Best Attractions and Places to See in Rugby, England
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List of Best Things to do in Rugby, England
Toft Studio
Rugby School & Museum
Draycote Water
The Webb Ellis Rugby Football Museum
Elliotts Field Retail Park Rugby
Rugby Art Gallery & Museum
Caldecott Park
World Rugby Hall of Fame
Great Central Walk
Swift Valley Nature Reserve
Avon Valley Nature Reserve Boardwalk
Aerial photography of a new walkway installed on the edge of Salisbury through the Avon Valley nature reserve
Outer Space Coventry: Wildlife on the Reserve
A short film of some of the wildlife on the Jubilee Nature Reserve on the University Hospital site in Coventry. This film was made as part of the Outer Space Coventry project. This is a partnership project between Warwickshire Wildlife Trust and NHS Trust Coventry and Warwickshire. The project is funded by Natural England and administered by Centre for Sustainable Healthcare.
To find out more about the Outer Space project, please visit:
Spring at Drakelow - Wildlife - Photography -Birding
As the summer visitors start to return and sing their wonderful spring chorus we travel to Derbyshire Wildlife Trusts Drakelow reserve. One of our favourites. Photographs were hard to come by but that's the way it goes sometimes, however the sound of the birds was incredible.
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Fev Rovers TV - Featherstone 86 The Army 0 - Carnegie Challenge Cup 2011
Match highlights of the 16 try demolition of the gutsy Army representative side in the Carnegie Challenge Cup at Big Fellas Stadium Featherstone. Liam Welham went in for 4 tries, Ian Hardman crossed for a hatrick and a brace a piece for Reserve players Matty Johnson and Tom Carr. Tries were also scored by Greg Worthington, Liam Finn, Brynn Powell, Andy Bostock, Mufaro Mvududu. Liam Finn 11 from 16 attempts.
Clowes Woods
Cycling my personal track at Clowes Woods. I designed this track in January 2015 by making a path though the forest. It contains cuts and turns and some narrow parts.
This video was done using a GoPro Hero 4 Black camera which has amazing 4K graphics.
2017 AFL Yarra Ranges Netball Highlights Div 2
Some Highlights from the 2017 Division 2 Netball Season.
Bendigo
Bendigo is a city in Victoria, Australia, located very close to the geographical centre of the state and approximately 150 kilometres north west of the state capital, Melbourne. Bendigo has an urban population of 82,794 making it the fourth largest inland city in Australia and fourth most populous city in the state. It is the administrative centre for the City of Greater Bendigo which encompasses both the urban area and outlying towns spanning an area of approximately 3,000 square kilometres and over 111,000 people.
The discovery of gold in the soils of Bendigo during the 1850s made it one of the most significant Victorian era boomtowns in Australia. News of the finds intensified the Victorian gold rush bringing an influx of migrants to the city from around the world within a year and transforming it from a sheep station to a major settlement in the newly proclaimed Colony of Victoria. Once the alluvial gold had been mined out, mining companies were formed to exploit the rich underground quartz reef gold. Since 1851 about 25 million ounces of gold have been extracted from Bendigo's goldmines, making it the highest producing goldfield in Australia in the 19th century and the largest gold mining economy in eastern Australia. It is also notable for its Victorian architectural heritage. The city took its name from the Bendigo Creek and its residents from the earliest days of the goldrush have been called Bendigonians.
