Men Who Die for a Living (Gary O'Driscoll) ~ Allison Crowe
Gary O'Driscoll, award-winning songwriter and music producer is from Bay Bulls on Newfoundland's southern shore and spent his first 14 summers in his Mom's hometown of St Lawrence, NL. There he witnessed the tragic consequences of decades of unsafe working conditions at the fluorspar (fluorite) mines -- a major employer in the region.
By the late 1960s nearly twenty percent of St Lawrence households had lost a family member to lung cancer, notes John R. Martin, retired physician, Professor of Medicine at Memorial University, and the province's Chief Occupational Medical Officer from 1984 -- 1992, in his study, The Fluorspar Mines of Newfoundland (2012). Though the operations, after years of pressure for reform as well as increasing publicity, did improve ventilation and other factors, the toll on health was unstoppable. Eventually the mines shut -- with talk every so many years of re-opening.
In The Dirt(2008), historian Rick Rennie records: By 2001 the casualties were staggering: one hundred and ninety-one had died from lung cancer, twenty-eight from stomach cancer, eleven from bladder cancer, and sixty-four from silicosis and other respiratory diseases. Widows, those disabled by the mine, and dependants complete the desolate picture.
Works by Martin, and Rennie, Elliott Leyton's Dying Hard (1975), the 1969 Report of Royal Commission Respecting Radiation... (Fintan J. Aylward, Chair), Wendy Martin's seven-part web series, Once Upon a Mine @ - exhibits in the St. Lawrence Miner's Memorial Museum, together with these and other print and online sources draw the scarred face of a terrible industrial disaster.
In the best tradition of socially conscious songs - like Bob Dylan when he penned Ballad of Hollis Brown, and North Country Blues - Gary O'Driscoll distills hard truths into this elegy for the miners here and gone. Written by O'Driscoll and released first in 1980, as long as people still sacrifice their health, their lives, to earn a days pay - to survive and feed their families and loved ones - the message is timeless.
The Men Who Die for a Living, recorded now by Allison Crowe appears on her newest album Newfoundland Vinyl - released June 25, 2013.
Crowe's just returned to her home in Corner Brook, NL, after attending the World Premiere in New York City of Man of Steel, the Zack Snyder-directed Superman epic in which she has a cameo - as a musician performing Ring of Fire, a song made famous by Johnny Cash. MoS is currently the top box office film globally. Next she rolls on to Cow Head, in Gros Morne National Park -- and says:
I am so grateful to have been asked by Theatre Newfoundland and Labrador, two years in a row, to put together songs and musically direct for a show called 'Newfoundland Vinyl'. As part of the Gros Morne Theatre Festival, I get to work with extremely talented and fun people each Summer in a gorgeous setting - Cow Head, NL. From the vast and encyclopaedic sea of beautiful music to come from, and out of, Newfoundland and Labrador, here is a collection of some of the songs from this year's show.
The GMTF season runs May 31 through September 14 - and Newfoundland Vinyl: The Flipside, written and directed by Jeff Pitcher, is on the boards July 12 - August 30, 2013.
Newfoundland Vinyl, the limited-edition, 180-gram-quality, vinyl LP is available on Crowe's home islands -- on Atlantic shores at Gary Bennett Music in Corner Brook, and venerable Fred's Records in St. John's, NL. On Canada's Pacific coast, the LP is stocked at Fascinating Rhythm, in Nanaimo, Lyle's Place, in Victoria, and Salt Spring Sound, SSI, BC. In the city of Vancouver, Canada - it's @: Highlife Records; Neptoon Records; Red Cat Records; and Zulu Records.
The album can also be mail-ordered for delivery anywhere, and, digitally, it's available here on Allison's Music Site and on CD Baby, iTunes, Amazon and other fine sites that make music available online.
Fluorspar mining documentary In Rosiclare, IL
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A day in the life of the Springhill Mines
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Exploring Southeast Kansas
While Kansas has a rich history, most Kansans do not connect the history of the state to the mining industry, conflicts between labor and management, or even the Civil War. But if you visit the southeastern corner of the state, and you know where to look, these complex histories await.
This documentary features stories from passionate museum volunteers who fear the loss of the past. In other places, stories are harder to unearth as they involve causes now unpopular or environmental legacies that have consumed entire communities.
The film provides a glimpse at some of the stories of southeastern Kansas as seen through the eyes of a group of JCCC faculty and staff who visited the area in 2015. The trip was cosponsored by the Kansas Studies Institute and the Center for Sustainability at JCCC. Trip leaders Dr. Jim Leiker and Dr. Jay Antle have been conducting these tours since 2011.
