St Paul’s Church, Birmingham - celebrating inventor James Watt
We visit St Paul’s Church in the Jewellery Quarter of Birmingham, England.
Worshippers once included the inventor James Watt and his business partner Matthew Boulton.
We hear about plans to mark the 200th anniversary of Watt's death with some special events at the church.
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The events are part of a programme of activities around Birmingham to celebrate the life and legacy of James Watt.
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James Watt is the Scottish engineer and inventor who changed the world. His improvements to the steam engine drove the Industrial Revolution. His success was so great that a unit of power was named a Watt in his honour.
The year 2019 marks the 200th anniversary of Watt’s death and the 250th anniversary of Watt’s patent (to use a separate condenser to improve the efficiency of a steam engine).
The JamesWatt.scot website reflects on his life and legacy, highlights areas to visit and shows how Watt is still making the news centuries after his death.
It also highlights events celebrating Watt’s achievements, taking place in 2019, as details are confirmed.
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CARILLON RECITAL 8/21/2011 Plainfield, NJ
CARILLON RECITAL
Sunday, August 21, 2011 12:30 pm
Grace Episcopal Church
Plainfield, New Jersey
Gerald Martindale1. Toccata for Carillon
2. Songs about Cities
I Left My Heart in San Francisco (1)
Theme from New York, New York (1)
Chattanooga Choo Choo (2)
3. Five Short Pieces
I Singing Bells
II Lullaby
III Little Fugue
IV Prayer
V Dancing Bells
4. Hymns through the Church Year
Advent
Paraphrase on O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (3)
Christmas
Hark! the Herald Angels Sing (1)
Lent
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (4)
Easter
Christ the Lord is Risen Today (4)
5. Folksongs from the British Isles
O Danny Boy (5)
The Ash Grove (6)
Oranges and Lemons (7)
6. Toccata Festevole from Suite No. 1
Arrangements:
(1) Gerald Martindale (2) Janet Dundore (3) Albert Gerken (4) Beverly Buchanan
(5) Sally Slade Warner (6) Richard Giszczak (7) Phyllis Webb
Clifford Ball (1899-1988)
George Cory (1920-1978)
John Kander (b. 1927)
Harry Warren (1893-1992)
Leen 't Hart (1920-1992)
Plainsong Melody, 15th Century
Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)
Edward Miller (1735-1807)
Lyra Davidica (1708)
from Ireland
from Wales
from England
John Courter (1942-2010)
BIOGRAPHY
Gerald Martindale was appointed Carillonneur of the historic Metropolitan United Church of Toronto in 1997. He earned a Bachelor of Musical Arts degree from the University of Windsor and holds Associate Diplomas in Organ from the Royal Conservatory of Music of Toronto and the Royal Canadian College of Organists. He studied carillon with Dr. Sydney Shep, former Carillonneur of the University of Toronto. On a private basis, Mr. Martindale teaches carillon, organ and theory.
He also sings in a community choir and rings with the Metropolitan United Church Handbell Choir.
For the past 12 years, Mr. Martindale has been active as a background performer for movie and television productions, having acted in over 300 productions. In July 2010 he concluded his 13th annual concert tour of the United States, and in August 2010 he completed his 5th biennial carillon concert tour of Great Britain, Europe, and Scandinavia.
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1. Clifford Ball, the composer of Toccata for Carillon, was Carillonneur at the Bournville Schools near Birmingham, England, from 1924 to 1965. He was also an excellent organist, pianist and conductor.
2. I Left My Heart in San Francisco was written in 1954 and is best known as the signature song of Tony Bennett. It has been recorded by myriad artists, including Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, and others. In 1962 the song won a Grammy Award for Record of the Year as well as for Best Male Solo Vocal Performance. (Tony Bennett.) Theme from New York, New York was composed by John Kander, who also wrote the music for the musicals Cabaret and Chicago. It was recorded by Frank Sinatra in 1979. Liza Minnelli sang it at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles accompanied by 24 pianos and strobe lights. Chattanooga Choo Choo is a big band song that was featured in the 1941 movie, Sun Valley Serenade. It was written by the team of Mack Gordon and Harry Warren while traveling on the Southern Railway's Birmingham Special train. The song tells the story of traveling from New York City to Chattanooga with dinner in the diner.
