The United Kingdom: Geography and historical attractions for high school

The United Kingdom

How much do you know about the United Kingdom?

England is:

• an island in Great Britain
• a country in Great Britain
• the capital of Great Britain

Which of these countries is in Great
Britain?

• Ireland

> Northern Ireland

• Wales

Northern Ireland is part of:

• Great Britain
• The United Kingdom
• England

The United Kingdom is:

• a state
• an island
• part of England

Geography

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SCOTLAND

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NORTHERN
IRELAND

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ENGLAND

RELAND

WALES

LONDON

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London Attractions

Buckingham Palace

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v= z1ojiAEFZq
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5lJczosZM0

The Tower of London

WHAT IS THE TOWER OF LONDON?

The Tower of London is a historic 900-year-old castle and UNESCO World Heritage site in London,
England. It dates back to the 1070s.

WHY WAS THE TOWER OF LONDON BUILT?The White Tower was built by William the Conqueror to
secure his position in London against fierce opposition from the conquered Saxons who inhabited the
city.

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WHAT IS THE TOWER OF LONDON USED FOR?

it was used as a royal palace,a political prison, a place of execution, a royal
mint. Today it is a museum where the famous Crown Jewels are kept.

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The Tower of London is guarded by the "Yeomen Warders" popularly known as
"Beefeaters".

Together with the Beefeaters some ravens guard the Tower. A legend says that if they
desert the Tower the Kingdom will fall.

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The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben

The U.K. is a constitutional monarchy
he/she cannot make laws
the Monarch is the Head of the State but
The laws are made by Parliament (The house of Commons and the House of Lords)
The Prime Minister runs the country
Next to The Houses of Parliament there is Big Ben, the famous Clock Tower

Big Ben Clock Tower

Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the Great Clock of Westminster, and for the clock tower itself, which stands at the
north end of the Palace of Westminster in London.

Originally known simply as the Clock Tower, it was renamed Elizabeth Tower in 2012 to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II,the
60th anniversary of the accession of Queen Elizabeth II on 6 February 1952. The clock is a striking clock with five bells.

The tower was designed by Sir Charles Barry and Augustus Pugin in a Perpendicular Gothic Revival style and was completed in
1859. It is elaborately decorated with stone carvings and features symbols related to the four nations of the United Kingdom and the
Anglo-Welsh Tudor dynasty. A Latin inscription celebrates Queen Victoria, in whose reign the palace was built. The tower stands 316
feet (96 m) tall.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyXrxNdYWlU

Tower Bridge

https://www.london-tickets.co.uk/it/tower-bridge/londra-tower-bridge-curiosita/
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Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey is a famous and very old English church where English Kings and Queens
have been baptised, crowned, married and buried (Enrico VII, Queen Mary and her sister Elizabeth I, Mary
Stuart, Richard, duke of York, Charles II) and where many great English statesmen, writers, scientists,
inventors, explorers and other famous people are buried in splendid monuments (Charles Darwin,
Isaac Newton, Stephen Hawkings, Charles Dickens. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv9Xk5bCcAg

Charles Dickens

CHARLES DICKENS

BORN ZXH FEBRUARY 18FF

DIED 9TH JUNE 1870

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St Paul's Cathedral

It is an Anglican cathedral in London, England, the seat of the Bishop of London. The present structure, which was completed in 1710,was designed
in the English Baroque style by Sir Christopher Wren.

The dome is one of the largest in the world

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYTO7KpOtcE

British History

(vol.3 My Route with extra Culture pag.C16-C17)

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