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England is acountry that is part of theUnited Kingdom. It is located on the island ofGreat Britain, of which it covers about 62%, andmore than 100 smaller adjacent islands. England sharesa land border withScotland to the north andanother land border withWales to the west, and is otherwise surrounded by theNorth Sea to the east, theEnglish Channel to the south, theCeltic Sea to the south-west, and theIrish Sea to the west.Continental Europe lies to the south-east, andIreland to the west. At the2021 census, the population was 56,490,048.London is boththe largest city and thecapital.
The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during theUpper Paleolithic. It takes its name from theAngles, aGermanic tribe who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in the 10th century and has had extensivecultural and legal impact on the wider world since theAge of Discovery, which began during the 15th century. TheKingdom of England, which included Wales after 1535, ceased to be a separatesovereign state on 1 May 1707, when theActs of Union brought into effect a political union with theKingdom of Scotland that created theKingdom of Great Britain.
England is the origin of theEnglish language, theEnglish legal system (which served as the basis for thecommon law systems of many other countries),association football, and theAnglican branch of Christianity;its parliamentary system of government has been widely adopted by other nations. TheIndustrial Revolution began in 18th-century England, transforming its society into the world's first industrialised nation. England is home to the twooldest universities in the English-speaking world: theUniversity of Oxford, founded in 1096, and theUniversity of Cambridge, founded in 1209. Both universities are ranked amongst the most prestigious in the world.
England's terrain chiefly consists of low hills andplains, especially in thecentre andsouth. Upland and mountainous terrain is mostly found in thenorth and west, includingDartmoor, theLake District, thePennines, and theShropshire Hills. TheLondon metropolitan area has a population of over 15 million as of 2025, representing the United Kingdom's largest metropolitan area. England's population of 56.3 million comprises 84% of the population of the United Kingdom, largely concentrated around London, theSouth East, and conurbations in theMidlands, theNorth West, theNorth East, andYorkshire, which each developed as major industrial regions during the 19th century. (Full article...)
Featured article -show anotherThePremier League is a professionalassociation football league inEngland and the highest level of theEnglish football league system. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system ofpromotion and relegation with theEnglish Football League (EFL). Seasons usually run from August to May, with each team playing 38 matches: two against each other team, one home and one away. Most games are played on weekend afternoons, with occasional weekday evening fixtures.
The competition was founded as theFA Premier League on 20 February 1992, following the decision of clubs from theFirst Division (the top tier since 1888) to break away from theEnglish Football League. Teams are still promoted and relegated to and from theEFL Championship each season. The Premier League is a corporation managed by achief executive, with member clubs as shareholders. The Premier League takes advantage of a £5 billion domestic television rights deal, with Sky andBT Group broadcasting 128 and 32 games, respectively. This will rise to £6.7 billion from 2025 to 2029. In the 2022–2025 cycle, the Premier League earned a record £5.6 billion from international rights. As of 2023–24, Premier League clubs received central payments totalling £2.8 billion, with additionalsolidarity payments made to relegated EFL clubs. (Full article...)
TheChurch of England (C of E) is theestablishedChristian church inEngland and theCrown Dependencies. It was the initial church of theAnglican tradition. The church traces its history to the Christian hierarchy recorded as existing in theRoman province of Britain by the 3rd century and to the 6th-centuryGregorian mission toKent led byAugustine of Canterbury. Its members are calledAnglicans.
In 1534, the Church of England renounced the authority of thePapacy under the direction of KingHenry VIII pursuant to laws passed by theParliament, beginning theEnglish Reformation. The guiding theologian that shaped Anglican doctrine was the reforming ArchbishopThomas Cranmer, who developed the Church of England's liturgical text, theBook of Common Prayer. Papal authority wasbriefly restored underMary I, before her successorElizabeth Irenewed the breach. TheElizabethan Settlement (implemented 1559–1563) concluded the English Reformation, charting a course for the English church to describe itself as avia media between two branches of Protestantism—Lutheranism andCalvinism—and later, a denomination that is bothReformed andCatholic. (Full article...)
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TheNational Gallery is anart museum inTrafalgar Square in theCity of Westminster, inCentral London, England. Founded in 1824, it houses a collection of more than 2,300 paintings dating from the mid-13th century to 1900. The current director of the National Gallery isGabriele Finaldi.
The National Gallery is anexempt charity, and anon-departmental public body of theDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport. Its collection is held in trust by the charity on behalf of the British public, and entry to the main collection is free of charge. (Full article...)
| “ | I have seen much to hate here, much to forgive. But in a world where England is finished and dead, I do not wish to live. | ” |
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