3. England is a country that is part of
the united kingdom.. It shares land
borders with Scotland to the north and
Wales to the west. The Irish Sea lies
north west of England, whilst
the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest.
The North Sea to the east and
the English Channel to the south
separate England from continental
Europe.
5. Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress, known as the Tower of
London, is a historic castle located on the north bank of the River
Thames in central London It was founded towards the end of 1066
as part of the Norman Conquest of England. The White Tower,
which gives the entire castle its name, was built by William the
Conqueror in 1078, and was a resented symbol of oppression,
inflicted upon London by the new ruling elite. The Tower has served
variously as an armoury, a treasury, a menagerie, the home of
theRoyal Mint, a public records office, and the home of the Crown
Jewels of the United Kingdom Despite its enduring reputation as a
place of torture and death, popularised by 16th-century religious
propagandists and 19th-century writers, only seven people were
executed within the Tower before the World
Wars of the 20th century.
6. The London Eye is a giant Ferris wheel on
the South Bank of the River Thames in London.
Also known as the Millennium Wheel, its
official name was originally published as
the British Airways London Eye, then
the Merlin Entertainments London Eye.
It is currently Europe's tallest Ferris
wheel, and offered the highest public viewing
point in London until it was superseded by the
245-metre (804 ft) observation deck on the
72nd floor of The Shard, which opened to the
public on 1 February 2013.It is the most
popular paid tourist attraction in the United
Kingdom with over 3.5 million visitors
annually, and has made manyappearances in
popular culture
it is now known as Coca-Cola London Eye.
7. Big Ben is the nickname for the
Great Bell of the clock at the north
end of the Palace of Westminster in
London, and often extended to
refer to the clock and the clock
tower
The tower is officially known as
the Elizabeth Tower. The tower
holds the second largest four-faced
chiming clock in the world. The
tower has become one of the most
prominent symbols of the United
Kingdom and is often in
the establishing shot of films set in
London.
8. CUISINE OF ENGLAND
When the first Chinese, Japanese from
northern Spain reached English shores
10,000 years ago they realized (too late)
that the environment was not the best
time to settle. As there was no plan to
come home to at accoutrements stew, had
to make do with what they found there,
which was not much. Based on eating only
roots and tubers, got some overgrown
salivary glands; thereafter he began the
English tradition of cooking anything that
can not flee the cauldron.
9. BEVERAGES
Beer ale (English name for top-
fermented beers) is frequently
drink
DESSERTS
Examples abound of desserts in the
English cuisine such as apple pie,
banana muffins with cinnamon,
summer berry pudding with cream
or custard.
10. ENGLISH BREAKFAST
The English breakfast is a traditional and important food on the tables.
Mostly on Saturdays and Sundays these breakfasts, also called fry-up or Full
Ingles breakfast is served. They consist of orange juice, bacon, eggs and
toast.
It is for this reason that the British considered healthy to note with English
breakfast is served everything in moderation
Fast food
In terms of fast food, are
famous Fish and Chips, served
in a kind of paper cones and
fish are fried in oil. They are
found mainly in large cities
and street stalls. Another
type of fast foods consumed
are usually grated potato, the
mushy peas, among others.
SUNDAY DINNER
Sunday Dinner: The Sunday dinner
has a long tradition of being a
family event, this meal one in
which all members of the family
gathers. A roast beef, which can be
beef, lamb, pork or chicken is
almost a prerequisite, and served
with a potato and vegetables, and
very often accompanied by
Yorkshire pudding.
11. SEAFOOD
Many coastal communities have
seafood stalls on the beach, ports
or facing the sea. Traditionally
these stalls selling pots the size of
a snack full of shells, mussels,
jellied eels, shelled or peeled
prawns, crab meat, whelks,
periwinkles (small and large sea
snails) and oysters. Seafood is
served cold and the customer adds
seasonings - salt, pepper, lemon
juice, malt vinegar, Worcestershire
sauce, cocktail or tabasco - to
taste. Many positions make your
own vinegar chili peppers by
infusion of malt vinegar. In recent
years, surimi and squid
Mediterranean octopus and
preparations have been added to
the menu. Sometimes mobile
SANDWICHES
England can boast that gave the world
the "word" "sandwich" though the
namesake John Montagu, 4th Earl of
Sandwich, was not the first to add a
stuffed bread. The English sandwiches
are made with two slices of bread, or
some kind of roll. Fillers like pickles
and condiments Gentleman's Relish also
be considered distinctive of England.