3. Leen t' Hart, the composer of Five Short Pieces for Carillon, was the Director of the Dutch Carillon School at Amersfoort and city carillonneur of Delft, Leider, and Rotterdam. He wrote over 300 compositions and arrangements for the carillon.
4. It is believed that O Come, O Come, Emmanuel stems from a 15th Century French processional for Franciscan nuns, but it may also have 8th Century Gregorian origins. This arrangement is by Albert Gerken, who was the carillonneur of Kansas State University from 1963 to 2000. His compositions and arrangements for the carillon are widely performed.
The career of Felix Mendelssohn, the composer of Hark, the Herald Angels Sing showed none of the reverses, disappointments, and delays that were the rule for other great Romantic composers. Indeed, it was precisely the overwork and exhaustion to meet the demands for his presence, his performances and his compositions that led to his untimely death at age 38.
When I Survey the Wondrous Cross was harmonized by Edward Miller, a competent flute and organ player. He was organist of the parish church of Doncaster, England, from 1756 to 1807. Miller wrote keyboard sonatas and church music. Charles Wesley wrote the words to Christ the Lord is Risen Today in 1739, in celebration of the first service of London's first Wesleyan Chapel. The hymn was originally published in Hymns and Sacred Poems in the same year.
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside London with 1,085,400 residents , and its population increase of 88,400 residents between the 2001 and 2011 censuses was greater than that of any other British local authority. The city lies within the West Midlands Built-up Area, the third most populous built-up area in the United Kingdom with 2,440,986 residents , and its metropolitan area is the United Kingdom's second most populous with 3,701,107 residents .
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00:04:50 1 History
00:05:00 1.1 Pre-history and medieval
00:08:45 1.2 Early modern
00:12:49 1.3 Industrial Revolution
00:17:15 1.4 Regency and Victorian
00:20:16 1.5 20th century and contemporary
00:26:51 2 Government
00:29:04 3 Geography
00:31:33 3.1 Geology
00:32:44 3.2 Climate
00:36:08 3.3 Environment
00:38:34 4 Demography
00:45:30 5 Religion
00:48:51 6 Economy
00:55:55 7 Culture
00:56:04 7.1 Music
01:01:10 7.2 Theatre and performing arts
01:03:48 7.3 Literature
01:05:56 7.4 Art and design
01:08:29 7.5 Museums and galleries
01:10:41 7.6 Nightlife and festivals
01:15:20 7.7 Food and drink
01:17:47 7.8 Entertainment and leisure
01:18:24 7.9 Dialect
01:18:38 8 Architecture
01:22:45 9 Transport
01:27:40 10 Education
01:27:50 10.1 Further and higher education
01:31:10 10.2 Primary and secondary education
01:33:20 11 Public services
01:34:34 11.1 Library services
01:36:10 11.2 Emergency services
01:37:08 11.3 Healthcare
01:38:23 11.4 Water supply
01:39:09 11.5 Energy from waste
01:40:16 12 Sport
01:46:12 12.1 Commonwealth Games
01:47:33 13 Media
01:51:09 14 Notable people
01:51:19 15 Sister cities
01:51:34 16 See also
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Birmingham ( (listen), locally also: ) is the second-most populous city in the United Kingdom, after London, and the most populous city in the English Midlands. It is also the most populous metropolitan district in the United Kingdom, with an estimated 1,137,123 inhabitants, and is considered the social, cultural, financial, and commercial centre of the Midlands. It is the main local government of the West Midlands conurbation, which is the third most populated urban area in the United Kingdom, with a population of 2,897,303 in 2017. The wider Birmingham metropolitan area is the second largest in the United Kingdom with a population of over 4.3 million. It is frequently referred to as the United Kingdom's second city.A market town in the medieval period, Birmingham grew in the 18th-century Midlands Enlightenment and subsequent Industrial Revolution, which saw advances in science, technology, and economic development, producing a series of innovations that laid many of the foundations of modern industrial society. By 1791 it was being hailed as the first manufacturing town in the world. Birmingham's distinctive economic profile, with thousands of small workshops practising a wide variety of specialised and highly skilled trades, encouraged exceptional levels of creativity and innovation and provided an economic base for prosperity that was to last into the final quarter of the 20th century. The Watt steam engine was invented in Birmingham.The resulting high level of social mobility also fostered a culture of political radicalism which, under leaders from Thomas Attwood to Joseph Chamberlain, was to give it a political influence unparalleled in Britain outside London, and a pivotal role in the development of British democracy. From the summer of 1940 to the spring of 1943, Birmingham was bombed heavily by the German Luftwaffe in what is known as the Birmingham Blitz. The damage done to the city's infrastructure, in addition to a deliberate policy of demolition and new building by planners, led to extensive urban regeneration in subsequent decades.
