Southeast England consists of three main regions - The Downs and Channel Coast, East Anglia, and the Thames Valley. The Downs and Channel Coast was the site of early Roman settlements and contains many historic cities and ports. East Anglia has a flat landscape and is an important agricultural region. The Thames Valley is densely populated and home to many aristocratic estates. It contains the universities of Oxford and Cambridge.

1. Southeast England Sandra Lääne 11A

2. Southeast England once consisted of old Saxon kingdoms a magnet for commuters landscape - soft with green rounded hills England’s oldest universities Kent – fruit-growing region 3 regions (The Downs and Channel Coast; East Anglia; Thames Valley) many historic houses of famous people (Queen Victoria, Charles Dickens, Winston Churchill)

3. The Downs and Channel Coast the first landfall for all settlers the Romans built there fortifications Canterbury and Winchester Cathedrals important ports in Kent and Sussex most populous and prosperous region in England (Stockbroker Belt) the North and South Downs are parallel chalk ridges that run from east to west

4. Dover leading port for cross-channel travel on the narrowest point of the English channel Dover Castle (Key of England) Leeds Castle various royal connections a garden designed by Capability Brown surrounded by a lake

5. Canterbury important town since Roman times Canterbury Cathedral (11 th century) the centre of the Christian Church in England (longest medieval church in Europe) The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer

6. The Cinque ports Hastings, Romney, Hythe, Sandwich, Dover Cinque - French for “5” Beachy Head high chalk cliffs Seven Sisters Country Park (285 hectares) Battle small town Battle of Hastings William the Conqueror

7. Hampton Court home of Henry VIII royal palace until the 18 th century a blend of Tudor and English Baroque Winchester capital of the ancient Kingdom of Wessex Great Hall home to the legendary “Round Table”

8. Brighton the largest holiday resort on the south coast The Royal Pavilion (1822 by George IV) narrow streets (the Lanes) a large number of language schools Southampton and Portsmouth ports (Mayflower (1620) and Titanic (1912)) Maritime Museum Mary Rose – Henry VIII’s flagship

9. East Anglia between the Thames Estuary and the Wash flat landscape distinctive architecture and traditions drained in the 17 th century – ideal for cultivation 1/3 Britain’s vegetables are grown there cottages, churches, windmills Cambridge university

10. Cambridge on the River Cam university town (second oldest university (1209)) Cambridge university has 31 colleges (Peterhouse, Robinson) every college has a chapel, a dining-hall, a library etc King’s college, founded by Henry VI (altarpiece The Adoration of the Magi by Rubens) gardens – The Backs punting

11. The Fens open, flat, fertile expanse electric pumps Ely small city on a chalk hill market centre Ely Cathedral Colchester oldest record town in Britain first permanent Roman colony Capital of south-east England when Romans invaded

12. Newmarket the headquarter of British horse racing (first race 1622) 2, 500 horses Newmarket’s National Horseracing Museum The Broads shallow lakes and waterways joined by six rivers The Aldeburgh Music Festival musical event started by composer Benjamin Britten in 1948

13. Norwich provincial atmosphere irregular street plan Colman’s Mustard Sandringham House in royal hands since 1862 in the stable is a museum for hunting, horse racing, cars and shooting Epping Forest Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge large (2,400 ha) open space, popular with walkers

14. Thames Valley pastoral beauty densely populated aristocrats homes the White Horse of Uffington, the Vale of the White Horse

15. Oxford university town 39 colleges the Sheldonian Theatre Bodleian Library The Radcliffe Camera Christ Church College Oxford Story

16. Blenheim Palace built for John Churchill park re-landscaped by Capability Brown Hatfield House Jacobean house Tudor Hatfield Palace (there spent Queen Elizabeth I her childhood) unique 17 th century garden

17. Eton college Britain’s most famous public school founded by Henry VI (1440) Princes William and Harry Windsor Castle oldest continuously inhabited royal residence in Britain originally built of wood St George’s Chapel The Round Tower Fire 1992

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