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By area and tourist population, Benidorm by quite some margin. The resident population is about 65,000. Include the tourists during July/August and at any one time the population will have risen to over 500,000! The second largest is Playa del Ingles on Gran Canaria.

I had got lucky enough to visit Benidrom once which is known to be the biggest resort in Europe. I arranged the trip through Trident Net Holidays who give best holiday deals and had a fun experience.

Poland, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Ireland, and Germany... plusss... France, Switzerland, Spain, portugul, Italy, Greece, Luxembourg, denmark, the Netherlands, austria, England, Croatia, Czech republic, Slovakia, and a few more...

The exact city is not known. However, potatoes were brought over by the Spanish and were typically only used by the Spanish. Europeans were not fond of the potato in the beginning and some were even afraid of its appearance. It was regarded as a lower-class food, and the Spanish used it primarily in hospitals. It would take decades before Europeans became obsessed with and (in some countries) completely dependent on the potato.

Germany is a country in Europe.

No, Marmaris is a port city and a tourist destination on the Mediterranean coast of southwest Turkey, therefore putting it in Asia.

Andorra, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, San Marino, and the Vatican.

Charlemagne seems to fit your description.

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Prior to the invention of the railroad, most people traveled by either foot or horse (on land). When the railroad was invented, it attracted many people. Most of the attraction was due to it being a new invention, and it was very modern at the time making people want to ride it. Another reason is because it offered a form of transportation (long or short) that was much faster than foot or horseback. Railroads acted as a means of transportation to and from work, for example. It also presented the option of long-range migrating for people. This helped the population of cities grow in Europe and the US.

the top five global economic powers are Poland France Germany united kingdom Italy and hi tyler as u look at dis

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Kosovo, who gained independence in 2008.

No country has ever managed to rule all of Europe

France had the largest army up until about 1815, then the United Kingdom took over.

The tallest point in Monaco is 161 meters while the lowest is sea level. So, the average elevation of Monaco is sea level (0 meters).

Scandinavia is four countries: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland.

The first part of the to this question is all related to the politics of the court of Henry VIII. Henry was second in line to throne, his father Henry VII had a son Arthur who was older. For political reasons an alliance between Aragon (a country now part of Spain) and England was important and so a marraige between Catherine of Aragon and Arthur, the heir to the English throne was arranged. However before Arthur could succeed to the throne he died. In order to carry through the alliance with Aragon it was decided that Arthur's brother (and heir to throne) Henry should marry Catherine - who incidentally was considerable older than Henry. Henry became king in 1509. The marriage occurred and a daughter (Mary Tudor) was born. However in those times it was desirable for there to be a male heir to the throne.

As Catherine of Aragon grew older the likelihood of her bearing a male hier decreased. At the same time Henry VIII became infatuated with a young courtier called Anne Boelyn. At this stage England was still firmly a part of the Roman Catholic Church. However the events which follow would cause a split from Rome.

On the grounds that it was immoral (according to the bible) for a man to marry his brother's wife, Henry VIII appealed to the church to annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. That is to say, declare that it was improper for the marriage to have taken place and thus say that they could never have really been married. This would allow him to marry Anne Boelyn and hopefully produce a male hier. Remember, there really wasn't any divorce back then, and even if you did divorce you were strictly forbidden from re-marrying.

The church in England was split over what to do and because of the importance of such a decision the Pope was asked to decide. A trial was held in England with a representative from the Pope there. However either on moral grounds, or (as was seen by Henry) because of political pressures on the Papacy from Spain (who were opposed to any annulment), Henry's request was denied.

The response was primarily one of frustration. Henry VIII made himself the head of the Church of England, and refused to recognise any earthly authority higher than himself within his realm. At this point theologically the Church was still very much a Roman Catholic Church - just without the connection to Rome.

Henry encountered much opposition from within the Church in England, but forced the clergy to swear obedience to him. Those who refused were deposed. The strongest opposition came from the many monasteries throughout England. So Henry had them dissolved. This also helped boost the royal treasury. The monasteries were very wealthy, and owned vast areas of land.