Birmingham's economy is now dominated by the service sector. The city is a major international commercial centre, ranked as a beta- world city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network the joint highest ranking with Edinburgh and Manchester of all British cities outside of London; and an important transport, retail, events and conference hub. Its metropolitan economy is the second largest in the United Kingdom with a GDP of $121.1bn (2014), and its six universities make it the largest centre of higher educat ...
Coventry | Wikipedia audio article
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00:01:44 1 History
00:03:35 1.1 Industrial age
00:05:27 1.2 Nazi bombing of Coventry
00:07:52 1.3 Post-Second World War
00:12:16 2 Geography
00:12:24 2.1 Climate
00:13:10 2.2 City boundaries
00:13:53 2.3 Suburbs and other surrounding areas
00:14:03 2.4 Nearby places
00:14:12 2.5 Places of interest
00:14:20 2.5.1 Cathedral
00:16:14 2.5.2 Cultural institutions
00:18:17 3 Demography
00:21:42 4 Government and politics
00:21:51 4.1 Local and national government
00:24:34 4.2 Council affiliation
00:24:47 4.3 Twinning with other cities; city of peace and reconciliation
00:25:36 5 Arts and culture
00:25:58 5.1 Literature and drama
00:28:01 5.2 Music and cinema
00:29:59 5.3 Customs and traditions
00:30:15 6 Venues
00:33:25 7 Sport
00:33:33 7.1 Football
00:35:19 7.2 Rugby Union
00:37:11 7.3 Rugby League
00:38:08 7.4 Pro Wrestling
00:38:24 7.5 Speedway
00:40:54 7.6 Ice hockey
00:42:27 7.7 Stock car racing
00:43:15 7.8 Cricket
00:43:55 7.9 Athletics
00:45:15 7.10 Field hockey
00:46:25 7.11 Other
00:46:55 8 Economy
00:50:08 8.1 Redevelopment
00:51:29 8.2 Media
00:51:37 8.2.1 Radio
00:51:57 8.2.2 Written media
00:52:16 8.2.3 Television news
00:52:33 8.2.4 Digital-only media
00:52:47 8.3 Transport
00:55:45 8.4 Waste management
00:56:42 9 Accent
00:56:50 9.1 Origins
00:57:38 9.2 Coventry and Birmingham accents
00:58:52 9.3 Coventry accent on television
00:59:39 10 Honours
00:59:57 11 Education
01:00:06 11.1 Universities and further education colleges
01:01:08 11.2 Schools
01:03:53 12 Notable people associated with Coventry
01:04:04 12.1 History and politics
01:05:20 12.2 Science, technology and business
01:06:52 12.3 The arts
01:08:29 12.4 Sport
01:09:21 13 Freedom of the City
01:09:36 13.1 Individuals
01:09:57 13.2 Military Units
01:10:12 14 See also
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Coventry ( (listen) KOV-ən-tree or KUV-) is a city, administrative centre and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands, England.
Historically part of Warwickshire, at the 2011 census Coventry had a population of 316,915, making it the 9th largest city in England and the 12th largest in the United Kingdom. It is the second largest city in the West Midlands region, after Birmingham, and although proximite to the West Midlands conurbation, it is just outside it.
