Tag: United Kingdom

Blenheim Palace Blenheim Palace is a private country palace near Woodstock in Oxfordshire, England. It is already inhabited by the 12th generation of the Dukes of Marlborough. The imposing country house with 12,000 m² of living space is one of the largest castles in England and is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The outdoor…

Literature British literature refers to the literature associated with the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands, as well as the literature of England, Wales, and Scotland prior to the formation of the country. Most of the works of British literature were written in the English language. The UK publishes about 206,000…

ON THE GO Traveling by plane According to internetsailors, British Airways (BA) flies several times a day to Belfast, Birmingham, Edinburgh, Glasgow and Manchester, among others. The following airlines also offer flights within the UK: KLM Cityhopper (WA), flybe (BE) (www.flybe.com), easyJet (EZY) (www.easyjet.com) and Ryanair (FR) (www.ryanair.com). Note on air travel British Airways: As…

University of St. Andrew This Scottish university is the oldest university in Scotland and is located in St. Andrews, a town with a population of 17,000 on the east coast of Scotland – about 50 km north-east of Edinburgh as the crow flies. Classes began here three years before the University was officially founded by…

Wales is part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, whose government is based in the English capital, London. The Parliament of Great Britain has its seat in England’s capital London. It consists of the House of Lords and the House of Commons. Parliament, along with the Queen, represents the sovereign power…

In 2009, the United Kingdom had an estimated population of 62.3 million people, with a growth rate of 0.6%. The economy was largely based on services in the areas of finance, tourism and technology as well as exports of manufactured goods. Foreign relations were mainly focused on trade agreements with other countries in the region,…

Energy industry Measured in terms of electricity generation (2013), the energy industry is based 63.9% on oil, natural gas and coal, 7.7% on wind, 2.9% on biomass and 1.3% on hydropower. In 2013, nuclear energy accounted for 1.89% of electricity generation. As the first nuclear power plant in the world, Calder Hall supplied electricity in…