History United Kingdom

Area : 36317 sq.mi

Population : 62041708 hab.

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Visa :: No
Vaccinations :: No
Currency :: Livre
Capitale :: London
Languages :: Cornish, bihari, English

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Weather United Kingdom

London 22°C 24°C 24°C 22°C
Birmingham 22°C 23°C 23°C 21°C
Manchester 21°C 21°C 22°C 20°C
Leeds 20°C 20°C 23°C 19°C
Newcastle 17°C 19°C 18°C 15°C
Stansted 19°C 20°C 22°C 16°C
Bristol 20°C 20°C 20°C 21°C
Southampton 21°C 21°C 21°C 20°C
Luton 19°C 21°C 22°C 19°C
Plymouth 19°C 19°C 19°C 21°C
East Midlands 21°C 21°C 22°C 19°C
Coventry 21°C 22°C 22°C 20°C
Wick 15°C 15°C 10°C 11°C
Edinburgh 17°C 19°C 17°C 15°C
Aberdeen 18°C 18°C 13°C 13°C
Inverness 24°C 25°C 16°C 18°C
Prestwick 20°C 21°C 20°C 17°C
Glasgow 22°C 23°C 22°C 18°C
Isle of Man 16°C 17°C 14°C 12°C
Sumburgh 13°C 14°C 9°C 10°C
Dundee 17°C 18°C 15°C 14°C
Guernsey 22°C 19°C 21°C 20°C
Jersey 24°C 20°C 22°C 21°C
Alderney 24°C 20°C 22°C 21°C
Belfast 19°C 19°C 20°C 19°C
Cardiff 20°C 19°C 19°C 20°C

History

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In 55 BC, England is conquered by the Romans.
In the Vth century, Anglosaxon invasions take place, followed by raids of Vikings in the IXth century.
In 1066, Guillaume the Conqueror is victorious in the Battle of Hastings.
From 1337 to 1453 the Hundred Years war takes place.
In 1534, Henry VIII is recognised as the leader of the Church in England.
In 1563, Anglicanism is instituted by a confession of faith. In 1649, King Charles I is executed during the First Revolution.
In 1666, a fire destroys most of London.
In 1713, England's maritime hegemony is confirmed in the Utrecht Peace Treaty.
In 1876, Queen Victoria is proclaimed empress of India. In 1900, the Labour Party is founded.
In 1914 and 1939, the British government allies with France in the war against Germany.
In 1947, England declares the independence of India and Pakistan.
In 1971, the country becomes a member of the Common Market.
From 1974 to 1979, the government is led by the Labour Party. Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government takes over until 1990.
In 1994, the Channel tunnel is opened.
In 1997, The Labour Party led by Tony Blair wins elections.
In 1997, Princess Diana Spencer dies in a car accident.
In September 2004, the Pendolino pendular train is lauched to reduce the time it takes from Manchester to London by 35 min.
In February 2005, hunting with hounds is abolished in England and Wales by the Hunting Act.
In November 2005, the law authorising pubs and businesses selling alcohol to open 24 hours a day is implemented.
On 1st July 2007, the law which prohibits smoking in all public areas is implemented.
In 2010, the UK General Election resulted in the first hung parliament since 1974. The Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats agreed to form a coalition government.

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