Coventry is 19 miles (31 km) east-southeast of Birmingham, 24 miles (39 km) southwest of Leicester, 11 miles (18 km) north of Warwick and 94 miles (151 km) northwest of London. Coventry is also the most central city in England, being only 11 miles (18 km) south-southwest of the country's geographical centre in Leicestershire and is located in the West Midlands.
The current Coventry Cathedral was built after the majority of the 14th century cathedral church of Saint Michael was destroyed by the Luftwaffe in the Coventry Blitz of 14 November 1940. Coventry motor companies have contributed significantly to the British motor industry. The city has three universities, Coventry University in the city centre, the University of Warwick on the southern outskirts and the smaller private Arden University, headquartered close to Coventry Airport.
On 7 December 2017, the city won the title of UK City of Culture 2021, after beating Paisley, Stoke-on-Trent, Swansea and Sunderland to the title. They will be the third title holder, of the quadrennial award which began in 2013.
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- Socrates
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Glasgow (; Scots: Glesga [ˈɡlezɡə]; Scottish Gaelic: Glaschu [ˈkl̪ˠas̪əxu]) is the most populous city in Scotland, and the third most populous city in the United Kingdom, as of the 2017 estimated city population of 621,020. Historically part of Lanarkshire, the city now forms the Glasgow City council area, one of the 32 council areas of Scotland; the local authority is Glasgow City Council. Glasgow is situated on the River Clyde in the country's West Central Lowlands. Inhabitants of the city are referred to as Glaswegians or Weegies. It is the fifth most visited city in the UK. Glasgow is also known for the Glasgow patter, a distinct dialect of the Scots language that is noted for being difficult to understand by those from outside the city.
Glasgow grew from a small rural settlement on the River Clyde to become the largest seaport in Scotland, and tenth largest by tonnage in Britain. Expanding from the medieval bishopric and royal burgh, and the later establishment of the University of Glasgow in the fifteenth century, it became a major centre of the Scottish Enlightenment in the eighteenth century. From the eighteenth century onwards, the city also grew as one of Great Britain's main hubs of transatlantic trade with North America and the West Indies.
With the onset of the Industrial Revolution, the population and economy of Glasgow and the surrounding region expanded rapidly to become one of the world's pre-eminent centres of chemicals, textiles and engineering; most notably in the shipbuilding and marine engineering industry, which produced many innovative and famous vessels. Glasgow was the Second City of the British Empire for much of the Victorian era and Edwardian period, although many cities argue the title was theirs.In the late-19th and early-20th centuries, Glasgow's population grew rapidly, reaching a peak of 1,127,825 people in 1938. Comprehensive urban renewal projects in the 1960s, resulting in large-scale relocation of people to designated new towns; such as Cumbernauld, Livingston, East Kilbride and peripheral suburbs, followed by successive boundary changes, reduced the population of the City of Glasgow council area to an estimated 615,070, with 1,209,143 people living in the Greater Glasgow urban area. The wider metropolitan area is home to over 1,800,000 people, equating to around 33% of Scotland's population. The city has one of the highest densities of any locality in Scotland at 4,023/km2.
Glasgow hosted the 2014 Commonwealth Games and the first European Championships in 2018; and is also well known in the sporting world for football (particularly the Old Firm rivalry between Celtic and Rangers), rugby, athletics, tennis, golf and swimming.
England | Wikipedia audio article
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00:02:55 1 Toponymy
00:06:43 2 History
00:06:52 2.1 Prehistory and antiquity
00:11:39 2.2 Middle Ages
00:17:18 2.3 Early modern
00:22:57 2.4 Late modern and contemporary
00:27:36 3 Governance
00:27:45 3.1 Politics
00:30:52 3.2 Law
00:32:40 3.3 Regions, counties, and districts
00:36:16 4 Geography
00:36:25 4.1 Landscape and rivers
00:39:55 4.2 Climate
00:41:25 4.3 Major conurbations
00:42:39 5 Economy
00:48:18 5.1 Science and technology
00:51:24 5.2 Transport
00:54:44 6 Healthcare
00:56:55 7 Demography
00:57:04 7.1 Population
01:00:37 7.2 Language
01:03:41 7.3 Religion
01:08:03 8 Education
01:12:06 9 Culture
01:12:15 9.1 Architecture
01:15:15 9.2 Folklore
01:17:57 9.3 Cuisine
01:20:34 9.4 Visual arts
01:23:00 9.5 Literature, poetry, and philosophy
01:26:15 9.6 Performing arts
01:29:53 9.7 Cinema
01:32:38 9.8 Museums, libraries, and galleries
01:34:28 10 Sports
01:45:33 11 National symbols
01:48:28 12 See also
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England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west. The Irish Sea lies northwest of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.
