The United Kingdom (U.K.) by Susana Duarte Fernandes https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja Some curiosities about the United Kingdom en-us 2022-02-20 11:28:07 UTC 2022-02-21 20:28:48 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f1ec-1f1e7.png Westminster, London, UK smdfprof https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057220322 The Palace of Westminster serves as the meeting place for both the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Informally known as the Houses of Parliament after its occupants, the Palace lies on the north bank of the River Thames in the City of Westminster, in central London, England.]]> 2022-02-20 11:32:10 UTC https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057220322 Downing Street, London, UK smdfprof https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057221902 10 Downing Street in London, also known colloquially in the United Kingdom as Number 10, is the official residence and executive office of the First Lord of the Treasury, usually also the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]]> 2022-02-20 11:34:52 UTC https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057221902 Buckingham Palace, London, UK smdfprof https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057223452 Buckingham Palace is the London residence and administrative headquarters of the monarch of the United Kingdom. Located in the City of Westminster, the palace is often at the centre of state occasions and royal hospitality. It has been a focal point for the British people at times of national rejoicing and mourning.]]> 2022-02-20 11:37:34 UTC https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057223452 Hyde Park, London, UK smdfprof https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057224412 Hyde Park is a Grade I-listed major park in Central London. It is the largest of four Royal Parks that form a chain from the entrance of Kensington Palace through Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park, via Hyde Park Corner and Green Park past the main entrance to Buckingham Palace. The park is divided by the Serpentine and the Long Water lakes.]]> 2022-02-20 11:39:04 UTC https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057224412 Covent Garden, London, UK smdfprof https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057225411 Covent Garden is a district in London, on the eastern fringes of the West End, between St Martin's Lane and Drury Lane. It is associated with the former fruit-and-vegetable market in the central square, now a popular shopping and tourist site, and with the Royal Opera House, itself known as "Covent Garden".]]> 2022-02-20 11:40:59 UTC https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057225411 Brighton, UK smdfprof https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057226946 Brighton is a seaside resort and one of the two main areas of the City of Brighton and Hove. Located on the south coast of England, in the county of East Sussex, it is 47 miles (76 km) south of London.]]> 2022-02-20 11:43:37 UTC https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057226946 Cambridge, UK smdfprof https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057228871
Cambridge is a university city and the county town of Cambridgeshire, England, on the River Cam approximately 55 miles (89 km) north of London. Cambridge became an important trading centre during the Roman and Viking ages, and there is archaeological evidence of settlement in the area as early as the Bronze Age. 
The University of Cambridge was founded in 1209. The buildings of the university include King's College Chapel, Cavendish Laboratory, and the Cambridge University Library, one of the largest legal deposit libraries in the world.

]]> 2022-02-20 11:47:10 UTC https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057228871 Liverpool, UK smdfprof https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057233065 Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. Situated on the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary, Liverpool historically lay within the ancient hundred of West Derby in the county of Lancashire. It became a borough in 1207, a city in 1880, and a county borough independent of the newly-created Lancashire County Council in 1889. Its growth as a major port was paralleled by the expansion of the city throughout the Industrial Revolution. Along with general cargo, freight, and raw materials such as coal and cotton, merchants were involved in the slave trade. In the 19th century, Liverpool was a major port of departure for English and Irish emigrants to North America. It was also home to both the Cunard and White Star Lines, and was the port of registry of the ocean liners RMS Titanic, RMS Lusitania, RMS Queen Mary, and RMS Olympic. Liverpool is most famous as the birthplace of the Beatles and during the 1960s was at the forefront of the Beat Music movement.]]> 2022-02-20 11:53:40 UTC https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057233065 Manchester, UK smdfprof https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057234996 Manchester is the most-populous city and metropolitan borough in North West England and Greater Manchester, England. It is fringed by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and an arc of towns with which it forms a continuous conurbation. Manchester is one of the claimants to the title of "second city of the United Kingdom".]]> 2022-02-20 11:56:39 UTC https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057234996 Oxford, UK smdfprof https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057237167 Oxford is a city in England. It is the county town and only city of Oxfordshire. The city is home to the University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world and has buildings in every style of English architecture from late Anglo-Saxon. Oxford's industries include motor manufacturing, education, publishing, information technology and science.]]> 2022-02-20 12:00:05 UTC https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057237167 York, UK smdfprof https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057240625 York is a cathedral city with Roman origins at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has long-standing buildings and structures, such as York Minster, York Castle and York city walls. The city was founded by the Romans as Eboracum in 71 AD. 
The Shambles is an old street in York, England, with overhanging timber-framed buildings, some dating back as far as the fourteenth century. ]]> 2022-02-20 12:05:35 UTC https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057240625 Edinburgh, UK smdfprof https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057242793
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian, it is located in Lothian on the southern shore of the Firth of Forth. Edinburgh is Scotland's second-most populous city and the seventh-most populous city in the United Kingdom. It was recognised as the capital of Scotland since at least the 15th century. Edinburgh is the seat of the Scottish Government, the Scottish Parliament and the highest courts in Scotland. The city's Palace of Holyroodhouse is the official residence of the monarch in Scotland.

]]> 2022-02-20 12:08:37 UTC https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057242793 Edinburgh Castle, Castlehill, Edinburgh, UK smdfprof https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057244308 Edinburgh Castle is a historic castle in Edinburgh, Scotland. It stands on Castle Rock, which has been occupied by humans since at least the Iron Age, although the nature of the early settlement is unclear. There has been a royal castle on the rock since at least the reign of David I in the 12th century, and the site continued to be a royal residence until 1633. From the 15th century, the castle's residential role declined, and by the 17th century it was principally used as military barracks with a large garrison. As one of the most important strongholds in the Kingdom of Scotland, Edinburgh Castle was involved in many historical conflicts from the Wars of Scottish Independence in the 14th century to the Jacobite rising of 1745.

