Encyclopedia - Rule Britannia: Encyclopedia Ii - Rule Britannia - History
This most popular of all British national airs was first heard in London in 1745 and achieved instant popularity. So well known was it th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1740: Encyclopedia - 1740
1740 in topic: Arts Architecture - Literature - Music Other topics Canada - Mexico - Science Lists of leaders: Colonial governors - State...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Royal Navy: Encyclopedia - Royal Navy
The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the "senior service" of the British armed services, being the oldest of its three branches. From ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alfred The Great: Encyclopedia - Alfred The Great
Alfred (849? – 26 October 899) or Ælfred was king of the southern Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex from 871 to 899. Alfred is famous for ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Topics Related To The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia - List Of Topics Related To The United Kingdom
This is a list of topics related to the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom category contains a more comprehensive selection of UK article...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - England: Encyclopedia - England
England is a nation and the largest and most populous constituent country of the United Kingdom accounting for more than 83% of the total...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cliveden: Encyclopedia - Cliveden
Cliveden (pronounced CLIVV-d'n) is a mansion in Buckinghamshire, England overlooking the River Thames. It has an intriguing history. The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Britannia: Encyclopedia - Britannia
Britannia was originally the Latin name that the Roman Empire gave to the southern part of the island of Great Britain, and has become a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Topics Related To The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Topics Related To The United Kingdom - Geography And The Environment
List of topics related to the United Kingdom - Geography of the United Kingdom. Main article: Geography of the United Kingdom (see also...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music In Professional Wrestling: Encyclopedia Ii - Music In Professional Wrestling - Entrance Themes
Music in professional wrestling - A. A-1  "In Da Club" (50 Cent) Abdullah the Butcher  "One of These Days" (Pink Floyd) The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Enigma Variations: Encyclopedia Ii - Enigma Variations - The Variations
The work consists of the theme (actually two contrasting melodic fragments), followed by 14 variations. The variations spring from the th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alfred The Great: Encyclopedia Ii - Alfred The Great - Public Life
During the short reigns of his two eldest brothers, Ethelbald and Ethelbert, nothing is heard of Alfred. But with the accession of the th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Patriotic Songs: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Patriotic Songs - List By Country
List of patriotic songs - Åland. Ålänningens sång (The Ålander's Song) – Official anthem List of patriotic songs - Algeria. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Britannia: Encyclopedia Ii - Britannia - British Revival
Britannia remained the Latin name for Great Britain, but after the fall of the Roman Empire it had lost most symbolic meaning until the r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alfred The Great: Encyclopedia Ii - Alfred The Great - Public Life
During the short reigns of his two eldest brothers, Ethelbald and Ethelbert, nothing is heard of Alfred. But with the accession of the th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Works By Beethoven: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Works By Beethoven - Beethoven Works By Genre
List of works by Beethoven - Symphonies. Opus 21: Symphony No. 1 in C major (1800) Opus 36: Symphony No. 2 in D major (1803) Opus 55: ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jedburgh: Encyclopedia Ii - Jedburgh - History
A church had been at Jedburgh since the 9th century, founded by Bishop Ecgred of Lindisfarne, and David I made it a priory between 1118 a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Royal Navy: Encyclopedia Ii - Royal Navy - History
The Royal Navy has historically played a central role in the defence and warfare of Britain. Because Britain is surrounded by seas, any e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - England: Encyclopedia Ii - England - History
Main article: History of England England has been inhabited for at least 50,000 years, although the repeated Ice Ages made much of Britai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rajabai Tower: Encyclopedia Ii - Rajabai Tower - Layout
The ground floor has two side rooms, each measuring 56 × 27.5 ft (17 × 8.5 m). The tower forms a carriage...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Proms: Encyclopedia Ii - The Proms - History
The first Proms concert was held on 10 August 1895 in the Queen's Hall in Langham Place and was arranged by Robert Newman. Newman's idea ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - St. Paul's Covent Garden: Encyclopedia Ii - St. Paul's Covent Garden - History
In 1631 Inigo Jones was commissioned by William Russell, 1st Duke of Bedford to design a church. Work on the church began that year and w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Turkish Music Style: Encyclopedia Ii - Turkish Music Style - Examples