The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Palaeolithic period, but takes its name from the Angles, a Germanic tribe deriving its name from the Anglia peninsula, who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in the 10th century, and since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century, has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world. The English language, the Anglican Church, and English law – the basis for the common law legal systems of many other countries around the world – developed in England, and the country's parliamentary system of government has been widely adopted by other nations. The Industrial Revolution began in 18th-century England, transforming its society into the world's first industrialised nation.England's terrain is chiefly low hills and plains, especially in central and southern England. However, there is upland and mountainous terrain in the north (for example, the Lake District and Pennines) and in the west (for example, Dartmoor and the Shropshire Hills). The capital is London, which has the largest metropolitan area in both the United Kingdom and the European Union. England's population of over 55 million comprises 84% of the population of the United Kingdom, largely concentrated around London, the South East, and conurbations in the Midlands, the North West, the North East, and Yorkshire, which each developed as major industrial regions during the 19th century.The Kingdom of England – which after 1535 included Wales – ceased being a separate sovereign state on 1 May 1707, when the Acts of Union put into effect the terms agreed in the Treaty of Union the previous year, resulting in a political union with the Kingdom of Scotland to create the Kingdom of Great Britain. In 1801, Great Britain was united with the Kingdom of Ireland (through another Act of Union) to become the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. In 1922 the Irish Free State seceded from the United Kingdom, leading to the latter being renamed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west. The Irish Sea lies northwest of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.
The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Palaeolithic period, but takes its name from the Angles, a Germanic tribe deriving its name from the Anglia peninsula, who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in the 10th century, and since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century, has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world. The English language, the Anglican Church, and English law – the basis for the common law legal systems of many other countries around the world – developed in England, and the country's parliamentary system of government has been widely adopted by other nations. The Industrial Revolution began in 18th-century England, transforming its society into the world's first industrialised nation.England's terrain is chiefly low hills and plains, especially in central and southern England. However, there is upland and mountainous terrain in the north (for example, the Lake District and Pennines) and in the west (for example, Dartmoor and the Shropshire Hills). The capital is London, which has the largest metropolitan area in both the United Kingdom and the European Union. England's population of over 55 million comprises 84% of the population of the United Kingdom, largely concentrated around London, the South East, and conurbations in the Midlands, the North West, the North East, and Yorkshire, which each developed as major industrial regions during the 19th century.The Kingdom of England – which after 1535 included Wales – ceased being a separate sovereign state on 1 May 1707, when the Acts of Union put into effect the terms agreed in the Treaty of Union the previous year, resulting in a political union with the Kingdom of Scotland to create the Kingdom of Great Britain. In 1801, Great Britain was united with the Kingdom of Ireland (through another Act of Union) to become the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. In 1922 the Irish Free State seceded from the United Kingdom, leading to the latter being renamed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The Man Who Knew Too Much by G. K. Chesterton
The Prime Minister is my father's friend. The Foreign Minister married my sister. The Chancellor of the Exchequer is my first cousin. Because of these intimate relationships with the leading political figures in the land, Fisher knows too much about the private politics behind the public politics of the day. A heavy burden for him to carry in these eight stories.
