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Brentford, Deptford, Stratford, Catford, Old Ford etc.

Scrumpy, the special English ale or beer, and i'm not sure but I think also an ice cream drink called the 99.

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Tensions built between Spain and England over the course of Elizabeth I's reign.

Religious differences: Philip II of Spain wanted England, along with all Protestant countries, to return to the Roman Catholic faith

Marriage: Philip II had offered to marry Elizabeth I when Mary Tudor died but she refused him

Civil War in France: France was the ttraditional enemy to both Spain and England but because France was occupied with Civil War they were no longer a threat

The Revolt of the Netherlands: Philip II ruled the Netherlands but Dutch had revolted against him and asked Elizabeth I for help. She did give open help but she allowed Dutch refugees to settle in England and sent money and weapons to help the Dutch. Elizabeth knew that this revolt would keep Spain too busy to attack England. It angered Philip.

English sailors: John Hawkins, Francis Drake and other English sailors attacked the Spanish colonies in the New World and the treasure ships. Philip was furious but Elizabeth encouraged them and even knighted Drake. She shared in the profits of the attacks as an investor

Spanish help for Catholic plots: It wasn't only Philip who was angry with Elizabeth - she was angry at the way Philip had stirred up trouble surrounding Mary, Queen of Scots and English Catholics. The Spanish Ambassador was involved in most of the plots against Elizabeth and Philip had offered money and soldiers to help the plotters.

Elizabeth sent an army to the Netherlands: When William of Orange was assassinated Elizabeth sent an army to help the Dutch fight the Spanish troops and keep Spain busy.

It happened in 1588 and only 2/3 of the armada made it back because of storms and small attacks by English navals.

And Bryce Livingsten led the English to victory.

It can take roughly 8-10 hours to fly.

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I live in Scotland, but I am happy to answer this question. Our cuisine is very similar to England's, I know this because I have been there many times. (It's not that bad a place really).

The first thing you should understand about British people's diet, is that we have traditional foods, but we are very adventurous in what we will eat. Italian, Chinese, Turkish and espescially Indian foods are very popular (more about that later).

I think the easiest way to tell you what we eat is to go through a typical day's menu.

At breakfast, cereal such as Rice Crispies or Cornflakes are normal, served with milk and sugar. Some people like porridge, which is made from oatmeal, it is served hot with milk, or cream and sugar. When there is time - especially at the weekends, or on holiday many people enjoy a cooked breakfast.

A cooked breakfast, or "Full English" as it is known, typically includes: bacon, sausages, baked beans, black pudding (a sausage made from blood and served sliced), mushrooms and tomatoes. All of these are fried to add extra cholesterol, although some people do adopt the healthier practice of grilling the food to give their heart a fighting chance. Cooked breakfast is usually accompanied by toast or fried bread.

All of this is washed down with a pot of tea, although I would say coffee is as popular. I've forgotten to add one very important part of the breakfast, no "full English" is complete without ketchup, or brown sauce - especially HP Sauce, which used to market itself as "the great British sauce".

British people work longer hours than anyone else in Europe, and so lunch tends to be a contracted affair. A typical packed lunch would include: a sandwich - cheese, ham, prawn or tuna are typical feelings; a can of soft drink such as Pepsi, Coke or Barr's Irn Bru (well in Scotland at least), or bottled water; a packet of crisps, known as potato chips in other countries; a chocolate bar, or a chocolate biscuit. British people have very sweet tooths, and most days are broken up by these sugary snacks.Typical chocolate biscuits are: Penguin, Fox's Classic (mmmmm) or Kit Kat.

Some people opt for a take away lunch, usually from a bakers such as Greggs. Typical fare will be sausage rolls (sausage meat wrapped in pastry), Cornish pasties - which is a mixture of meat and vegetables wrapped in pastry. These are usually accompanied by a cake or doughnut.

Throughout the day, we also seem to consume an unusually large amount of fizzy drinks - as if our diet wasn't dangerous enough already. The main meal of the day is hard to describe as a typical meal. As I said earlier, eating habits are so eclectic here that it can be from any country in the world, and it is not unusual to mix different cuisines on the same plate!

As I said, British people work long hours, and the evening meal is just as likely to be procured from a supermarket or take away, as it is to be prepared in the house. Our supermarkets seem to sell a very large amount of ready prepared meals. This could be the reason why we are so hooked on cookery shows, such as Ready Steady Cook, and Hell's kitchen. The last decade has seem the advent of the celebrity chef, I think this could be because the closest many people get to cooking is watching someone else do it!

