVF (in-vitro fertilisation) therapy
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* Sir Ian Wilmot & Keith Campbell
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cloning (Dolly)
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* Sir Peter Mansfield
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MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)
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* Sir Tim Berners-Lee
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World Wide Web
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* Sir Roger Bannister
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run a mile under 4 mile
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* Sir Jackie Stewart
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formula 1 driver
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* Bobby Moore
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captain of English football team
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won the World Cup in 1966
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* Sir Ian Botham
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captain English cricket team
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* Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean
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gold for ice dancing at Olympic Games & world championships
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* Sir Steve Redgrave
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gold medals in rowing
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* Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson
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11 paralympic gold
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Wheelchair won London Marathon six times
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* Dame Kelly Holmes
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two gold for running
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* Dame Ellen MacArthur
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yechtswoman
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fastest person to sail around the world
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* Sir Chris Hoy
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cyclist
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* David Weir
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paralympian, wheelchair
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* Sir Bradley Wiggins
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cyclist
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* Mo Farah
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distance runner
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* Jessica Ennis
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athlete, heptathlon
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* Andy Murray
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tennis
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* Ellie Simmonds
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paralympian, swimming
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* Thomas Gainsborough
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portrait painter
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* David Allan
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painter (portraits)
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* Joseph Turner
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landscape painter
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* John Constable
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landcape painter
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* The Pre-Raphaelites
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group of artists, 19th century
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* Sir John Lavery
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portrait painter
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* Henry Moore
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sculptor and artist
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* John Petts
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artist, engraving, stained glass
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* Lucian Freud
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portrait painter
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* David Hockney
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pop part movement
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* Food from Northern Ireland
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Ulster fry
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* Robert Louis Stevenson
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writer (novelist)
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* Thomas Hardy
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author and poet
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* Evely Waugh
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satirical novels
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* Sir Kingsley Amis
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novelist & poet
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* Graham Greene
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novelist
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* how old is the Big Ben clock
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over 150 years
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* where is Snowdonia?
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North Wales
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* Who ruled the the Book of Common Prayer was written?
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Edward VI
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* How many MPs does the Prime Minister appoints to become ministers in charge of departments
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20
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* small claims procedure limit England, Wales
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£5000
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* small claims procedure limit Scotland, Northern Ireland
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£3000
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* how many people in the jury
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12, Scotland: 15
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* how many MPs are in the parliament: Scotland
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129
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* how many MPs are in the parliament: Wales
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60
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* how many MPs are in the parliament: England
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60
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* how many MPs are in the parliament: Northern Ireland
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108
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* visit parliament, UK
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local MP, queue on the day
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* visit parliament, Northern Ireland
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Education Service, MLA
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* visit parliament, Scotland
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MSP, visitor services
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* visit parliament, Wales
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AM, Assembly Booking Service
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* how long did the romans remain in Britain
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400
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* criminal courts in England, Northern Ireland and Wales
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Magistrates, Crown Court
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* civil courts in England, Northern Ireland and Wales
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County Court, High Court
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* criminal courts in Scotland
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Justice of the Peace Court, Sherrif Court, High Court
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* civil courts in Scotland
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Sheriff Court, Court of Sessions
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* Eidl al-Fitr
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end of Ramadan
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* Eid ul Adha
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muslims commitment to god
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* Vaisakhi
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Sikh festival, 14th April
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* Victoria cross
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was introduced in the crimean war
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* National Citizen Service
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16-17 year-old, outdoor activities, develop skills and take part in community
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* When did the Chartists campaign
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1830s 1840s
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* What did the Chartists campaign for?
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every man right to vote, elections every year all religion equal, secret ballot, any man to stand as an MP, MP to have pay
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* Forced marriage protection orders were introduced for Scotland
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2011
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* English language is the preferred official language
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by 1400
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* TheThe natonnational trutrust waswas fundedfunded by 33 voluvolunteers
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1895
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* Hereditary peers lost their automatic right to go to the Parliament
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1999
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* Films were publicly shown in the UK
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1896
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* The Northern Ireland Parliament was established
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1922
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* Seamus Heaney
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Nobel price winner literature |
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* William Golding
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Nobel price winner literature |
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* Harold Pinter
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Nobel price winners in literature
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* Canterbury tales
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Geoffrey Chaucher, printed by William Caxton, the first person in England to print books using printed press, 1400s
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* John Barbour
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The Bruce, about the battle of Bannockburn, Scott language, poet
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* Elizabeth II coronation |
1952 |
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* Members of Commonwealth
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54 (book 53, reality 52)
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* Members of EU
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28
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* Founding of EU
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1957 (Treaty of Rome, 25 March)
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* UK joins the EU
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1973
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* European law is called
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directives, regulations or framework decisions
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* Members of the Council of Europe
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47
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* Members of United Nations
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190
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* Members of UN Security Council?
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15
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* Permanent members of UN Security Council
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5
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* When were the first football clubs formed?
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19th century
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* How many ski centers are there in Scotland?
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5
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* Which bridge was built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel
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Clifton Suspension Bridge
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* What was Isambard Kingdom Brunel's biggest achievement?
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Great Western Railway
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* Stonehenge
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English county of Wiltshire, ceremonial place, UNESCO world heritage
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* Orkney, North coast of Scotland, best preserved prehistoric village
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Skara Brae
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* English county of Dorset, Hill fort
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Maiden Castle
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* First Coins
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iron age, names of the iron age kings - beginning of the British history
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* parts of Hadrian's wall to keep out the picts, UNESCO world heritage
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Housesteads and Vindolanda
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* Boudicca 's kingdom, eastern England
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Iceni
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* burial place of Anglo Saxon Kings, Suffolk, East England
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Sutton hoe
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* roman army left, Britain was invaded by tribes from Northern Europe
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410
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* St Columba founded a monastery, island off the coast of Scotland
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Iona
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* first archbishop of Canterbury
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St Agustine
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* defeated the Vikings, united Saxon Kingdom
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King Alfred the great
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* first Scottish king
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Kenneth MacAlpin
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* William I, list of towns and villages, people and properties
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Domesday book
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* area around Dublin, ruled by the English by 1200
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Pale
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* huge castles, now Wales
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Conwy, Caernarvon
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* prominent families in the north of Scotland and Ireland
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Clans
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* Book of common prayer
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Edward VI
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* Protestantism gained strength in England, Wales and Scotland,but Ireland remained Catholic
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16th century
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* the Pope lost his authority in Scotland, Catholic religious service became illegal in Scotland
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1560
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* Act for the government of Wales
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Henry VIII, Wales United with England
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* Northern province in Ireland, settlements known as plantation
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Ulster
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* Divine right of kings was the view of
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