UK geography

GREAT BRITAIN

Geography

GEOGRAPHY

Great Britain is a large island, that contains: England, Wales and Scotland.

Great Britain being an island doesn't confine other states; but it confines:

• to the east with the North Sea;
• to west with the Irish Sea;
• to the north with the Atlantic Ocean;
• to the sud with the English Channel.

CAPITAL AND CLIMATE

The capital is London, which is among the world’s leading commercial, financial, and cultural centres. It is on the river Thames, the longest river in England, and there are many important buildings: Buckingham Palace, the houses of parliament, the tower of London...Other important cities are Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham (which is the second largest city).

The climate is Atlantic and influenced by the Gulf Stream wich brings a lot of rain.

Calendar

November

BONFIRE NIGHT

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BONFIRE NIGHT

Bonfire Night is an annual celebrations characterised by bonfires and fireworks. The event celebrates different traditions on different dates, depending on the country. Some of the most popular occasions include Guy Fawkes Night (5 November) in Great Britain. It's the anniversary of a failed attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament. Guy Fawkes wanted to blow up King James I and his government. This was because of religion.

BONFIRE NIGHT

England was a Protestant country and the plotters were Catholic. They wanted England to be Catholic again, and thought they could force change if they killed King James I and his ministers. So, Fawkes and his group put 36 barrels of gunpowder in cellars underneath the Houses of Parliament in London. However one member of Fawkes' group sent a letter to his friend who worked in Parliament, warning him to stay away on 5 November. Guards broke into the cellars where the gunpowder plotters were waiting. They were arrested and later executed.

Gastronomy

FUN FACTS

LONDON EYE

RELIGION

The London Eye today is the largest Ferris wheel in Europe. It was inaugurated in 2000, for this reason it is also called Millennium Wheel.

There is no official religion in the UK, but the majority of Brits claim a form of Christianity.

TEA CULTURE

The tradition of afternoon tea started in the 1800s when the Duchess of Bedford complained that she wanted something to stop that "sinking feeling" during the late afternoon . Afternoon tea was born, and an important British tradition had begun.

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GUY FAWKES DAY

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