Icons of England

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UK: Up a tree with the king to be". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016 . Retrieved 2 September 2016. The Roman Baths are a complete Roman bath-house complex, with hot and tepid water baths, a cold-water plunge pool and a heated area called a laconicum. They also contain a wealth of archaeological treasures, including the stone head of the goddess Sulis Minerva.

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Often when we hear the name of the UK we imagine rain. I expected to read about the poor weather in almost every story, but I was pleasantly surprised. Instead, I read about trees with ancient history, small islands with beautiful flora, bizarre signs in pubs and beautiful parks. From time to time I would stop and open Google looking for the place in question, which was discussed in the story I was reading. I marked out places to visit when I manage to get there.

Its great dome still dominates the western end of the City ofLondon, andprovides an outstanding viewpoint to survey the ever-changing cityscape. Don’t miss the interior, Sir Christopher Wren’s masterpiece, with its lavish golden arches and sculpture the high point of English Baroque. Shakespeare’s Birthplace is one of three attractions in Stratford-upon-Avon dedicated to the life of the most famous writer in the English language.

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Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1342/43–1400): "the first finder of our language", his Middle English collection of 24 stories The Canterbury Tales remains among the greatest poetic works of English literature. [23]Crabtree, Chloe-Rose (23 April 2019). "Maypoles, Pagan Rites and Civil War: May Day in English History". Culture Trip.