Common types include sandwich roast
beef, chicken salad, ham and mustard,
cheese and pickles, mayonnaise, egg,
mayonnaise shrimp, tuna, Marmite, and
jam. robust sandwiches are made with
thick slices and are called "doorstops"
and often served in bars.
12. How NOT KNOW?
• While in most countries the drivers drive motor vehicles (cars,
trucks, buses, motorcycles ...) in the right lane in England must drive
their vehicles in the left lane
• An important tradition in England is the afternoon tea, which occurs
promptly at 5 pm.
• The name of England (in English: England) derived from 'Englaland',
meaning "land of the Angles'. The Angles were a Germanic people who
occupied and colonized the region of the current England after the
fall of the Western Roman Empire (V century)
• The largest city of England is London with 7.8 million inhabitants
•. The most important river of England is the Thames, across the
southern region.
• England is considered the cradle of the country of football. Besides
football, the British created other sports like cricket, badminton,
tennis, rugby, field hockey and table tennis.
- Windsor Castle is the largest and oldest royal residence of the world
is still in use
- Portugal is England's oldest ally. The Anglo-Portuguese Treaty was
signed in 1373 and still in force.
13. St Paul's Cathedral
St Paul's Cathedral , London, is an Anglican
cathedral , the seat of the Bishop of London
and the mother church of the Diocese of
London . It sits at the top of Ludgate Hill ,
the highest point in the City of London . The
present church, dating from the late 17th
century, was designed in the English Baroque
style by Sir Christopher Wren . The cathedral
is one of the most famous and most
recognisable sights of London, with its dome,
framed by the spires of Wren's City churches,
dominating the skyline for 300 years.
14. Bodiam Castle
It was built in 1385 by Sir Edward
Dalyngrigge , a former knight of Edward III ,
with the permission of Richard II , ostensibly
to defend the area against French invasion
during the Hundred Years' War . Of
quadrangular plan , Bodiam Castle has no
keep , having its various chambers built
around the outer defensive walls and inner
courts. Its corners and entrance are marked
by towers, and topped by crenellations .´
15. London bridge
The so-called London Bridge is a bridge that crosses
England River Thames, between the City of London and
Southwark. It is situated between the bridges "Cannon
Street Railway" and "Tower Bridge". The original
London Bridge was one of the most famous in the
world: it was the only bridge across the Thames in
London until Westminster Bridge was opened in 1750.
In the southern part of the bridge Southwark Cathedral
and the station is London Bridge. On the north side are
the Monument to the Great Fire of London and
Monument Tube Station.
16.
17. The English are known for their unconditional love for
tea at 5pm, the so-called Five O'clock Tea.
They are also famous for being the creators of football
and his fanaticism for cricket, one of the quintessential
British sports. Anyway, there are many more traditions
and customs of England.
One thing you have to know is that the English are very
disciplined and exquisite with good manners.
The English will provide crucial to the greeting in
everyday life. It is, in general, a handshake, be they
men or women, for kisses on the cheek only occur
between people very close.
18. Other traditions and customs of England have to do with its typical meals. The main dish is fish
and chips, also highlighting beef, lamb, chicken, sandwiches and vegetables. When talking of
beverages, clearly, tea takes first place, but also the English drink coffee, bitter beer, whiskey and
wine.
A place where the English gather with friends for a few drinks are public houses, better known
as pubs. The pubs are a symbol of social life in England, where people eat, drink, talk and relax.
19. This country has many
superstitions. Touch wood, found
a clover with four leaves, put
money in the pockets of a new
garment, haircut at crescent and
cross a black cat (unlike beliefs of
other countries) are signs of good
luck.
Meanwhile, the
misfortune is associated
to walk under a ladder,
pour salt on the table,
breaking a mirror and
open an umbrella inside
a room.
20. SPORTS
England has a strong sporting heritage, and during the 19th
century codified many sports that are now played around the
world. Sports originating in England include association football
cricket, rugby union, rugby league, tennis, snooker, billiards, ,
21. Football is the most popular of these sports. The
England national football team, whose home venue
is Wembley Stadium,Referred to as the "home of
football" by FIFA
Cricket is generally thought to have
been developed in the early
medieval period among the farming
and metalworking communities of
the Weald
22. Rugby union originated in
Rugby School, Warwickshire
in the early 19th century. The
England rugby union team
won the 2003
23. Tennis was created in Birmingham, England in the late 19th century, and the
Wimbledon Championships is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, and widely
considered the most prestigious.Fred Perry was the last Englishman to win Wimbledon
