United Kingdom

The terms United Kingdom, Great Britain and England are often confused. Great Britain comprises England, Wales, and Scotland. The United Kingdom also includes Northern Ireland.

Geography: Fact Sheet; Tour around Great Britain; Tour around Great Britain 2; London Tour

Important People: Shakespeare 2006; Samuel Johnson – 250 years English dictionary; In Footsteps of ‘Braveheart’; Richard Trevithick – 200 Years of Steam Trains; James I; Charlotte Brontë

Folks and Places: Budget Britain for Independent Travellers; Discovering Loch Ness, Scotland; England’s Maritime South-West; Island-Hopping to Scotland’s far North; Train Mania in Britain; Slow Boat through Wales

History and Politics: The Education System in the UK; Elections in Great Britain; English Queens and Kings

Holidays and Events: Events in 2007; A Year of Celebration in the Highlands 2007; Lively Liverpool – 800 Years Young; Saint George's Day (23.04); Battle of Trafalgar (21.10.); Guy Fawkes Day (5.11.); Festivals and fun for ‘Seabritain 2005’; Notting Hill Carnival; The Highland Games; Christmas in England; Trooping the Colour – The Queen’s Birthday Parade

Grammar: Test Tenses Mix – London Dungeon; Test Tenses Mix – James Cook; Test Active / Passive – Hadrian’s Wall

Changed: 03rd Sep 2007 13:29

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