]]> 2022-02-20 12:11:18 UTC https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057244308 Loch Ness, United Kingdom smdfprof https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057247085 Loch Ness is a large freshwater lake in the Scottish Highlands extending for approximately 37 kilometres (23 miles) southwest of Inverness. It takes its name from the River Ness, which flows from the northern end. Loch Ness is best known for alleged sightings of the cryptozoological Loch Ness Monster, also known affectionately as "Nessie". It is one of a series of interconnected, murky bodies of water in Scotland.

]]> 2022-02-20 12:15:49 UTC https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057247085 Cardiff smdfprof https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057250855 Cardiff is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff.
It located in the south-east of Wales and in the Cardiff Capital Region. Cardiff is the county town of the historic county of Glamorgan and in 1974–1996 of South Glamorgan. A small town until the early 19th century, its prominence as a port for coal when mining began in the region helped its expansion. In 1905 it was ranked as a city and in 1955 proclaimed capital of Wales. 


]]> 2022-02-20 12:22:19 UTC https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057250855 Belfast, UK smdfprof https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057253749 Belfast is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. Belfast suffered greatly during the violence that accompanied the partition of Ireland, and especially during the more recent conflict known as the Troubles.
By the early 19th century, Belfast was a major port. It played an important role in the Industrial Revolution in Ireland, becoming briefly the biggest linen-producer in the world, earning it the nickname "Linenopolis". By the time it was granted city status in 1888.

]]> 2022-02-20 12:27:21 UTC https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057253749 England, UK smdfprof https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057256372 The flag of England is derived from Saint George's Cross. The association of the red cross as an emblem of England can be traced back to the Late Middle Ages, and it was increasingly used alongside the Royal Banner in the wake of the English Reformation, especially as a maritime flag referred to as a white ensign. It was used as a component in the design of the Union Jack in 1606.

]]> 2022-02-20 12:31:17 UTC https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057256372 Wales, UK smdfprof https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057258615 The flag of Wales (Y Ddraig Goch, meaning 'the red dragon') consists of a red dragon passant on a green and white field.

]]> 2022-02-20 12:34:56 UTC https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057258615 UK Flag smdfprof https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057260592 The national flag of the United Kingdom is the Union Jack, also known as the Union Flag. The design of the Union Jack dates back to the Act of Union 1801 which united the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The flag consists of the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England), edged in white, superimposed on the saltire of St Patrick (patron saint of Ireland), also edged in white, which are superimposed on the saltire of Saint Andrew (patron saint of Scotland). Wales is not represented in the Union Flag by Wales's patron saint, Saint David, because the flag was designed while Wales was part of the Kingdom of England.

]]> 2022-02-20 12:38:06 UTC https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057260592 Scotland, UK smdfprof https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057262201 The flag of Scotland is the national flag of Scotland, which consists of a white saltire defacing a blue field. The Saltire, rather than the Royal Standard of Scotland, is the correct flag for all private individuals and corporate bodies to fly. ]]> 2022-02-20 12:40:37 UTC https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057262201 Scotland, Uk smdfprof https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057264719 Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a 96-mile (154-kilometre) border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, the North Sea to the northeast and the Irish Sea to the south. The country also contains more than 790 islands, principally in the archipelagos of the Hebrides and the Northern Isles. Most of the population, including the capital Edinburgh, is concentrated in the Central Belt – the plain between the Scottish Highlands and the Southern Uplands – in the Scottish Lowlands.
Scotland is divided into 32 administrative subdivisions or local authorities, known as council areas. Scotland is the second-largest country in the United Kingdom.

]]> 2022-02-20 12:44:39 UTC https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057264719 Wales, UK smdfprof https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057268732 Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, and the Bristol Channel to the south. Wales has over 1,680 miles (2,700 km) of coastline and is largely mountainous with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon, its highest summit. The country lies within the north temperate zone and has a changeable, maritime climate.]]> 2022-02-20 12:51:07 UTC https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057268732 England map smdfprof https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057270564 England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest of England and the Celtic Sea 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.]]> 2022-02-20 12:53:42 UTC https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057270564 Northern Ireland, UK smdfprof https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057273904 Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom that is variously described as a country, province, territory or region. It is located in the northeast of the island of Ireland.  Northern Ireland shares a border to the south and west with the Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland was created in 1921, when Ireland was partitioned by the Government of Ireland Act 1920, creating a devolved government for the six northeastern counties. The majority of Northern Ireland's population were unionists, who wanted to remain within the United Kingdom. They were generally the Protestant descendants of colonists from Great Britain. Meanwhile, the majority in Southern Ireland (which became the Irish Free State in 1922), and a significant minority in Northern Ireland, were Irish nationalists and Catholics who wanted a united independent Ireland. The creation of Northern Ireland was accompanied by violence both in defence of and against partition. 

]]> 2022-02-20 12:58:47 UTC https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057273904 Wales, UK smdfprof https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057279714 Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, and the Bristol Channel to the south. Wales has over 1,680 miles (2,700 km) of coastline and is largely mountainous with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon, its highest summit. The country lies within the north temperate zone and has a changeable, maritime climate.]]> 2022-02-20 13:07:45 UTC https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057279714 Glasgow, UK smdfprof https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057291132 Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. Straddling the border between historic Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire, the city now forms the Glasgow City Council area, one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, and is governed by Glasgow City Council. It is situated on the River Clyde in the country's West Central Lowlands.]]> 2022-02-20 13:24:46 UTC https://padlet.com/smdfprof/2yunremcmjfmjrja/wish/2057291132