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Fishermen Returning With Their Catch
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Cape Breton Island (French: île du Cap-Breton—formerly Île Royale; Scottish Gaelic: Ceap Breatainn or Eilean Cheap Breatainn; Mi'kmaq: Unama'kik; or simply Cape Breton) is an island on the Atlantic coast of North America and part of the province of Nova Scotia, Canada.The 10,311 km2 (3,981 sq mi) island accounts for 18.7% of Nova Scotia's total area. Although the island is physically separated from the Nova Scotia peninsula by the Strait of Canso, the 1,385 m (4,544 ft) long rock-fill Canso Causeway connects it to mainland Nova Scotia. The island is east-northeast of the mainland with its northern and western coasts fronting on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence; its western coast also forms the eastern limits of the Northumberland Strait. The eastern and southern coasts front the Atlantic Ocean; its eastern coast also forms the western limits of the Cabot Strait. Its landmass slopes upward from south to north, culminating in the highlands of its northern cape. One of the world's larger salt water lakes, Bras d'Or (Arm of Gold in French), dominates the island's centre.
The island is divided into four of Nova Scotia's eighteen counties: Cape Breton, Inverness, Richmond, and Victoria. Their total population at the 2016 census numbered 132,010 Cape Bretoners; this is approximately 15% of the provincial population. Cape Breton Island has experienced a decline in population of approximately 2.9% since the 2011 census. Approximately 75% of the island's population is in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality (CBRM) which includes all of Cape Breton County and is often referred to as Industrial Cape Breton, given the history of coal mining and steel manufacturing in this area, which was Nova Scotia's industrial heartland throughout the 20th century.
The island has five reserves of the Mi'kmaq Nation: Eskasoni, Membertou, Wagmatcook, Waycobah, and Potlotek/Chapel Island. Eskasoni is the largest in both population and land area.
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Nova Scotia (; Latin for New Scotland; French: Nouvelle-Écosse; Scottish Gaelic: Alba Nuadh) is one of Canada's three Maritime Provinces, and one of the four provinces that form Atlantic Canada. Its provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the second-smallest of Canada's ten provinces, with an area of 55,284 square kilometres (21,300 sq mi), including Cape Breton and another 3,800 coastal islands. As of 2016, the population was 923,598. Nova Scotia is Canada's second-most-densely populated province, after Prince Edward Island, with 17.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (45/sq mi).
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Nova Scotia (; Latin for New Scotland; French: Nouvelle-Écosse; Scottish Gaelic: Alba Nuadh) is one of Canada's three Maritime Provinces, and one of the four provinces that form Atlantic Canada. Its provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the second-smallest of Canada's ten provinces, with an area of 55,284 square kilometres (21,300 sq mi), including Cape Breton and another 3,800 coastal islands. As of 2016, the population was 923,598. Nova Scotia is Canada's second-most-densely populated province, after Prince Edward Island, with 17.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (45/sq mi).
Royal Engineers | Wikipedia audio article
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00:00:31 1 History
00:05:10 2 Regimental museum
00:05:24 3 Significant constructions
00:05:52 3.1 British Columbia
00:06:13 3.2 Royal Albert Hall
00:07:10 3.3 Indian infrastructure
00:08:38 3.4 Rideau Canal
00:10:24 3.5 Dover's Western Heights
00:13:09 3.6 Pentonville Prison
00:13:49 3.7 Boundary Commissions
00:15:45 3.8 Abney Level
00:16:33 3.9 H.M. Dockyards
00:17:04 3.9.1 Chatham Dockyard
00:17:46 4 Trades
00:18:34 5 Units
00:18:43 5.1 Brigades & Groups
00:20:52 5.2 Regiments
00:24:56 5.3 The Royal School of Military Engineering
00:27:10 6 Corps' Ensign
00:27:35 7 Bishop Gundulf, Rochester and King's Engineers
00:28:27 8 The Institution of Royal Engineers
00:29:15 9 The Royal Engineers' Association
00:30:05 10 Sport
00:30:15 10.1 Royal Engineers' Yacht Club
00:30:32 10.2 Royal Engineers Amateur Football Club
00:31:15 10.2.1 FA Cup
00:32:30 10.3 Rugby
00:32:50 11 Successor units
00:34:09 12 Notable personnel
00:34:26 13 Engineering equipment
00:34:36 14 Order of precedence
00:34:45 15 Decorations
00:34:55 15.1 Victoria Cross
00:38:17 15.2 iThe Sapper VCs/i
00:38:57 15.3 Memorials
00:39:38 16 See also
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The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army.