All three of the great Classical era composers, Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven, wrote at least some "Turkish" music. For sound files illust...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - England: Encyclopedia Ii - England - History
Main article: History of England England has been inhabited for at least 500,000 years, although the repeated Ice Ages made much of Brita...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Royal Navy: Encyclopedia Ii - Royal Navy - History
The Royal Navy has historically played a central role in the defence and warfare of Britain. Because Britain is surrounded by seas, any e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Classical Music Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Classical Music Of The United Kingdom - Music Before 1500
The earliest surviving piece of composed music in the UK is the setting of the folk song "Sumer Is Icumen In" ("Summer is a-coming in"), ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Music Makers: Encyclopedia Ii - The Music Makers - Analysis
The words of the poem no doubt appealed to Elgar's nature, as it celebrates the dreaming artist — by 1912, he was established as part o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Living Daylights: Encyclopedia Ii - The Living Daylights - Plot Summary
In the prologue, three double-0 agents parachute onto Gibraltar to test its defences. One is captured almost immediately by the SAS, whil...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alfred The Great: Encyclopedia Ii - Alfred The Great - Christianity, Literature And Music
The history of the church under Alfred is most obscure. The Danish inroads had told heavily upon it; the monasteries had been special poi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Classical Music Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Classical Music Of The United Kingdom - Music Of The 21st Century
In the present era, classical music in Britain must contend and co-exist with a dominant culture of popular music. Specialist music educa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - England: Encyclopedia Ii - England - Demographics
Main articles: Demographics of England, Population of England England is both the most populous and the most ethnically diverse nation in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Royal Navy: Encyclopedia Ii - Royal Navy - Current Deployments
The Royal Navy is currently deployed in many areas of the world, including a number of standing Royal Navy deployments. Royal Navy - Nor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Royal Navy: Encyclopedia Ii - Royal Navy - Names
Nicknames for the Royal Navy include "The Mob", "The Andrew", and "The Senior Service". Nowadays the British sailor usually refers to him...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Royal Navy: Encyclopedia Ii - Royal Navy - Command Of The Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is established under the royal prerogative, and the head of the Royal Navy, known as the Lord High Admiral, is Her Majesty...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Royal Navy: Encyclopedia Ii - Royal Navy - Ships Of The Royal Navy
see main article at: List of ships of the Royal Navy Commissioned (surface) ships of the Royal Navy are accorded the prefix HMS which sta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alfred The Great: Encyclopedia Ii - Alfred The Great - Appearance In Culture
In honour of Alfred, the University of Liverpool now has a King Alfred Chair of English Literature. Thomas Augustine Arne's Masque of Alf...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Living Daylights: Encyclopedia Ii - The Living Daylights - Locations
The Living Daylights - Film locations. Gibraltar Bratislava, Czechoslovakia Vienna, Austria London, U.K. Afghanistan Tangier New York(...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Living Daylights: Encyclopedia Ii - The Living Daylights - Soundtrack
The title song of the film, "The Living Daylights," was recorded by pop group a-ha. It is also the final Bond film (to date) scored by Jo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Turkish Music Style: Encyclopedia Ii - Turkish Music Style - Description
"Turkish" music is always lively in tempo, and is almost always a kind of march. When "Turkish" music was scored for orchestra, it normal...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Turkish Music Style: Encyclopedia Ii - Turkish Music Style - Musical Characteristics
In "Turkish" music, the percussion instruments often play this rhythm: Click to hear (Ogg format; 39 K) This is the same rhythm (proba...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Turkish Music Style: Encyclopedia Ii - Turkish Music Style - The Turkish Stop On Early Pianos
Around the turn of the nineteenth century, "Turkish" music was so popular that piano manufacturers made special pianos with a "Turkish st...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Turkish Music Style: Encyclopedia Ii - Turkish Music Style - History
An important impetus for "Turkish" music occurred in 1699, when Austria and Turkey negotiated the Treaty of Karlowitz. To celebrate the t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Patriotic Songs: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Patriotic Songs - Ukraine
List of patriotic songs - United Kingdom. God Save the Queen – the country's de facto, but not de jure, national anthem Land of Hope...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music In Professional Wrestling: Encyclopedia Ii - Music In Professional Wrestling - Video Specials