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00:04:04 1 Etymology and terminology
00:06:55 2 History
00:07:04 2.1 Background
00:10:55 2.2 Treaty of Union
00:12:27 2.3 From the union with Ireland to the end of the First World War
00:16:03 2.4 Between the World Wars
00:17:50 2.5 Since the Second World War
00:22:40 3 Geography
00:27:09 3.1 Climate
00:28:08 3.2 Administrative divisions
00:31:06 4 Dependencies
00:33:41 5 Politics
00:34:47 5.1 Government
00:37:22 5.2 Devolved administrations
00:40:24 5.3 Law and criminal justice
00:43:35 5.4 Foreign relations
00:45:11 5.5 Military
00:47:20 6 Economy
00:47:28 6.1 Overview
00:55:17 6.2 Science and technology
00:57:36 6.3 Transport
01:00:03 6.4 Energy
01:03:04 6.5 Water supply and sanitation
01:04:08 7 Demographics
01:06:39 7.1 Ethnic groups
01:10:52 7.2 Languages
01:13:29 7.3 Religion
01:16:46 7.4 Migration
01:22:50 7.5 Education
01:26:52 7.6 Health
01:28:24 8 Culture
01:29:20 8.1 Literature
01:33:48 8.2 Music
01:37:07 8.3 Visual art
01:38:52 8.4 Cinema
01:41:00 8.5 Cuisine
01:41:51 8.6 Media
01:44:01 8.7 Philosophy
01:45:07 8.8 Sport
01:51:42 8.9 Symbols
01:53:26 9 Historiography
01:53:35 10 See also
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The United Kingdom (UK), officially the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and sometimes referred to as Britain, is a sovereign country located off the north-western coast of the European mainland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the United Kingdom that shares a land border with another sovereign state, the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the North Sea to the east, the English Channel to the south and the Celtic Sea to the south-west, giving it the 12th-longest coastline in the world. The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland. With an area of 242,500 square kilometres (93,600 sq mi), the United Kingdom is the 78th-largest sovereign state in the world. It is also the 22nd-most populous country, with an estimated 66.0 million inhabitants in 2017.
The UK is a unitary parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy. The current monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who has reigned since 1952, making her the longest-serving current head of state. 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. Other major urban areas in the UK include Greater Manchester, the West Midlands and West Yorkshire conurbations, Greater Glasgow and the Liverpool Built-up Area.
The United Kingdom consists of four constituent countries: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Their capitals are London, Edinburgh, Cardiff, and Belfast, respectively. Apart from England, the countries have their own devolved governments, each with varying powers, but such power is delegated by the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which may enact laws unilaterally altering or abolishing devolution (England does not have any devolved power). The nearby Isle of Man, Bailiwick of Guernsey and Bailiwick of Jersey are not part of the UK, being Crown dependencies with the British Government responsible for defence and international representation. The medieval conquest and subsequent annexation of Wales by the Kingdom of England, followed by the union between England and Scotland in 1707 to form the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the union in 1801 of Great Britain with the Kingdom of Ireland created the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Five-sixths of Ireland seceded from the UK in 1922, leaving the present formulation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. There are ...
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a sovereign country lying off the north-western coast of the European mainland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the United Kingdom that shares a land border with another sovereign state—the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the North Sea to its east, the English Channel to its south and the Celtic Sea to its south-south-west, giving it the 12th-longest coastline in the world. The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland. With an area of 242,500 square kilometres (93,600 sq mi), the United Kingdom is the 78th-largest sovereign state in the world. It is also the 22nd-most populous country, with an estimated 66.0 million inhabitants in 2017.
The sovereign state is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy. The monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who has reigned since 1952, making her the longest-serving current head of state. 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. Other major urban areas in the UK include the conurbations centred on Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow and Liverpool.
The United Kingdom consists of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Their capitals are London, Belfast, Edinburgh, and Cardiff respectively. Apart from England, the countries have devolved administrations, each with varying powers. The nearby Isle of Man, Bailiwick of Guernsey and Bailiwick of Jersey are not part of the UK, being Crown dependencies with the British Government responsible for defence and international representation. The medieval conquest and subsequent annexation of Wales by the Kingdom of England, followed by the union between England and Scotland in 1707 to form the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the union in 1801 of Great Britain with the Kingdom of Ireland created the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Five-sixths of Ireland seceded from the UK in 1922, leaving the present formulation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. There are fourteen British Overseas Territories, the remnants of the British Empire which, at its height in the 1920s, encompassed almost a quarter of the world's land mass and was the largest empire in history. British influence can be observed in the language, culture and legal systems of many of its former colonies.
The United Kingdom is a developed country and has the world's fifth-largest economy by nominal GDP and ninth-largest economy by purchasing power parity. It has a high-income economy and has a very high Human Development Index, ranking 14th in the world. It was the world's first industrialised country and the world's foremost power during the 19th and early 20th centuries. The United Kingdom remains a great power with considerable economic, cultural, military, scientific and political influence internationally. It is a recognised nuclear weapons state and is sixth in military expenditure in the world. It has been a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council since its first session in 1946. It has been a leading member state of the European Union (EU) and its predecessor, the European Economic Community (EEC), since 1973; however, a referendum in 2016 resulted in 51.9% of UK voters favouring leaving the European Union, and the country's exit is being negotiated. The United Kingdom is also a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the Council of Europe, the G7, the G20, NATO, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Interpol and the World Trade Organization (WTO).