It provides military engineering and other technical support to the British Armed Forces and is headed by the Chief Royal Engineer. The Regimental Headquarters and the Royal School of Military Engineering are in Chatham in Kent, England. The corps is divided into several regiments, barracked at various places in the United Kingdom and around the world.
Upper Peninsula of Michigan | Wikipedia audio article
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The Upper Peninsula (UP), also known as Upper Michigan, is the northern of the two major peninsulas that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. The peninsula is bounded on the north by Lake Superior, on the east by the St. Marys River, on the southeast by Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, and on the southwest by Wisconsin. Upper Peninsula counties also include nearby islands such as Grand, Drummond, Mackinac, and Bois Blanc, and more distant Isle Royale.
The Upper Peninsula contains 29% of the land area of Michigan but just 3% of its total population. Residents are frequently called Yoopers (derived from U.P.-ers) and have a strong regional identity. Large numbers of French Canadian, Finnish, Swedish, Cornish, and Italian immigrants came to the Upper Peninsula, especially the Keweenaw Peninsula, to work in the area's mines and lumber industry. The peninsula includes the only counties in the United States where a plurality of residents claim Finnish ancestry.The peninsula's largest cities are Marquette, Sault Ste. Marie, Escanaba, Menominee, Houghton, and Iron Mountain. The heavily forested land and long, harsh winters make it poorly suited for agriculture. The economy is based primarily on logging and tourism; mining was a major industry during a golden age from 1890 to 1920.
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The Upper Peninsula (UP), also known as Upper Michigan, is the northern of the two major peninsulas that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. The peninsula is bounded on the north by Lake Superior, on the east by the St. Marys River, on the southeast by Lake Michigan and Lake Huron, and on the southwest by Wisconsin. Upper Peninsula counties also include nearby islands such as Grand, Drummond, Mackinac, and Bois Blanc, and more distant Isle Royale.
The Upper Peninsula contains 29% of the land area of Michigan but just 3% of its total population. Residents are frequently called Yoopers (derived from U.P.-ers) and have a strong regional identity. Large numbers of French Canadian, Finnish, Swedish, Cornish, and Italian immigrants came to the Upper Peninsula, especially the Keweenaw Peninsula, to work in the area's mines and lumber industry. The peninsula includes the only counties in the United States where a plurality of residents claim Finnish ancestry.The peninsula's largest cities are Marquette, Sault Ste. Marie, Escanaba, Menominee, Houghton, and Iron Mountain. The heavily forested land and long, harsh winters make it poorly suited for agriculture. The economy is based primarily on logging and tourism; mining was a major industry during a golden age from 1890 to 1920.
Tufts University | Wikipedia audio article
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Tufts University
00:02:07 1 History
00:02:15 1.1 19th century
00:07:20 1.2 20th century
00:10:13 1.3 21st century
00:13:18 2 Campuses
00:13:27 2.1 Medford and Somerville
00:16:34 2.2 Boston
00:17:08 2.3 Grafton
00:17:38 2.4 Talloires
00:18:52 3 Organization and administration
00:24:23 4 Academics
00:24:32 4.1 Admissions
00:24:41 4.1.1 Undergraduate admissions
00:28:05 4.1.2 Graduate admissions
00:28:26 4.2 Rankings
00:31:40 4.3 Collaborations
00:33:25 4.4 Libraries and museums
00:35:50 5 Student life
00:35:59 5.1 Student body
00:37:05 5.1.1 Student government
00:37:37 5.1.2 Publications and broadcasting
00:38:42 5.1.3 Activism
00:39:34 5.1.4 Greek life
00:40:14 5.2 Athletics
00:43:17 5.3 Housing and dining
00:44:55 6 Traditions
00:45:04 6.1 A Cappella
00:45:36 6.2 Naked Quad Run
00:46:27 6.3 JumboSmash
00:47:09 7 Notable people
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Tufts University is a private research university in Medford, Massachusetts. A charter member of the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC), Tufts College was founded in 1852 by Christian universalists who worked for years to open a nonsectarian institution of higher learning. For more than a century, Tufts was a small New England liberal arts college until its transformation into a larger research university in the 1970s. The university emphasizes active citizenship and public service in all of its disciplines, and is known for its internationalism and study abroad programs.Tufts is organized into ten schools, including two undergraduate degree programs and eight graduate divisions, on four campuses in the Boston metropolitan area and the French Alps. Among its schools is the United States' oldest graduate school of international relations, the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. The School of the Museum of Fine Arts offers art programs affiliated with the Museum of Fine Arts. The School of Engineering has an entrepreneurial focus with the Gordon Institute and maintains close connections with the original college. The university has a campus in Downtown Boston that houses the medical, dental, and nutrition schools, affiliated with several medical centers in the area. The university offers joint undergraduate degree programs with the New England Conservatory, and the Sciences Po Paris with additional programs with the University of Paris, University of Oxford and constituents of the University of London. Several of its programs have affiliations with the nearby institutions of Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.Alumni and affiliates include Nobel laureates, billionaires, heads of state, governors, senators, representatives, Emmy and Academy Award winners, and National Academy members. Tufts has also graduated several Rhodes, Marshall, Fulbright, Truman, Goldwater scholars. Other notable alumni include numerous CEOs and founders of Fortune 500 companies, high ranking U.S. diplomats, and Pulitzer Prize winners.