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00:02:31 1 Toponymy
00:05:50 2 History
00:05:58 2.1 Prehistory and antiquity
00:10:06 2.2 Middle Ages
00:15:00 2.3 Early modern
00:19:54 2.4 Late modern and contemporary
00:23:55 3 Governance
00:24:04 3.1 Politics
00:26:46 3.2 Law
00:28:20 3.3 Regions, counties, and districts
00:31:27 4 Geography
00:31:36 4.1 Landscape and rivers
00:34:38 4.2 Climate
00:35:57 4.3 Major conurbations
00:37:02 5 Economy
00:41:54 5.1 Science and technology
00:44:35 5.2 Transport
00:47:29 6 Healthcare
00:49:22 7 Demography
00:49:31 7.1 Population
00:52:36 7.2 Language
00:55:15 7.3 Religion
00:59:02 8 Education
01:02:33 9 Culture
01:02:42 9.1 Architecture
01:05:18 9.2 Folklore
01:07:38 9.3 Cuisine
01:09:55 9.4 Visual arts
01:12:02 9.5 Literature, poetry, and philosophy
01:14:51 9.6 Performing arts
01:18:00 9.7 Cinema
01:20:22 9.8 Museums, libraries, and galleries
01:21:59 10 Sports
01:31:33 11 National symbols
01:34:05 12 See also
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England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west. The Irish Sea lies northwest of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.
The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Palaeolithic period, but takes its name from the Angles, a Germanic tribe deriving its name from the Anglia peninsula, who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in the 10th century, and since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century, has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world. The English language, the Anglican Church, and English law – the basis for the common law legal systems of many other countries around the world – developed in England, and the country's parliamentary system of government has been widely adopted by other nations. The Industrial Revolution began in 18th-century England, transforming its society into the world's first industrialised nation.England's terrain is chiefly low hills and plains, especially in central and southern England. However, there is upland and mountainous terrain in the north (for example, the Lake District and Pennines) and in the west (for example, Dartmoor and the Shropshire Hills). The capital is London, which has the largest metropolitan area in both the United Kingdom and the European Union. England's population of over 55 million comprises 84% of the population of the United Kingdom, largely concentrated around London, the South East, and conurbations in the Midlands, the North West, the North East, and Yorkshire, which each developed as major industrial regions during the 19th century.The Kingdom of England – which after 1535 included Wales – ceased being a separate sovereign state on 1 May 1707, when the Acts of Union put into effect the terms agreed in the Treaty of Union the previous year, resulting in a political union with the Kingdom of Scotland to create the Kingdom of Great Britain. In 1801, Great Britain was united with the Kingdom of Ireland (through another Act of Union) to become the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. In 1922 the Irish Free State seceded from the United Kingdom, leading to the latter being renamed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
England | Wikipedia audio article
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- Socrates
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England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west. The Irish Sea lies northwest of England and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.
The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Palaeolithic period, but takes its name from the Angles, a Germanic tribe deriving its name from the Anglia peninsula, who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in the 10th century, and since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century, has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world. The English language, the Anglican Church, and English law – the basis for the common law legal systems of many other countries around the world – developed in England, and the country's parliamentary system of government has been widely adopted by other nations. The Industrial Revolution began in 18th-century England, transforming its society into the world's first industrialised nation.England's terrain is chiefly low hills and plains, especially in central and southern England. However, there is upland and mountainous terrain in the north (for example, the Lake District and Pennines) and in the west (for example, Dartmoor and the Shropshire Hills). The capital is London, which has the largest metropolitan area in both the United Kingdom and the European Union. England's population of over 55 million comprises 84% of the population of the United