Music in professional wrestling - V. Viva Las Divas of the WWE  "Why Can't We Just Dance" (Stacy Keibler) Music in professional...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jedburgh: Encyclopedia Ii - Jedburgh - Surrounding Area
Other towns of interest include Kelso, Hawick, Galashiels, Selkirk, and Melrose. There are abbeys at Melrose, Kelso and Dryburgh, and Kel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - England: Encyclopedia Ii - England - Nomenclature
The country is named after the Angles, one of several Germanic tribes who settled the country in the 5th and 6th centuries. There are two...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alfred The Great: Encyclopedia Ii - Alfred The Great - Childhood
Alfred was born sometime between 847 and AD 849 at Wantage in Berkshire, the fourth son of King Ethelwulf of Wessex (Æþelwulf), most li...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Classical Music Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Classical Music Of The United Kingdom - Music Of The 20th Century
In the early 20th century Britain produced some notable composers: William Wallace, Frederick Delius, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Gustav Hols...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music In Professional Wrestling: Encyclopedia Ii - Music In Professional Wrestling - Video Packages
Music in professional wrestling - A. Kurt Angle  "Clocks" (Coldplay) Stone Cold Steve Austin  "My Sacrifice" (Creed) Music...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Music In Professional Wrestling: Encyclopedia Ii - Music In Professional Wrestling - Pay-per-views
Music in professional wrestling - A. Armageddon 2000  "Sweet Home Alabama" (Lynyrd Skynyrd) Music in professional wrestling - B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - England: Encyclopedia Ii - England - English Identity
The simplest view is that an English person is someone who is from England and holds British nationality, regardless of his or her racial...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Proms: Encyclopedia Ii - The Proms - Last Night Of The Proms
Most people's perception of the Proms is taken from the 'Last Night', although this concert is quite different from the others. In the UK...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - England: Encyclopedia Ii - England - Symbols And Insignia
The two traditional symbols of England are the St. George's cross (the English flag) and the Three Lions coat of arms (see above), both d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - England: Encyclopedia Ii - England - Nomenclature
The country is named after the Angles, one of several Germanic tribes who settled the country in the 5th and 6th centuries. There are two...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - England: Encyclopedia Ii - England - Languages
As its name suggests, the English language, today spoken by hundreds of millions of people around the world, originated as the language o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - England: Encyclopedia Ii - England - National Anthems
Although England does not have an official anthem of its own, the following are widely regarded as English national hymns: "Jerusalem:" ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alfred The Great: Encyclopedia Ii - Alfred The Great - Childhood
Alfred was born sometime between 847 and AD 849 at Wantage in Berkshire, the fourth son of King Ethelwulf of Wessex (Æþelwulf), most li...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Enigma Variations: Encyclopedia Ii - Enigma Variations - History
A story goes that one day of 1898, after a tiring day of teaching, Elgar was daydreaming at the piano. A melody he played caught the atte...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alfred The Great: Encyclopedia Ii - Alfred The Great - Christianity Literature And Music
The history of the church under Alfred is most obscure. The Danish inroads had told heavily upon it; the monasteries had been special poi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - England: Encyclopedia Ii - England - English Identity
The simplest view is that an English person is someone who is from England and holds British nationality, regardless of his or her racial...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - England: Encyclopedia Ii - England - Demographics
Main articles: Demographics of England, Population of England England is both the most populous and the most ethnically diverse nation in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Royal Navy: Encyclopedia Ii - Royal Navy - Ships Of The Royal Navy
see main article at: List of ships of the Royal Navy Commissioned (surface) ships of the Royal Navy are accorded the prefix HMS which sta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Royal Navy: Encyclopedia Ii - Royal Navy - Command Of The Royal Navy
The Royal Navy is established under the royal prerogative, and the head of the Royal Navy, known as the Lord High Admiral, is the Queen (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - England: Encyclopedia Ii - England - Politics
Main article: Politics of the United Kingdom, Government of England Since the promulgation of the 1284 Statute of Rhuddlan and the Laws i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - England: Encyclopedia Ii - England - Geography
Main articles: Geography of the United Kingdom, Geography of England England comprises the central and southern two-thirds of the island ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - England: Encyclopedia Ii - England - Subdivisions
