Famous scientists, discoveries

This men in that picture is Eli Whitney.

William Cullen - Refrigerator ( in 1748)
James Watt - Steam engine (in 1765)
Edwing Beard Budding - Lawn mower ( in 1830)
Charles Darwin - Theory of evolution ( in 1859)
Alexander Graham Bell with Thomas Watson - Telephone (in 1876)
Ernest Rutherford - Nuclear structure of an atom (in 1908)
John Logie Baird - Television ( in 1924)
Alexander Flening - Penicilin (in 1928)
Robert Alexander Watson-Watt - Radar (in 1935)
Tim Berners- Lee - World wide web (in 1990)
Eli Whitney- Laws of motion
Sir Isaac Newton- Gravity an universal graduation

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/inventors/brit.shtml

Queen Victoria: family, contribution

Queen Victoria was born on 24th May 1819 in Kensington Palace, London. When Queen Victoria was 18, she came to the throne. She spanned for 64 years, from 1837 - 1901.

When the Queen was 21 years old, she married her cousin, Albert of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, a German Prince. They got married at the Chapel Royal in St. Jame`s Palace in 1840 on the 10th February.

Britian became the most powerful country in the world, with the largest empire that had ever existed, ruling a quarter of the world`s population.

Because of the number of people living in britian doubled, it caused a huge demand for food, clothes and housing.

People were able to travel around the world more easily now, because of the railways, that were originally built to transport different goods.

Factories and machines were built to meet this demand and new towns grew up, changing the landscape and the ways people lived and worked.

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/homework/victorians/victotia.htm

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/homework/victorians.html

Queen Elizabeth II: castles

1.Buckingham Palace is the Queen's official and main royal London home, although the Queen regularly spends time at Windsor Castle and Balmoral in Scotland.It has been the official London residence of Britain's monarchy since 1837.
2. The Queen is in the house or at home when her flag is waving on the roof. The sovereing´s flag is called the Royal Standard. The Royal Standard must be hoisted on the roof of the castle or the building.
3. Other official residences are:

• Windsor Castle(largest occupied castle in the world)

• Balmoral Castle(private residence of The Queen)

• Palace of Holyroodhouse

• Standringham House

Queen Elizabeth II: reign

1. Elizabeth has been Queen since 6 February 1952.

2. Queen Elizabeth II ascended the throne on February 6, 1952 upon the death of her father, King George VI. Her Coronation, at Westminster Abbey, followed on June 2, 1953.In UK.
3. 10 September 2015, at the age of 89, she will surpass as the longest reigning monarch in British history.

These is four longest reigning monarchs in Britain:

• Edward III 1327-1377 (50 years)
• James VI Of Scotland( He was also first King of England)1567-1625 (57 years)
• King George III 1760-1820 (59 years)
• Queen Victoria 1837-1901 (63 years)

http://projectbritain.com/theQueen.htm

Queen Elizabeth II: family

HM The Queen Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, born 21 April 1926

HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip, June 10, 1921

HRH The Prince of Wales, Charles Philip Arthur George, born 14 November 1948

HRH The Duchess of Cornwall, Parker Bowles, born 17 July 1947)

HRH Prince of Wales, William Arthur Philip Louis, born 21 June 1982

HRH Prince of Wales, Henry Charles Albert David, born 15 September 1984

HRH The Duke of York, Andrew Albert Christian Edward, born 19 February 1960

HRH Princess of York, Beatrice Elizabeth Mary, born 8 August 1988

HRH Princess of York, Eugenie Victoria Helena, born 23 March 1990

TRH The Earl, Edward Antony Richard Louis, born 10 March 1964

Countess of Wessex Sophie, Sophie Helen Rhys-Jones, born 20 January 1965

Viscount Severn, James Alexander Philip Theo, born 17 December 2007

Lady Louise Windsor, Louise Alice Elizabeth Mary Windsor, born 8 November 2003

HRH The Princess Royal, Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise, born 15 August 1950

These are 2 important events in the royal family are taking place next year:
Royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton on 29.April 2011 and the queens 85. birthday (April 21.)

Source (in order of appearance):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Royal_Family

UK: head of state, parliament, government

The British government runs the UK. Prime Minister is theh leader of thr government.

David William Donald Cameron is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, and Leader of the Conservative Party.

Elizabeth II is the reigning queen and head of state of 16 independent sovereign states.

Government(Executive)

The government runs the country. Government also has responsibility for developing and implementing policy and for drafting laws. Every day the Queens desk is full of documents and reports from the government ministers and commonwealth officials. They must all be read and if necessary singed by the queen.


Parliament(Legislature)

The highest legislative authority in the UK is the Parliament. Its responsibility is checking the work of government and examining, debating and approving new laws.

Monarch

A person who heads a monarchy is called a monarch. Monarchs may be autocrats or ceremonial heads of state. In wich a country or entity is usually ruled or
controlled by an individual who exercise little or no power,actual authority vested in a parliament or other organisations. Most states only have a single monarch at any given time.


Source (in order of appearance):
http://www.parliament.uk/about/how/role/parliament-government/
http://www.projectbritain.com/government.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monarch

I tried, the links still won`t work!

UK: symbols of Scotland, (Northern) Ireland

Scotland:
Thistle-
The Thistle is national flover of Scotland. This is a prickly-leaved purple flower which was first used in the 15th century as a symbol of defence. Also the Scottish Bluebell is seen as the flower on Scotland.