So here goes for some of the things you might expect for the evening meal, which is called "teatime" in working class homes, and "dinner" in middle class homes: from Italy - lasagne, spaghetti, pasta; from Asia chicken curry, sweet and sour pork; and from India many different types of curry.

It is significant, but not that surprising considering our history of colonising the world that our palette is so International. The most popular meal in the UK is Chicken Tikka Masala. Although we think of this as Indian food, it is actually a British invention. The British love curry, but they also love their food with a sauce. So Indian immigrants to the UK, created a dish that is hot and spicy and comes with a lovely thick sauce.

All of this suggests we have no native cuisine. In fact there has been a revival of interest in our native dishes in recent years. For a long time the British considered their own food as inferior and unsophisticated. However there has been a realisation that our food is as good as anyone elses, and deserves respect.

We have excellent produce in the UK, and have never developed a need to cover up deficincies in our meat through the spices and herbs. British food tends to be straightforward without much seasoning. The English love their "Sunday Roast". which is usually a joint of meat such as beef, pork or lamb, or a chicken, served with: roast potatoes, vegetables - peas, carrots, brussels sprouts, gravy and Yorkshire puddings (a delicious dish made from simple batter and baked in the oven.

Of course you can't forget our national dish -"fish and chips", which is a fillet of fish deep fried in batter, served with chipped potatoes (French fries wouldn't be an appropriate name, thes are thick and chunky chips). These are served with Salt and Vinegar and side orders such as mushy peas, curry sauce (see we can't help ourselves) or pickled onions. They are most delicious when eaten at the seaside, wrapped in paper, or on the way home from the pub.

Other things you might eat on the way home from the pub are doner kebabs, curry (once again!), or pizza. And that pretty much sums up what we eat.

To get a full picture of what we like on our plates, have a look at these restaurant chain's menus: Little Chef (http://www.littlechef.co.UK/menu.php); Brewer's Fare (http://www.brewersfayre.co.UK/food/); or Toby Carvery (http://www.Toby-carvery.co.UK/the-carvery/carvery-menu-lunch-carvery.HTML).

You could also visit the website of Tesco, to see the kind of food we buy. Hope that was helpful.

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Scotland, Wales and England comprise the island of Great Britain. Together with Northern Ireland, which is of course part of the island of Ireland, the four countries form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which is more commonly referred to as the UK or as Britain.

in the 1800s sea voyages from england to new zealandtook about how long

Scafell Pike is part of the Lake District National Park.

England is part of Britain. The other parts are Scotland and Wales.

The Irish Sea separates the islands of Ireland and Great Britain. It is connected to the Celtic Sea in the south by St George's Channel, and to the Atlantic Ocean in the north by the North Channel.

To go from India to the United Kingdom you would have to go North. This is across the world from each other.

It depends when you want to go and what kind of travel arrangments you have. In summer there are charter flights that take people booked with all the major tour companies, and the journey time is around 2.5 hours. There are no direct scheduled flights. Right now (Nov 7, 2006) it's not summer so no charter flights either. So you need to fly from Manchester either to Amsterdam or to Frankfurt, and change to a connecting flight for Venice. Total journey time will be 4 - 4.5 hrs (or even 5.5 hrs with some airlines) and the cost will be frightening! You can check it out with the link below. An alternative would be to fly to Milan (about 2.5hrs) and get a train across to Venice. Probably cheaper.

I've been surfing the Internet for this answer and i have finally found it in a wikipedia Britain is roughly 219000 square kilometres with a population of 59600000 (fifty nine million six hundred thousand.)

The currency widely in use is the Pound Sterling (not the Euro, strangely enough!)

The pound is broken down into 100 pennies (or 'pence') Symbollically it is shown as '£', as in £10 (10 pounds) though often seen designated (internationally) as £GB, to denote the British pound, rather than currencies of the same name found elsewhere.

England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (plus overseas territories) are the countries that make up the United Kingdom (official name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland).
It is also known as Britain and Great Britain.

The countries that make up the United Kingdom are island nations in the west of the European continent.

Click here to the the United Kingdom on an atlas.

Ukraine is larger at a little more than 600,000 acres, while Spain is not much more than 500,000 acres.

Dartmoor, Exmoor and Bodmin Moor.

England shares a land border with Scotland and Wales. The nearest foreign countries are Ireland, France and Belgium.