Anne Boelyn gave Henry an heir, but it was another girl (later Elizabeth I). Rumours of adultery lead Henry to have her executed for treason. This also enabled him to re-marry again. His third wife, Jane Seymour, bore him a son.

This son would later become Edward VI ruling from 1547 until 1553. He is important as he was both first in line to the throne and a Protestant. The now independent Church of England was under Edward VI allowed the clergy to introduce many Protestant ideas and practices. However he died young and without an heir. He hoped to prevent his staunchly Roman Catholic sister Mary Tudor from succession by trying to make the Protestant Lady Jane Grey Queen, but his attempts failed.

Mary Tudor, the daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon, was also the wife of Phillip the king of Spain. As queen she attempted to completely reverse all Protestantism from England and return to Papal authority. Because of her persecution of Protestants she became known as "Bloody Mary". Her reign too was relatively short 1553 - 1558.

In 1558 Elizabeth (daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boelyn) came to the throne. She had a lengthy reign which partially enable her to resolve many of the religious difficulties by establishing a tolerant Protestant church in England. Many of the customs and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church were maintained within a Protestant theology. English was spoken rather than Latin and so long as every one attended Church each week, there was limited (but not encouraged) freedom for additional meetings of non-conformists and Roman Catholics.

This is only the first part of the Reformation in England and I hope in part an the first part of the question. I don't know enugh about the Reformation in Europe to compare it to that in England, other than to say that the English Church gained political independence from Rome prior to actual religious reform taking place. As opposed to such reform in Europe generally being the cause for separation from Rome.

Only thing I can add is that in England - the King (or Queen) is head of the Protestant Anglican church it's unique in Europe. The reason being was that when Henry VIII split from the Catholic Church he used the title "defender of the faith" which ironically had been given to him by the Pope. This was used to give him overlordship over the English Protestant Church - this title still exists today. Anglicanism also covers an umbrella of different types of Protestant streams from High Anglicanism which in many cases is indistinguishable from Catholicism (only difference is the Pope is not the head) to regular strands which would have more in common with Lutheranism in Europe the only difference is that the Monarch is the head of the Church.

The United States planned to stay neutral after the war broke out. However, after the Germans attacked, they decided to join to get even.

It is debatable which countries are or are not part of Europe. 27 countries are members of the European Union. The EU is headquarters are in Brussels.

The capitals of all European countries are as follows:

Albania, Tirana

Andorra, Andorra la Vella

Austria, Vienna

Belarus, Minsk

Belgium, Brussels

Bosnia & Herzegovina, Sarajevo

Bulgaria, Sofia

Croatia, Zagreb

Czech Republic, Prague

Denmark, Copenhagen

Estonia, Tallinn

Finland, Helsinki

France, Paris

Germany, Berlin

Greece, Athens

Hungary, Budapest

Iceland, Reykjavik

Ireland, Dublin

Italy, Rome

Kosovo, Pristina

Latvia, Riga

Liechtenstein, Vaduz

Lithuania, Vilnius

Luxembourg, Luxembourg City

Macedonia, Skopje

Malta, Valletta

Moldova, Chisinau

Montenegro, Podgorica

Norway, Oslo

Poland, Warsaw

Portugal, Lisbon

Romania, Bucharest

Russia, Moscow

San Marino, City of San Marino

Serbia, Belgrade

Slovakia, Bratislava

Slovenia, Ljubljana

Spain, Madrid

Sweden, Stockholm

Switzerland, Bern

Turkey, Ankara

Ukraine, Kiev

United Kingdom, London

Vatican City, Vatican City

Russia and Turkey are partially in Europe and partially in Asia. Not in the above list are Cyprus (which is one of the 27 members of the EU), and the 3 Caucasus countries; Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia.

The national religion is the Church of Scotland (a protestant church of presbytarian polity), to which 42% of the population at least nominally belongs. Roman Catholicism is next, with 16%, although 28% of Scots profess no religion at all.

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No, the Atlas Mountains are in Africa. However, there are directly across the Mediterranean from Europe, so they are very close.