England is a nation and the largest and most populous constituent country of the United Kingdom accounting for more than 83% of the total UK population. It occupies most of the southern two-thirds of the island of Great Britain and shares land borders with fellow home nations Scotland, to the north, and Wales, to the west. Elsewhere, it is bordered by the sea. England is named after the Angles, one of a number of Germanic tribes believed to have originated in Angeln in Northern Germany, who settled in England in the 5th and 6th ...

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The early European settlers of New England were English Protestants fleeing religious persecution. This, however, did not prevent them from establishing colonies where religion was legislated to an extreme, and where those who deviated from the established doctrine were persecuted greatly. New England - Town meetings in New England. A derivative of meetings held by church elders, town meetings were an integral part of governance and remain so today in towns across New England. At such meetings, any citizen ...

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Main article: History of England England has been inhabited for at least 500,000 years, although the repeated Ice Ages made much of Britain uninhabitable for extended periods until as recently as 20,000 years ago. Stone Age hunter-gatherers eventually gave way to farmers and permanent settlements, with a spectacular and sophisticated megalithic civilisation arising in western England some 4,000 years ago. It was replaced around 1,500 years later by Celtic tribes migrating from Western and continental Europe, mainly from France. ...

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Main article: History of England England has been inhabited for at least 50,000 years, although the repeated Ice Ages made much of Britain uninhabitable for extended periods until as recently as 20,000 years ago. Stone Age hunter-gatherers eventually gave way to farmers and permanent settlements, with an advanced megalithic civilization arising in western England some 4,000 years ago. It was replaced around 1,500 years later by Celtic tribes migrating from Western and continental Europe, mainly from France. These tribes were kn ...

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The culture of England is sometimes difficult to separate clearly from the culture of the United Kingdom, so influential has English culture been on the cultures of the British Isles and, on the other hand, given the extent to which other cultures have influenced life in England. Culture of England - Art. Main article: English art English art is a term referring to a vast body of art originating from the geographical region presently referred to as England. This results in the term being almos ...

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The Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom, sometimes known as "The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street" or "The Old Lady". The nearest London Underground station, and thus a busy commuter stop, is Bank station. Bank of England - Functions of the Bank. It performs all the recognized functions of a central bank -- to maintain price stability, and subject to that, to support the economic policy of Her Majesty's Government (Bank of England Act 1998) in order to promote economic gro ...

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There are three places called Windsor in England: Windsor in Berkshire, the primary use of the name and home to Windsor Castle Windsor in Cornwall Windsor in Lincolnshire See also. Windsor ...

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England has been divided into counties for hundreds of years. The divisions originated as administrative areas, but have been adopted for geographic purposes. A series of local government reforms from the 19th century onwards has left the exact definition of the term 'county' slightly ambiguous. Counties of England - Historic/Traditional counties. Main articles: Traditional counties of England, a ...

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The Commentaries on the Laws of England is an influential 18th century treatise on the common law of England by Sir William Blackstone, originally published by the Clarendon Press at Oxford, 1765-1769. The Commentaries were long regarded as the leading work on the development of English law and played a role in the development of the American legal system. It was in fact the first methodical treatise on the common law, suitable for a lay readership, since at least the Middle Ages. The common law of England, relyin ...

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Athelstan or Æþelstan (c. 895–October 27, 939) was the King of England from 924 to 939. He was the son of King Edward the Elder, and nephew of Æthelflæd of Mercia. His reign is frequently overlooked, with much focus going to Alfred before him, and Edgar after. However, his reign was of fundamental importance to political developments in the 10th century. Athelstan of England - Sources. The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, which was so vocal during the reign of Alfred and Edward, falls into relativ ...

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Abbeys and priories in England is a link page for any abbey, priory, friary or other monastic religious house in England. Abbeys and priories in England - Abbreviations and Key. List of abbeys and priories, Abbeys and priories in Scotland, Abbeys and priories in Wales, Abbeys and priories in Isle of Man, Abbeys and priories in Northern Ireland, Abbeys and priories in the Republic of Ireland, List of monasteries dissolved by Henry VIII of England, Dissolution of the Monasterie ...

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The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England, and acts as the 'mother' and senior branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion, as well as a founding member of the Porvoo Communion. Church of England - Theology and sociology. The Church of England considers itself to stand both in a reformed tradition and in a catholic (but not Roman Catholic) church tradition: Reformed insofar as many of the principles of the Protestant Reformation have influenced it, and insofar as ...

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Charles II (29 May 1630–6 February 1685) was the King of England, King of Scots, and King of Ireland from 30 January 1649 (retrospectively de jure) or 29 May 1660 (de facto) until his death. His father Charles I had been executed in 1649, following the English Civil War; the monarchy was then abolished and the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland became a republic under Oliver Cromwell, the Lord Protector (see Commonwealth of England and The Protectorate). In 1660, shortly after C ...

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In England an Academy is a recently created type of secondary school. Academies are independent schools although they are publicly funded and run, and as such are outside the control of the Local Authorities in which they are situated. This type of school was known as a City Academy for the first few years but the term was changed to "Academy" by an amendment in the Education Act 2002. City Academies were created by the Education Act 1996 and first announced as a reality in a speech by David Blunkett, then Secretary of S ...

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Charles I (19 November 1600–30 January 1649) was King of Scotland, England and Ireland from 27 March 1625, until his execution. He famously engaged in a struggle for power with Parliament; he was an advocate of the divine right of kings. Many in England therefore feared that he was attempting to gain absolute power. There was widespread opposition to many of his actions, especially the levying of taxes without Parliament's consent. This is one of the many mani ...

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Barristers in England and Wales are one form of lawyer in England and Wales, where the legal profession is divided between solicitors and barristers. Both are trained in law but serve different functions in the practice of law. Barristers in England and Wales - Differences. Until recently, the most obvious difference between the two professions was that only Barristers had a general right of audience in all courts in England and Wales. Barristers were therefore specialists either in appearing in court, or i ...

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The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. They are also often used in a geographic reference frame, and in this capacity are sometimes called geographic counties. Ceremonial counties of England - Map. Northumberland Tyne and Wear Durham Cumbri ...

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William II (called "Rufus", perhaps because of his red-faced appearance) (c. 1056 – 2 August 1100) was the second son of William the Conqueror and was King of England from 1087 until 1100, with powers also over Normandy, and influence in Scotland. He was less successful in extending his control in Wales. Although William was an effective soldier, he was a ruthless ruler and was little liked by those he governed; according to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, he was "hated by almost all his people." However, it is not s ...

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William III of England (14 November 1650 – 8 March 1702; also known as William II of Scotland and William III of Orange) was a Dutch aristocrat and a Protestant Prince of Orange from his birth, King of England and King of Ireland from 13 February 1689, and King of Scots from 11 April 1689, in each case until his death. Born a member of the House of Orange-Nassau, William III won the English, Scottish and Irish Crowns following the Glorious Revolution, during which his uncle and father-in-law, James II, was depos ...

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