The Flag of Scotland-
The Saltire or St. Andrew's Cross, dates from the 9th century, and is therefore, the oldest national flag still in use.
The Saltire also forms part of the design of the Union Flag.

The Royal Standard of Scotland-
The Lion Rampant, a banner showing the Royal Arms of Scotland, is also frequently seen, particularly at sporting events.
This is also a heraldic symbol of Scotland. The Royal Coat of Arms of Scotland, used prior to 1603 by the Kings of Scotland, incorporated a lion rampant shield supported by two unicorns.

Northen Ireland:
Harp-
Harp has long symbolised the island of Ireland. It's Nationalist origins come from when Owen Roe O'Neill, a Gaelic Chieftain, adopted a green flag incorporating the harp. Being seen as a threat to the English invaders, playing the harp was banned, despite remaining on the royal insignia as representing Ireland in the growing British Empire. It was revived in Belfast in 1792, and was the prime symbol of the United Irishmen. The symbol of the harp also represents Loyalist Irishmen when it is surmounted by a crown and it is used in this form on, for example, the cap badges of the Royal Ulster Constabulary.

Shamrock-
Legend has it that the shamrock was used by St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, to illustrate the Holy Trinity, hence its widespread use on St. Patrick's day on 17 March. It is used by mainly by the Nationalist tradition, but is also evident within the Unionist tradition, with bodies such as the Royal Irish Rangers wearing the Shamrock every St. Patrick's day.


http://cain.ulst.ac.uk/images/symbols/crosstrad.htm
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/flowers.html

UK: symbols of England, Wales

Wales

The Flag of Wales incorporates the red dragon of Prince Cadwalader along with the Tudor colours of green and white. The Red Dragon, part of the national flag design, is a popular Welsh symbol. The oldest use of the dragon to symbolise Wales is from the Historia Brittonum, around 820. The red dragon is often seen as a shorthand for all things Welsh, being used by many indigenous public and private institutions.

The daffodil is the national flower of Wales, and is worn on St David's Day each 1 March. (In Welsh, the daffodil is known as "Peter's Leek")

The national sport in Wales is rugby.

The leek is known to have been displayed as a Welsh emblem in 1536.Leek was used by St. David. He ordered his soldiers to wear them on their helmets when they fought in a field full of leeks. Another reason is, that the leek was adopted as a national symbol, because it was important in the national diet in days of old.

England

The Bourbon biscuit (sometimes referred to as a Bourbon cream or just Bourbon) is a sandwich biscuit consisting of two thin rectangular dark chocolate biscuits with a chocolate fondant filling. It`s popular to eat it with a cup of tea with milk.

Fish and chips (sometimes written "fish 'n' chips") is a popular take-away-food.It consists of deep-fried fish (traditionally cod) in batter or sometimes breadcrumbs with potatoes. The dish remains very popular in the UK and in areas colonised by British people in the 19th century, such as Australia, New Zealand, and Canada.

Roses - the Tudor rose badge adopted by Henry VII of England combines the White Rose of York and the Red Rose of Lancaster, the two warring houses of the Wars of the Roses.

London Lion is a lion statue that stands before the Stairs that lead you down to County Hall. Sculptor is W. F. Woodlington

Current two architectural cultural icons of London are a telephone box with the Palace of Westminster in the background.

Fussball(football) is the national sport of England. The three lions are the symbol of the England national football team.

The oak tree (eik) is a symbol of England, representing strength and endurance.

The Royal Arms of England is a coat of arms symbolising England and its monarchs. Its blazon (technical description) is Gules three lions passant guardant in pale Or armed and langued Azure, meaning three identical gold lions with blue tongues and claws, walking and facing the observer, arranged in a column on a red background.


Source (in order of appearance):

http://hubpages.com/hub/The-Symbols-and-Emblems-of-Wales
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbols_of_England

Also got help from a friend in England (Derby).

UK:size,location,population

The UK is situated north-west of the European continent between the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea. It has a total land area of 244,100 square kilometres, of which nearly 99% is land and the remainder inland water. From north to south it is about 1,000 kilometres long.

Compared to other countries, the UK belongs to the biggest ones.
Country Population density(/km2) / Area(km2) / Population
Estonia 31 / 45,226 / 1,415,681
Finland 16 / 338,445 / 5,302,545
Norway 14 / 324,220 / 4,743,193
United Kingdom 244 / 244,820 / 60,587,000

British and scotsare living in UK. The population of the United Kingdom was recorded in 2001, at just under 59 million people.

Source (in order of appearance):
http://europa.eu/abc/european_countries/eu_members/unitedkingdom/index_en.htm
http://projectbritain.com/britain/uk.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Area_and_population_of_European_countries

UK: parts, capitals

Great Britain and the United Kingdom are two different areas. Often, but incorrectly, people use Great Britain as a synonym for the United Kingdom of Great Britainand Northern Ireland. Actually the full name of the UK includes Great Britain
and Northern Ireland.

Great Britain describes the combination of England(capital-London), Scotland(capital-Edinburgh), and Wales(capital-Cardiff). These are the three nations which together include all the land on the island. It also shows the island(as a geographical term ), on witch the greater parts of England, Wales and Scotland are situated.


Source (in order of appearance):
http://europa.eu/abc/european_countries/eu_members/unitedkingdom/index_en.htm
http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/britain/britain.htm

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