England – much more than tea time and kingdom

England covers most of the southern section of the island of Great Britain, bordered by Scotland to the north and Wales and the Irish Sea to the west. The country borders the North Sea in the east, the English Channel in the south and the Atlantic in the southwest.

London is the capital of England and the entire United Kingdom. In terms of the number of inhabitants, it is the third largest city in Europe (after Moscow and Istanbul).

The Romans fell under the leadership of Caesar in 55 and 54 BC. BC invaded England in two campaigns, but then withdrew before the end of the year and did not remain as conquerors. It was not until almost a century later, during the reign of Emperor Claudius, that the Romans began a permanent conquest of England. Scottish ethnic groups repeatedly invaded the power vacuum that emerged after the Romans withdrew around 410 AD. In the period that followed, groups of Angles, Jutes and Saxons immigrated.

According to Henry VIII's rules of succession and also after the assurances that Mary I had made to the magnates when she married, Elizabeth I ascended the throne in 1558. The new, Protestant queen was enthusiastically received by the people. From the beginning of her reign, the queen's possible marriage was the dominant issue. Parliaments called on them to do so several times, with the aim of having a male heir to the throne. She was responsible for implementing the Reformation, but also for the worsening relations with Spain.

Examples of traditional English cuisine include the Sunday roast, fish combined with chips, and the full English breakfast, which generally consists of bacon, sausages, tomatoes, bread, beans, mushrooms and eggs. Some popular cheeses include Cheddar, Red Leicester and Wensleydale. Traditional English desserts include apple pie and other fruit cakes, as well as pudding and, more recently, caramel pudding. A classic drink is tea, whose popularity was increased by Catherine of Braganza.