English fashion leads the way with new global trends in the field of clothing items. Princess Diana, Duchess Kate and celebrities in Cinema have taken England forward in the fashion world paving the way for others to follow. In a way, the fashion trends in England have always shown forward thinking characteristics when compared to the trends in the world of fashion than other countries. Even fashion designers in countries such as France, Italy, India, and Australia, who are considered trendsetters in the field follow British fashion design when they…

London, being one of the most developed cities in the world, provides all the essential services, structures, and other facilities that people need to live in comfort. Tourists and Londoners more often visit famous theatres of London to watch films, dramas, and other art varieties. Because of this reason, London boasts a high number of theatres in numerous prominent locations in the city than the number of theatres in other cities each has in England. Prince Edward Theatre Located in Old Compton Street, Soho, London W1D 4HS, the Prince Edward…

The world’s oldest money that is still in use is the Pound Sterling - the Official English Currency. GBP is its ISO currency Code and it is commonly known as a pound. Other than the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, Guernsey, South Georgia, Jersey and the South Sandwich Islands use Sterling Pounds. Tristan da Cunha and British Antarctic region also recognises the Sterling Pound as their official currency. One pound contains 100 pence. Jersey and Guernsey have their Pounds called Jersey Pound and Guernsey Pound. The Isle of Man…

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and England enjoy their separate legal systems. Differences of the English Law lie in practice as well as in the laws themselves between these different countries. But most of the features of the law apply to the United Kingdom, which is the unitary state of all these countries. Normally, the Legal system in England has two categories, and they are civil and criminal law. The Civil law describes rules regarding the way punishments come concerning common errors while criminal law describes punishments for criminal activities. Common…

England boasts of 326 districts and they comprise of 36 Metropolitan boroughs, 201 other Metropolitan districts, London Boroughs numbering 32, and 55 are unitary authorities. London and the Isles of Scilly also claim district levels. But they do not come under the said categories. Some of these districts show features of Cities, Boroughs and Royal Boroughs. A mayor governs all cities, royal boroughs and boroughs. The district council selects the mayor and more often an individual to this position is directly elected. Greater London, which consists of 33 boroughs, covers…

Culture, Art, and History collections comprising of over eight million artifacts are housed in the British Museum, in the Bloomsbury area of London and considered one of the largest and most complete international museums in the world. The museum safeguards historical items, documents, and other such artifacts that give information about the beginning of human existence to date. The British Museum's doors opened to the public in 1759. Sir Hans Sloane, physician and scientist, had donated his collection to the museum, thus making it one of the most sought after…

The English enjoy dancing very much. Dancing is a big industry in England as well. There are more than 30,000 persons employed in dancing related work in England. Over 200 major dancing companies are also in operation in the UK. Dancing takes part in the West End musicals, operas, films, TV shows, live music and many other types of merrymaking events throughout the country. The West End musicals alone employ over 450 dancers, and hundreds of contemporary dancers also create attractive styles of dancing on a regular basis. Favourite dances…

The Census carried out in 2011, in the United Kingdom shows 6.7 million young people between the ages of 16 and 24 live in England and Wales. According to the 2011 Census, of the total population in the UK, young people consist of 12 percent. Young people in England, however, have shown great interest in having an education. For example, in 1984, only 1.4 million young people engaged in education and this number has been doubled in 2013,  showing 3.0 million young people involved in full-time education. But according to…

England enjoys a cooler climate year round unlike other regions of the United Kingdom. The country also receives bright sunlight than other parts. The sunniest time in England is July. However, during a few days of every month, England receives rain, but it is a minimum. The month of May is the driest month in England with a variation of temperature witnessed in South West England. Gales are common in Scotland, but not in the rest of the country. However, the Climate in England experiences high winds and hurricanes, but…

The English people enjoy watching football games and participating in the match. England boasts a high number of football clubs which have won many local and international awards. Manchester United, Arsenal, Liverpool, and Aston Villa. Chelsea, Tottenham, Everton, Manchester City, Nottingham Forest, and Newcastle United are at present among the leading Football clubs of England. Manchester United: The Red Devils Hailing from Old Trafford in Greater Manchester, Manchester United Football Club have clinched 20 league titles thus becoming the club that won the highest number of titles among England Football…

King Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine were the parents of King Richard I who was born in September 1157. He was just 11 years of age when he was appointed the Duchy of Aquitaine. He was allowed to control the region independently, a freedom not given to his brothers. However, Richard joined Geoffrey of Brittany and Henry (his brothers) to carry out a revolt in 1173. The king went against them twice and defeated the rebellion. Pardoned, he was sent to control a rebellion in 1175, and the Count…

In the annals of music history of the world, mainly relating to musical bands, the Beatles are regarded as the most innovative and exceedingly creative group of musicians. John Lennon, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr got together to form the band under the name of the Beatles, and the Beatles music hit the popularity as Fab Four’s music. They released their first music creation ‘Love Me Do’ On October 5, 1962. It reached the Number 17 on the United Kingdom Music Chart in no time. The second single,…