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[[File:keepcalm_4186.jpg|frame|[[Spot of Tea|No matter what the problem, tea is the answer]].]]
[[File:keepcalm_4186.jpg|frame|[[Spot of Tea|No matter what the problem, tea is the answer]].]]


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The UK produces a large number of English-language films and TV programmes of international fame, from places like Pinewood Studios and [[The BBC]].
The UK produces a large number of English-language films and TV programmes of international fame, from places like Pinewood Studios and [[The BBC]].


Since Britain is the cradle of the English language, British English has been known as... [[Monty Python's Flying Circus|oh sod it. I never wanted to do this. Ranting in a page about the traits of a country in Europe. Discussing linguistics I have little base to know. I always wanted to be... A LUMBERJACK!]].
Since Britain is the cradle of the English language, British English has been known as... [[Monty Python's Flying Circus|oh sod it. I never wanted to do this. Ranting in a page about the traits of a country in Europe. Discussing linguistics I have little base to know. I always wanted to be... A LUMBERJACK!]].


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''Areas of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland''
''Areas of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland''
* [[Bonnie Scotland]]
* [[Bonnie Scotland]]
** [[Scottish English]]
** [[Scottish English]]
* [[British Frozen Rocks with Penguins and Landmines]] (The Falkland Islands)
* [[British Frozen Rocks with Penguins and Landmines]] (The Falkland Islands)
** Not actually part of the UK, The Falkland Islands are a self-governing Overseas Territory of the UK.
** Not actually part of the UK, The Falkland Islands are a self-governing Overseas Territory of the UK.
* [[Land of My Fathers and Their Sheep]] ([[Wales]])
* [[Land of My Fathers and Their Sheep]] ([[Wales]])
* Merrie Old England
* Merrie Old England
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''British History''
''British History''
* [[Anglo Saxons]]
* [[Anglo Saxons]]
* [[Battle of Britain]]
* [[Battle of Britain]]
* [[Wars of the Roses]]
* [[Wars of the Roses]]
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* [[The Great British Seaside]]
* [[The Great British Seaside]]
* [[The Irish Question]]
* [[The Irish Question]]
* [[Knight Fever]]
* [[Knight Fever]]
* [[National Health Service]]
* [[National Health Service]]
* [[Official Secrets Act]]
* [[Official Secrets Act]]
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[[Category:index]]
[[Category:index]]
[[Category:Britain]]
[[Category:Britain]]
[[Category:Useful Notes]]