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Facts of England Camilla Gransson, Svensgrdsskolan, dkra www.lektion.se

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A Map of England

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Factsheet England Population and language Flag Stonehenge The Thames and tides Big Ben Houses of Parliament Queen Elizabeth II and Buckingham Palace Madame Tussauds Double Decker Bus School Uniforms English Bobbies English football The national anthem and chants

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Population and language The official language is English The capital city of England is London. Population approximately 50 million people. The currency is called pound, pence Monarchy means that they have a royal family. Religion: Protestants, Catholics, Buddhist, Hindu, Muslims, Jews, Atheists and Greek Orthodox. The British are English, Scottish, Welsh, West Indian, Scandinavians, Indians and Pakistanis.

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The flag Union Jack

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Stonehenge The name Stonehenge come from the Old English word stan hengist which means "hanging stones". Stonehenge is expected to be built over a 2000 year period, beginning about 5000 years ago. They are built as two circles. It has some religious meaning that is not known why Stonehenge looks the way it does.

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The Tides London bridge and The Thames Low Tide High Tide

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Big Ben Big Ben is the nickname for the great bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London. The clock tower is very famous. The clock was finished being built on April 10th 1858. When the time stroke twelve the bells played twelve times.

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Houses of Parliament Houses of Parliament is today headquarters for the British government, but was originally the residence for the British royal family. This ended in 1547 (King Edward VI), and the building was converted into the home of contemporary government. Government debates are open to the public and you can listen to the prime minister of England. Current Prime Minister of England David Cameron was elected in 2010.

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Queen Elizabeth II and Buckingham Palace Elizabeth II was born in 1926 She succeeded the throne in 1952. She married Philip and got four children (Charles, Anne, Andrew, and Edward). Charles is the eldest and is the first in line to become king. He has two sons, William and Harry. Queen Elizabeth II lives in Buckingham Palace, London. A film was made about her life. It is called The Queen and Helen Mirren played Elizabeth. This year 2011, Elizabeth will turn 85 years old and her grandson William will get married to Kate Middleton.

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Madame Tussauds Madame Marie Tussauds was the founder of the cabinet in 1884. She was good at making sculptures of clay. Inside the house there are wax figures of celebrities. They look very real. One doll takes more than a year to complete.

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King Henry VIII with his six wives The Beatles Madame Tussauds herself

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Double Decker

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School uniforms Many children in England have to wear a school uniform. Some schools are very strict and they have to wear a shirt, tie, blazer, trousers, skirt and sometimes even a small hat. Girls may only have a pony tail, no perfume, make-up or jewelleries. The school uniform has a certain colour and style and of course you will se the schools logo and name. There are schools in England now that allows regular clothes like you wear.

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English Bobbies Bobby is slang for Police and has its roots from 1820. Bobby is named after the founder Sir Robert Peel. The ordinary bobby is a recognized figure with a helmet.

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English Football Football comes from Britain. There have been games like football since the 1300s. Football was forbidden in the 1600s because there were no rules and people got badly hurt. The game as we know today was formed in 1863. There were 14 rules and these are still used today. Two famous clubs in England is Manchester United and Liverpool football club. David Beckham is one of the most famous football players from England.

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The English national anthem and chants God Save The Queen God save our gracious Queen, Long live our noble Queen, God save the Queen! Send her victorious, Happy and glorious, Long to reign over us God save the Queen! Rule Britannia Rule, Britannia! Britannia, rule the waves! Britons never, never, never shall be slaves. The Gunpowder Plot Remember, remember The Fifth of November Gunpowder Treason and Plot I see of no reason Why the Gunpowder Treason Should ever be forgot.

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Notes The British Grenadiers (1706) - The Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines God Save The Queen (1745) - Haley Westrena Rule Britannia (1742) Camilla Gransson The Gunpowder Plot (1606) Camilla Gransson Google Images Soundclips Made by Camilla Gransson 2011 Images Microsoft Office Clipart