The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland‚ called the United Kingdom‚ GB or UK‚ is a sovereign state in Western Europe. It is made up of four countries: England‚ Northern Ireland‚ Scotland and Wales.[10] It is a member of the European Union‚ the United Nations‚ the Commonwealth‚ NATO and the G8. It has the sixth largest economy in the world.[11][12] About 61 million people live in the UK. Most people in the UK speak English. There are four native languages other than English. They
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ondon is the capital of the United Kingdom. It ranks as one of the world?s most historic cities‚ tracing its roots back nearly 2000 years. London has long been a great world port and trading center. The port of London consists of two huge docks and 43 miles of wharves along the Thames River. London also has a remarkable transportation system. Expressways‚ and underground and surface railways carry more than one million commuters between the outlying areas and central London each workday. More than
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regnant of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837‚ and the first Empress of India of the British Raj from 1 May 1876‚ until her death. Her reign as the Queen lasted 63 years and 7 months‚ longer than that of any other British monarch before or since‚ and her reign is the longest of any female monarch in history. The time of her reign is known as the Victorian era‚ a period of industrial‚ cultural‚ political‚ scientific‚ and military progress within the United Kingdom. Victoria
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of the United Kingdom (commonly referred to as the British monarchy) is the constitutional monarchy of the United Kingdom and its overseas territories. The present monarch‚ Elizabeth II‚ has reigned since 6 February 1952. She and her immediate family undertake various official‚ ceremonial and representational duties. As a constitutional monarch‚ the Queen is limited to non-partisan functions such as bestowing honours. Though the ultimate executive authority over the government of the United Kingdom
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[pic] | | |Buckingham Palace has been the official residence of seven generations of British monarchs from 1837 to the present reigning House of Windsor and is today The | |Queen’s official residence .
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electoral system was common due to there being no secret ballots; usually the person that was voted into parliament was the person that could provide the best bribes. Catholic Emancipation was a reason why the Reform Act was passed‚ also. George IV died in the June of 1830 which meant a general election would automatically follow. The Tories won the election but by a slender margin. The Tories were split over Catholic Emancipation‚ a number of the Ultras felt they had been forced to pass the Act
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PARLIAMENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM Nobody set out to create Parliament. It developed naturally out of the daily political needs of the English King and his government. The modern British Parliament is one of the oldest continuous representative assemblies in the world. The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in 1707 following the ratification of the Acts of Union by both the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland. The Acts created a new unified Kingdom of Great Britain and dissolved
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Wilhelm as Prince of Prussia‚ and Regent. I cannot help‚ however‚ drawing attention to the numerous difficulties which William encountered during the long years which preceded his accession to the throne. He was not at all in sympathy with the opinions of his elder brother‚ King Frederick William IV. He interpreted quite differently the meaning of the duties of a sovereign‚ and he was especially hostile to the opinions of his pietist brother‚ which he considered to be fatal to the greatness of his
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from his father telling of the murder of his youngest brother William. "William is dead!--that sweet child‚ whose smiles delighted and warmed my heart‚ who was so gentle‚ yet so gay! Victor‚ he is murdered!” (Shelley). Justine Moritz was the maid of the household and was accused of the murder of William. A servant to the house found in Justine’s pocket a picture of Caroline Frankenstein‚ the mother‚ which had previously been with William. Victor returned to Geneva to be with his family after this news
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DEMOGRAPHICS OF UNITED KINGDOM: It is the third-largest in the European Union (behind Germany and France) and the 22nd-largest in the world. Population: The estimated population of the United Kingdom in the 2011 census was 63.182 million of whom • 31.029m were men & • 32.153m women. Population Density: Its overall population density is one of the highest in the world at 256 people per square kilometer‚ due to the particularly high population density in England. Literacy Rate: The United Kingdom’s
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