Kingdom, largely concentrated around London, the South East, and conurbations in the Midlands, the North West, the North East, and Yorkshire, which each developed as major industrial regions during the 19th century.The Kingdom of England – which after 1535 included Wales – ceased being a separate sovereign state on 1 May 1707, when the Acts of Union put into effect the terms agreed in the Treaty of Union the previous year, resulting in a political union with the Kingdom of Scotland to create the Kingdom of Great Britain. In 1801, Great Britain was united with the Kingdom of Ireland (through another Act of Union) to become the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. In 1922 the Irish Free State seceded from the United Kingdom, leading to the latter being renamed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Liverpool | Wikipedia audio article
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00:03:12 1 Origins of the name
00:04:11 2 History
00:04:20 2.1 Early history
00:06:30 2.2 19th century
00:09:18 2.3 20th century
00:15:29 2.4 21st century
00:18:37 2.5 Inventions and innovations
00:24:34 3 Government
00:25:17 3.1 Mayor and local council
00:29:22 3.2 Liverpool City Region Combined Authority
00:30:42 3.3 Parliamentary constituencies and MPs
00:31:42 4 Geography
00:31:51 4.1 Physical
00:32:00 4.1.1 Environment
00:33:09 4.1.2 Climate
00:36:18 4.2 Human
00:36:27 4.2.1 Green Liverpool
00:36:47 4.2.2 Green belt
00:38:07 5 Demography
00:38:16 5.1 Population
00:38:25 5.1.1 The city
00:40:05 5.1.2 Urban and metropolitan area
00:43:05 5.2 Ethnicity
00:46:10 5.3 Religion
00:50:40 5.4 Demonymy and identity
00:51:21 6 Economy
00:55:43 7 Landmarks and recent development projects
00:57:14 7.1 Waterfront and docks
01:00:54 7.2 Commercial district and cultural quarter
01:04:01 7.3 Other notable landmarks
01:07:28 7.4 Parks and gardens
01:08:01 8 Transport
01:08:44 8.1 National and international travel
01:08:54 8.1.1 Road links
01:10:11 8.1.2 Rail links
01:11:17 8.1.3 Port
01:11:58 8.1.4 Airport
01:12:44 8.2 Local travel
01:12:53 8.2.1 Trains
01:14:30 8.2.2 Buses
01:15:31 8.2.3 Mersey Ferry
01:16:24 8.3 Cycling
01:16:48 9 Culture
01:17:44 9.1 Music
01:21:06 9.2 Visual arts
01:23:00 9.3 Literature
01:30:52 9.4 Performing arts
01:32:22 9.5 Nightlife
01:33:50 10 Education
01:38:34 11 Sport
01:38:43 11.1 Football
01:40:58 11.2 Boxing
01:42:07 11.3 Horse racing
01:43:03 11.4 Golf
01:43:30 11.5 Greyhound Racing
01:44:12 11.6 Other sports
01:48:33 11.7 Sports stadiums
01:52:34 12 Media
01:55:31 13 Notable people
01:55:40 14 Quotes about Liverpool
02:00:28 15 International links
02:00:38 15.1 Twin cities
02:00:50 15.2 Friendship links
02:01:06 15.3 Consulates
02:01:48 16 See also
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Liverpool () is a city in North West England, with an estimated population of 491,500 in 2017. Its metropolitan area is the fifth-largest in the UK, with a population of 2.24 million in 2011. The local authority is Liverpool City Council, the most populous local government district in the metropolitan county of Merseyside and the largest in the Liverpool City Region.
Liverpool is on the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary, and historically lay within the ancient hundred of West Derby in the south west of the county of Lancashire. It became a borough in 1207 and a city in 1880. In 1889, it became a county borough independent of Lancashire. Its growth as a major port was paralleled by the expansion of the city throughout the Industrial Revolution. Along with handling general cargo, freight, raw materials such as coal and cotton, the city merchants were involved in the Atlantic slave trade. In the 19th century, it was a major port of departure for Irish and English emigrants to North America. Liverpool was home to both the Cunard and White Star Line, and was the port of registry of the ocean liner RMS Titanic, the RMS Lusitania, RMS Queen Mary and RMS Olympic.
The popularity of the Beatles and other music groups from the Merseybeat era contributes to Liverpool's status as a tourist destination. Liverpool is also the home of two Premier League football clubs, Liverpool and Everton, matches between the two being known as the Merseyside derby. The Grand National horse race takes place annually at Aintree Racecourse on the outskirts of the city.
The city celebrated its 800th anniversary in 2007. In 2008, it was nominated as the annual European Capital of Culture together with Stavanger, Norway. Several areas of the city centre were granted World Heritage Site status by UNESCO in 2004. The Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City includes the Pier Head, Albert Dock, and William Brown Street. Liverpool's status as a port city h ...
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