Corps of Royal Engineers | Wikipedia audio article
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00:00:34 1 History
00:05:48 2 Regimental museum
00:06:03 3 Significant constructions
00:06:32 3.1 British Columbia
00:06:53 3.2 Royal Albert Hall
00:07:56 3.3 Indian infrastructure
00:09:33 3.4 Rideau Canal
00:11:28 3.5 Dover's Western Heights
00:14:28 3.6 Pentonville Prison
00:15:11 3.7 Boundary Commissions
00:17:19 3.8 Abney Level
00:18:11 3.9 H.M. Dockyards
00:18:44 3.9.1 Chatham Dockyard
00:19:30 4 Trades
00:20:23 5 Units
00:20:32 5.1 Brigades & Groups
00:22:55 5.2 Regiments
00:27:33 5.3 The Royal School of Military Engineering
00:30:01 6 Corps' Ensign
00:30:27 7 Bishop Gundulf, Rochester and King's Engineers
00:31:24 8 The Institution of Royal Engineers
00:32:16 9 The Royal Engineers' Association
00:33:10 10 Sport
00:33:18 10.1 Royal Engineers' Yacht Club
00:33:38 10.2 Royal Engineers Amateur Football Club
00:34:24 10.2.1 FA Cup
00:35:48 10.3 Rugby
00:36:10 11 Successor units
00:37:37 12 Notable personnel
00:37:54 13 Engineering equipment
00:38:04 14 Order of precedence
00:38:13 15 Decorations
00:38:23 15.1 Victoria Cross
00:42:04 15.2 iThe Sapper VCs/i
00:42:48 15.3 Memorials
00:43:33 16 See also
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The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army.
It provides military engineering and other technical support to the British Armed Forces and is headed by the Chief Royal Engineer. The Regimental Headquarters and the Royal School of Military Engineering are in Chatham in Kent, England. The corps is divided into several regiments, barracked at various places in the United Kingdom and around the world.
Sacramento, California | Wikipedia audio article
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Sacramento, California
00:02:46 1 History
00:02:55 1.1 Pre-Columbian period
00:03:29 1.2 Spanish period
00:04:23 1.3 Mexican period
00:05:39 1.4 American period
00:11:05 1.5 Modern era
00:15:22 2 Geography
00:16:37 2.1 Cityscape
00:16:45 2.1.1 City neighborhoods
00:19:29 2.2 Climate
00:23:44 3 Demographics
00:24:22 3.1 2010
00:29:51 3.2 2000
00:32:48 4 Economy
00:34:00 4.1 Top employers
00:34:13 5 Culture
00:34:22 5.1 Performing arts
00:36:46 5.2 Visual arts
00:37:33 5.3 Museums
00:39:59 5.4 Music
00:41:35 5.5 Film
00:42:38 5.6 Cuisine
00:44:35 5.7 LGBTQ
00:45:22 5.8 Old Sacramento
00:46:57 5.9 Chinatown
00:49:13 6 Sports
00:51:36 7 Parks and recreation
00:54:26 8 Government
00:55:44 8.1 State and Federal representation
00:56:22 9 Education
00:56:31 9.1 Higher education
01:01:33 9.2 Primary & secondary education
01:04:26 10 Media
01:04:35 10.1 Magazines
01:04:52 10.2 Newspapers
01:06:12 10.3 Radio
01:06:20 10.4 Television stations
01:06:29 11 Transportation
01:06:47 11.1 Roads and highways
01:08:44 11.2 Rail service
01:11:07 11.3 Airport
01:12:02 11.4 Other transportation options
01:14:36 12 Notable residents
01:14:45 13 Sister cities
01:15:01 14 See also
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Sacramento ( SAK-rə-MEN-toh; Spanish: [sakɾaˈmento]) is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the seat of Sacramento County. Located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in Northern California's Sacramento Valley, Sacramento's estimated 2018 population of 501,334 makes it the sixth-largest city in California and the 9th largest capital in the United States. Sacramento is the seat of the California Assembly, the Governor of California, and Supreme Court of California, making it the state's political center and a hub for lobbying and think tanks. Sacramento is also the cultural and economic core of the Sacramento metropolitan area, which had 