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Parent topics
- United Nations [r]: An international organization that was founded in 1945 with the mission of preventing international war, protecting human rights, supporting social progress and justice, and helping with economic progress. [e]
- Commonwealth of Nations [r]: An international organisation that evolved out of the British Empire. [e]
- Europe [r]: Sixth largest continent; area 10,000,000 km2; pop. 720,000,000 [e]
- European Union [r]: Political and economic association of 27 European states. [e]
- British Isles [r]: Group of islands off the northwest coast of Europe comprising Great Britain, Ireland, and adjacent smaller islands. [e]
- British Islands [r]: Collective legal term for the United Kingdom plus the Crown Dependencies: the Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey (including Alderney, Sark and Herm). [e]
Subtopics
- Great Britain [r]: The largest part of the United Kingdom, comprising England, Scotland, Wales and islands immediately off their coasts. [e]
- Countries of the United Kingdom [r]: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales; which form the sovereign state of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. [e]
Institutions
- Bank of England [r]: The central bank of the whole of the United Kingdom established in 1694, and is the model on which most modern, large central banks have been based. [e]
- Church of England [r]: Add brief definition or description
- House of Commons (United Kingdom) [r]: The primary legislative chamber of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. [e]
- House of Lords [r]: The second chamber of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. [e]
- Monarchy of the United Kingdom [r]: The institution, the embodiment of which is the Head of State of the United Kingdom. [e]
- Parliament of the United Kingdom [r]: The supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom its territories. [e]
History
- Battle of Britain [r]: Those German offensive air strikes, and British defense, with which the Germans had intended to establish air supremacy for their proposed invasion of Britain [e]
- Battle of Hastings [r]: (1066) The battle which marked the end of Anglo-Saxon rule in England. [e]
- Bill of Rights (England) [r]: An Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject and Settling the Succession of the Crown [e]
- English Civil War [r]: 1641-1651 conflict between Parliamentarians and Royalists loyal to the monarchy. [e]
- Glorious Revolution [r]: (1688 - 89) Largely bloodless events which deposed King James VII and II (of Scotland and England), brought William and Mary to the thrones and established the monarchy on a contract basis. [e]
- Great Depression in the United Kingdom [r]: The Depression as it affected the United Kingdom. [e]
- Industrial Revolution [r]: A period of major economic transformation in Britain from the 1750s to the 1830s, characterized by the growth of a new system comprising factories, railroads, coal mining and business enterprises using new technologies. [e]
- Magna Carta [r]: A 13th century charter that forms part of the British constitution and which has been classified as a document of global significance. [e]
- Norman invasion of England [r]: Invasion of the Kingdom of England by the troops of William, Duke of Normandy ('William the Bastard'), and his victory at the Battle of Hastings. [e]
- World War II [r]: Add brief definition or description
Nations
Capital cities
Regions
Foreign affairs
Armed Forces
- Royal Navy [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Royal Marines [r]: Add brief definition or description
- British Army [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Royal Air Force [r]: Add brief definition or description
- U.K. Special Forces [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Joint Intelligence Committee [r]: Add brief definition or description
Geographical features
- Atlantic Ocean [r]: Add brief definition or description
- English Channel [r]: Add brief definition or description
- North Sea [r]: Add brief definition or description