Main article: Subdivisions of England Historically, the highest level of local government in England was the county. These divisions had ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Enigma Variations: Encyclopedia Ii - Enigma Variations - The Enigma
The "Enigma" of the title refers to two puzzles. The first puzzle is to determine which of Elgar's friends each variation represents, and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Topics Related To The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Topics Related To The United Kingdom - Commerce And Industry
List of topics related to the United Kingdom - Money economics and business. Bank of England Bank of Scotland Royal Bank of Scotland B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Royal Navy: Encyclopedia Ii - Royal Navy - The Royal Navy Today
The Royal Navy is currently deployed in many areas of the world. Royal Navy - Atlantic Patrol Task North. Atlantic Patrol Task (North) ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Britannia: Encyclopedia Ii - Britannia - Roman Period
At the height of Roman Britain, the Empire included all of Britannia (first invaded by Julius Caesar in 55 BC), which was bordered by Had...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Britannia: Encyclopedia Ii - Britannia - Namesakes
Today Britannia lives on in British symbols and British patriotism such as: Britannia silver, a high-grade alloy of silver introduced in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Classical Music Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Classical Music Of The United Kingdom - Music Of The 16th And Early 17th Centuries
In the early 16th century, Henry VIII was a keen patron of music. He played various instruments himself and an inventory, taken after his...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Classical Music Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Classical Music Of The United Kingdom - The Civil War And Commonwealth Period 1642-1660
During the Commonwealth period conditions were hard for professional musicians: the royal court was in exile, the theatres were closed, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Classical Music Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Classical Music Of The United Kingdom - Music Of The 18th Century
The leading figure in British music of the early 18th century was a naturalized Englishman, George Frideric Handel. Although he was born ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Classical Music Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Classical Music Of The United Kingdom - The Restoration
This period was dominated by Pelham Humfrey and Henry Purcell. Purcell composed church music, festive odes and music for the theatre. Chr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Patriotic Songs: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Patriotic Songs - Ukraine
List of patriotic songs - United Kingdom. For historical reasons of the domination by England of the culture of the United Kingdom, tho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Topics Related To The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Topics Related To The United Kingdom - People
List of topics related to the United Kingdom - Interest groups and societies. British Professional Bodies Women's Institute List of UK...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Topics Related To The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Topics Related To The United Kingdom - Charities And Youth Organisations
List of topics related to the United Kingdom - Charities. Age Concern British Heart Foundation (BHF) Cancer Research UK ChildLine Comi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Topics Related To The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Topics Related To The United Kingdom - Politics Monarchy And Military
List of topics related to the United Kingdom - Politics of the United Kingdom. Parliament of the United Kingdom List of Parliaments o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Topics Related To The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Topics Related To The United Kingdom - Media And Communications
List of topics related to the United Kingdom - Television and radio. British Broadcasting Corporation (the BBC) Independent Television...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Topics Related To The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Topics Related To The United Kingdom - Culture Of The United Kingdom
Main article: Culture of the United Kingdom List of topics related to the United Kingdom - British art. Main article: British art Art ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Topics Related To The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Topics Related To The United Kingdom - Sports And Games
The following are the major sports; local groups may well play many others. List of topics related to the United Kingdom - Cricket. 20...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Topics Related To The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Topics Related To The United Kingdom - Religion And Ethnicity
List of topics related to the United Kingdom - Religion in the United Kingdom. Main article: Religion in the United Kingdom Christiani...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Classical Music Of The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Classical Music Of The United Kingdom - Music Of The 19th Century
In the early 19th century, the Irish composer and virtuoso pianist John Field was highly influentual in his style of playing which is tho...   » Read the article