2010 population of 2,414,783, making it the fifth largest in California.Sacramento is the fastest-growing major city in California, owing to its status as notable financial center on the West Coast and as a major educational hub, home of Sacramento State University and University of California, Davis. Similarly, Sacramento is a major center for the California healthcare industry, as the seat of Sutter Health, the world-renowned UC Davis Medical Center, and the UC Davis School of Medicine, and notable tourist destination in California, as the site of The California Museum, the Crocker Art Museum, California Hall of Fame, the California State Capitol Museum, and the Old Sacramento State Historic Park. Sacramento is known for its evolving contemporary culture, dubbed the most hipster city in California. In 2002, the Harvard University Civil Rights Project conducted for Time magazine named Sacramento America's Most Diverse City.Before the arrival of the Spanish, the area was inhabited by the Nisenan people indigenous peoples of California. Spanish cavalryman Gabriel Moraga named surveyed and named the Rio del Santísimo Sacramento (Sacramento River) in 1808, after the Blessed Sacrament, referring to the Eucharist in the Catholic Church. In 1839, Juan Bautista Alvarado, Mexican governor of Alta California granted the responsibility of colonizing the Sacramento Valley to Swiss-born, Mexican citizen John Augustus Sutter, who subsequently established Sutter's Fort and the settlement at the Rancho Nueva Helvetia. Following the American Conquest of California and the 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo, the waterfront developed by Sutter began to be developed and incorporated in 1850 as the City of Sacramento. As a result of the California Gold Rush, Sacramento became a major commercial center and distribution point for Northern California, serving as the terminus for the Pony Express and the First Transcontinental Railroad.
Royal Engineer | Wikipedia audio article
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00:00:34 1 History
00:05:45 2 Regimental museum
00:05:59 3 Significant constructions
00:06:28 3.1 British Columbia
00:06:49 3.2 Royal Albert Hall
00:07:51 3.3 Indian infrastructure
00:09:27 3.4 Rideau Canal
00:11:20 3.5 Dover's Western Heights
00:14:17 3.6 Pentonville Prison
00:14:59 3.7 Boundary Commissions
00:17:07 3.8 Abney Level
00:17:59 3.9 H.M. Dockyards
00:18:32 3.9.1 Chatham Dockyard
00:19:18 4 Trades
00:20:12 5 Units
00:20:21 5.1 Brigades & Groups
00:22:46 5.2 Regiments
00:27:30 5.3 The Royal School of Military Engineering
00:30:01 6 Corps' Ensign
00:30:27 7 Bishop Gundulf, Rochester and King's Engineers
00:31:21 8 The Institution of Royal Engineers
00:32:14 9 The Royal Engineers' Association
00:33:06 10 Sport
00:33:15 10.1 Royal Engineers' Yacht Club
00:33:34 10.2 Royal Engineers Amateur Football Club
00:34:19 10.2.1 FA Cup
00:35:41 10.3 Rugby
00:36:02 11 Successor units
00:37:29 12 Notable personnel
00:37:46 13 Engineering equipment
00:37:56 14 Order of precedence
00:38:06 15 Decorations
00:38:15 15.1 Victoria Cross
00:42:04 15.2 iThe Sapper VCs/i
00:42:47 15.3 Memorials
00:43:31 16 See also
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The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army.
It provides military engineering and other technical support to the British Armed Forces and is headed by the Chief Royal Engineer. The Regimental Headquarters and the Royal School of Military Engineering are in Chatham in Kent, England. The corps is divided into several regiments, barracked at various places in the United Kingdom and around the world.
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.