Cuddle Me x Captain Al colt - Lot 404 National Yearling Sale.wmv
Boland Stud - National Yearling Sale - April 27th & 29th
Some dreams can be bought! - You buy him and the world is your oyster!
Lot 404 Cuddle Me x CAPTAIN AL colt
Family of:
Glorious Jet 2 wins : Champion in the making!
SPORTSCUDDLE: 8 wins inc. Gr.2 & Gr.3 twice!
ANOTHER CUDDLE: 4 wins inc. Gr.2, Gr.1 placed!
Another Minstrel: 4 wins inc. Gr.1 & Gr.3 placed!
Walenksa: 6 wins inc. Gr.1 & Gr.3 placed!
CAPTAIN'S LOVER (GR.1), CAPTAIN'S GAL (Gr.1), EMERALD COVE (Gr.1), EXHILARATION (Gr.1)
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We offer: Permanent and seasonal boarding - Spelling - Post-op-care - Retirement - Sales preparation & representation - Breeding advice - Transport to all sires in the Western Cape - Resident veterinarian (The best and most experienced breeding vet in the country) - Accommodation for clients
Bred and raised by the Freeman Family and loyal patrons
SENOR SANTA: ARCSA Champion 2YO Colt, Champion Sprinter, 15 wins
KISS OF PEACE: ARCSA Champion 3-y-o Filly, 8 wins
FOREIGN AGENT: Champion Sprinter-miler, 10 wins
HARRY HOTSPUR: Champion Sprinter, 9 wins, Sire
CRAFTSMAN: Champion Sprinter, 9 wins, Sire
WELCOME BOY: Champion 3-y-o colt, 10 wins
ROTTERDAM: Champion Sprinter, 11 wins
Gr 1 Winners
FLIGHT ALERT, TUDOR BLUE, PALMISTRY, OVAROWNDE, CORNING TOUCH, SENOR SANTA, KISS OF PEACE,WELCOME BOY, HARRY HOTSPUR, ROTTERDAM, CRAFTSMAN, FORCE TEN, FOREIGN AGENT
Gr 1 Placed
ROCK-CANDY, WELCOME BOY, TUDOR BLUE, PALMISTRY, FORCE TEN, OWAROWNDE, BOLAND BOY, FOREIGN AGENT, CRAFTSMAN, ROTTERDAM, FLIGHT ALERT
Gr 2 Winners
BOLTING CAT, PERI PERI, MAGIC MODEL, AT THE SAVOY, SPORTS CUDDLE, WELCOME BOY, TUDOR BLUE, PALMISTRY, FOREIGN AGENT, CRAFTSMAN, ROTTERDAM
Gr 2 Placed
World Wide, Thatched Roof, ROCK-CANDY, TOP PRINCE, HIGH GLOW, SWIFT AND BOLD, WELCOME BOY, TUDOR BLUE, PERI PERI, FOREIGN AGENT, CRAFTSMAN, ROTTERDAM, KISS OF PEACE, FLIGHT ALERT
Gr 3 Winners
LAST REGAL, LONDON GUEST, SOLUTIONS, BOLAND BOY, CORN BELT, HARRY HOTSPUR, TUDOR BLUE, PALMISTRY, PERI PERI, FORCE TEN, OWAROWNDE, CORNING TOUCH, CRAFTSMAN,FLIGHT ALERT
Gr 3 Placed
Qui Success, World Wide, Tacos, Over Royal, WAYWARD SON, MEXICAN MAGIC, HARRY HOTSPUR, TUDOR BLUE, PALMISTRY, PERI PERI, FORCE TEN, BOLAND BOY, FOREIGN AGENT, CRAFTSMAN, ROTTERDAM, MAGIC MODEL
(L) Winners
BURMESE CAT, ICE DIAMOND, CASHLAIR, ABOVE THE LAW, MEXICAN DIAMOND, ROCK-CANDY, ON-THE-BALL, SEVEN HERO'S, OUTBURST, OVERFAST, WAYWARD SON, TOP PRINCE, HIGH GLOW, MEXICAN MAGIC, SWIFT AND BOLD, HARRY HOTSPUR, WELCOME BOY, TUDOR BLUE, PALMISTRY, PERI PERI, FORCE TEN, OWAROWNDE, BOLAND BOY, CORNING TOUCH, FOREIGN AGENT, ROTTERDAM, AT THE SAVOY, FLIGHT ALERT
(L) Placed
Perfect Flight, Bond Street Girl, Pretty Sporty, Voice Of Africa, LAST REGAL, WELCOME BOY, TUDOR BLUE, PALMISTRY, PERI PERI, FORCE TEN, OVERFARST, WAYWARD SON, BOLAND BOY, FOREIGN AGENT, HIGH GLOW, OUTBURST, KISS OF PEACE, AT THE SAVOY, MEXICAN MAGIC, SWIFT AND BOLD, LONDON GUEST
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a sovereign country lying off the north-western coast of the European mainland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the United Kingdom that shares a land border with another sovereign state—the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the North Sea to its east, the English Channel to its south and the Celtic Sea to its south-south-west, giving it the 12th-longest coastline in the world. The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland. With an area of 242,500 square kilometres (93,600 sq mi), the United Kingdom is the 78th-largest sovereign state in the world. It is also the 22nd-most populous country, with an estimated 66.0 million inhabitants in 2017.
