Religion in Britain Barely 16 per cent of the adult population of Britain belongs to one of the Christian churches‚ and this proportion continues to decline. Yet the regional variation is revealing. In England only 12 per cent of the adult population are members of a church. The further one travels from London‚ however‚ the greater the attendance: in Wales 22 per cent‚ in Scotland 36 per cent and in Northern Ireland no fewer than 75 per cent. Today there is complete freedom of practice‚ regardless
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JODHAA AKBAR (Hindi‚ 2008‚ 209 minutes) Directed by Ashutosh Gowariker Produced by Ronnie Screwvala and Ashutosh Gowariker Story: Haidar Ali; screenplay: Haidar Ali and Ashutosh Gowariker; dialogues: K. P. Saxena; lyrics: Javed Akhtar; music: A. R. Rahman; cinematography: Kiiran Deohans; production design: Nitin Chandrakant Desai; costume design: Neeta Lulla Ashutosh Gowariker’s sumptuous tribute to the Mughal Empire at the height of its culturally-syncretic glory unfolds with the leisurely
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he Romans in Britain The Romans arrived in Britain in 55 BC. The Roman Army had been fighting in Gaul (France) and the Britons had been helping the Gauls in an effort to defeat the Romans. The leader of the Roman Army in Gaul‚ Julius Caesar‚ decided that he had to teach the Britons a lesson for helping the Gauls – hence his invasion. Julius Ceasar In late August 55 BC‚ 12‚000 Roman soldiers landed about 6 miles from Dover. Caesar had planned to land in Dover itself‚ but had to change his
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Battle of Britain For residents of Southern England‚ 1940 was a horrific year. “ Citizens of London lived through the Blitz ” as the British Royal Air force (RAF) did their best to defend their country (Wawro‚ par. 1). The “ Germans had defeated France‚ Poland‚ and Czechoslovakia leaving the United Kingdom as the only country in their way of winning the war in Western Europe ” (Wawro par. 1). The Battle of Britain began on “July 10‚ 1940” (Wawro par. 1). This Battle was “an air conflict or
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the Brits: An Investigation of Hitler’s Defeat at the Battle of Britain By: Jake Pilla Global History II 11-28-07 In 1940‚ German planes flew over Britain in an attempt to take over the country and tear apart the enemy’s alliance. Britain was surprised by this attack‚ but countered by shooting down at least twenty planes of the Luftwaffe‚ the Nazi air force‚ during the initial attack. Hitler sent waves of planes into Britain every day‚ trying to lower British morale; however‚ he did not
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Multicultural Britain The 21th century Great Britain is a richly diverse society and culture‚ and the British people belong to a melting pot of ethnic backgrounds‚ languages‚ cultures and religions. The transformation of Britain into a multicultural society has happened rather quickly. There have been ethnic minorities in Britain for hundreds of years‚ but it was not until the last half of the 20th century that immigration to Britain really took of. At the beginning of the 1950s‚ Britain’s
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Multicultural Britain For a long time the UK has been a multicultural state composed of England‚ Northern Ireland‚ Scotland and Wales. And as far back as the 1000s they had the Celts‚ the Anglo-Saxons‚ Vikings and Normans. Now it is also a multicultural society containing diverse cultures and identities. In a way‚ Britain can call itself multicultural‚ but to truly be a multicultural country‚ Britain has to embrace and accept other cultures. It is in this point Britain fails. If UK decides to
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highest ever "It is not the function of the government to relieve individuals of their responsibilities to their neighbours‚ or to relieve private institutions of their responsibilities to the public." Hoover. There was no prospect at all of Britain and France risking their navies or armies in war with Japan. Only the USA and the USSR would have had the resources to remove the japanese from Manchuria by forces and they were not even members of the league. Germany unhappy that other countries
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empires ever created‚ and Great Britain’s in the early 1800’s was another of the best. During this time‚ many empires started expanding to make greater and more commanding kingdoms. Great Britain greatly grew in the 19th century. India‚ Asia and parts of Africa joined with them to help expand their territory. Britain used an imperialistic government‚ which was made to take over other areas of the world to gain power to add to their own empire. There were many different causes to British imperialism
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The Battle of Britain was the most important turning point in World War II for the Allied powers against the Nazis and their Axis powers. The Battle of Britain was almost lost before it was ever fought‚ but the reason behind this was the Battle of France: It was over in just six weeks and didn’t leave Britain much time to prepare their defenses. The French mentality was to blame. The personal failings on the part of Gort‚ Georges‚ and Gamelin. They paid no attention to the approaching danger which
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