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One of the best-known English architects working at the time of the foundation of the United Kingdom was Sir Christopher Wren. He was employed to design and rebuild many of the ruined ancient churches of London following the Great Fire of London. His masterpiece, St Paul's Cathedral, was completed in the early years of the United Kingdom. [107]
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain [1] is a sovereign country lying off the north-western coast of the European mainland. The United Kingdom's capital and largest city is London, a global city and financial centre with an urban area population of 10.3 million. [2]
Category: British folk culture. ... Folk museums in the United Kingdom (1 C, 9 P) British folk music (15 C, 7 P) S. Scottish folk culture (5 C) T. British traditions ...
Cool Britannia was a name for the period of increased pride in the culture of the United Kingdom in the mid- and late 1990s, inspired by Swinging London from 1960s pop culture. This loosely coincided with the latter years of John Major 's conservative government and the 1997 United Kingdom general election , which Tony Blair 's New Labour won ...
About 38% of the United Kingdom population has a university or college degree, which is the highest percentage in Europe, and among the highest percentage in the world. [415] The United Kingdom is home to many universities, including the University of Oxford and University of Cambridge which often achieve first place on global rankings. [416] [417]
Due to immigration from other countries, not all people residing in England and the United Kingdom are White.According to the 2011 census in England, around 85.4% of residents are White (British, Irish, other European), 7.8% Asian (mainly South Asian), 3.5% Black, 2.3% are of mixed-race heritage, 0.4% Arab, and 0.6% identified as Other ethnicity, with a significantly higher non-white ...
Culture24 is based in Brighton, southern England, and has ten employees. [3] The Culture24 Director is Jane Finnis, who contributed a chapter to Learning to Live: Museums, young people and education [4] and in March 2010 was named as one of 50 "Women to Watch" in the United Kingdom cultural and creative sectors by the Cultural Leadership Programme. [5]