The sovereign state is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy. The monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who has reigned since 1952, making her the longest-serving current head of state. 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. Other major urban areas in the UK include the conurbations centred on Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow and Liverpool.
The United Kingdom consists of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Their capitals are London, Belfast, Edinburgh, and Cardiff respectively. Apart from England, the countries have devolved administrations, each with varying powers. The nearby Isle of Man, Bailiwick of Guernsey and Bailiwick of Jersey are not part of the UK, being Crown dependencies with the British Government responsible for defence and international representation. The medieval conquest and subsequent annexation of Wales by the Kingdom of England, followed by the union between England and Scotland in 1707 to form the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the union in 1801 of Great Britain with the Kingdom of Ireland created the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Five-sixths of Ireland seceded from the UK in 1922, leaving the present formulation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. There are fourteen British Overseas Territories, the remnants of the British Empire which, at its height in the 1920s, encompassed almost a quarter of the world's land mass and was the largest empire in history. British influence can be observed in the language, culture and legal systems of many of its former colonies.
The United Kingdom is a developed country and has the world's fifth-largest economy by nominal GDP and ninth-largest economy by purchasing power parity. It has a high-income economy and has a very high Human Development Index, ranking 14th in the world. It was the world's first industrialised country and the world's foremost power during the 19th and early 20th centuries. The United Kingdom remains a great power with considerable economic, cultural, military, scientific and political influence internationally. It is a recognised nuclear weapons state and is sixth in military expenditure in the world. It has been a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council since its first session in 1946. It has been a leading member state of the European Union (EU) and its predecessor, the European Economic Community (EEC), since 1973; however, a referendum in 2016 resulted in 51.9% of UK voters favouring leaving the European Union, and the country's exit is being negotiated. The United Kingdom is also a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the Council of Europe, the G7, the G20, NATO, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Interpol and the World Trade Organization (WTO).
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SUMMARY
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a sovereign country lying off the north-western coast of the European mainland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the United Kingdom that shares a land border with another sovereign state—the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the North Sea to its east, the English Channel to its south and the Celtic Sea to its south-south-west, giving it the 12th-longest coastline in the world. The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland. With an area of 242,500 square kilometres (93,600 sq mi), the United Kingdom is the 78th-largest sovereign state in the world. It is also the 22nd-most populous country, with an estimated 66.0 million inhabitants in 2017.
The sovereign state is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary democracy. The monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who has reigned since 1952, making her the longest-serving current head of state. 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. Other major urban areas in the UK include the conurbations centred on Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow and Liverpool.
The United Kingdom consists of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Their capitals are London, Belfast, Edinburgh, and Cardiff respectively. Apart from England, the countries have devolved administrations, each with varying powers. The nearby Isle of Man, Bailiwick of Guernsey and Bailiwick of Jersey are not part of the UK, being Crown dependencies with the British Government responsible for defence and international representation. The medieval conquest and subsequent annexation of Wales by the Kingdom of England, followed by the union between England and Scotland in 1707 to form the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the union in 1801 of Great Britain with the Kingdom of Ireland created the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Five-sixths of Ireland seceded from the UK in 1922, leaving the present formulation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. There are fourteen British Overseas Territories, the remnants of the British Empire which, at its height in the 1920s, encompassed almost a quarter of the world's land mass and was the largest empire in history. British influence can be observed in the language, culture and legal systems of many of its former colonies.
The United Kingdom is a developed country and has the world's fifth-largest economy by nominal GDP and ninth-largest economy by purchasing power parity. It has a high-income economy and has a very high Human Development Index, ranking 14th in the world. It was the world's first industrialised country and the world's foremost power during the 19th and early 20th centuries. The United Kingdom remains a great power with considerable economic, cultural, military, scientific and political influence internationally. It is a recognised nuclear weapons state and is sixth in military expenditure in the world. It has been a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council since its first session in 1946. It has been a leading member state of the European Union (EU) and its predecessor, the European Economic Community (EEC), since 1973; however, a referendum in 2016 resulted in 51.9% of UK voters favouring leaving the European Union, and the country's exit is being negotiated. The United Kingdom is also a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the Council of Europe, the G7, the G20, NATO, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Interpol and the World Trade Organization (WTO).
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00:06:02 1 Etymology and terminology
00:10:21 2 History
00:10:31 2.1 Background
00:16:28 2.2 Treaty of Union
00:18:46 2.3 Union with Ireland
00:24:14 2.4 Irish independence
00:26:46 2.5 Since the Second World War
00:34:09 3 Geography
00:41:10 3.1 Climate
00:42:38 3.2 Administrative divisions
00:47:13 4 Dependencies
00:51:09 5 Politics
00:52:48 5.1 Government
00:56:45 5.2 Devolved administrations
01:01:25 5.3 Law and criminal justice
01:06:19 5.4 Foreign relations
01:08:46 5.5 Military
01:12:00 6 Economy
01:12:09 6.1 Overview
01:24:15 6.2 Science and technology
01:27:36 6.3 Transport
01:31:09 6.4 Energy
01:35:44 6.5 Water supply and sanitation
01:37:20 7 Demographics
01:41:08 7.1 Ethnic groups
01:47:34 7.2 Languages
01:51:24 7.3 Religion
01:56:23 7.4 Migration
02:05:50 7.5 Education
02:11:59 7.6 Healthcare
02:14:19 8 Culture
02:15:41 8.1 Literature
02:22:34 8.2 Music
02:27:42 8.3 Visual art
02:30:27 8.4 Cinema
02:33:37 8.5 Cuisine
02:34:53 8.6 Media
02:38:08 8.7 Philosophy
02:39:47 8.8 Sport
02:49:59 8.9 Symbols
02:52:35 9 Historiography
02:52:45 10 See also
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I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.
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SUMMARY
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The United Kingdom, officially the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland but more commonly known as the UK or Britain, is a sovereign country lying off the north-western coast of the European mainland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the United Kingdom that shares a land border with another sovereign state—the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the North Sea to the east, the English Channel to the south and the Celtic Sea to the south-west, giving it the 12th-longest coastline in the world. The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland. With an area of 242,500 square kilometres (93,600 sq mi), the United Kingdom is the 78th-largest sovereign state in the world. It is also the 22nd-most populous country, with an estimated 66.0 million inhabitants in 2017.
The UK is a unitary parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy. The current monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who has reigned since 1952, making her the longest-serving current head of state. 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. Other major urban areas in the UK include Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Liverpool, and Newcastle.
The United Kingdom consists of four constituent countries: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Their capitals are London, Edinburgh, Cardiff, and Belfast respectively. Apart from England, the countries have their own devolved governments, each with varying powers. The nearby Isle of Man, Bailiwick of Guernsey and Bailiwick of Jersey are not part of the UK, being Crown dependencies with the British Government responsible for defence and international representation. The medieval conquest and subsequent annexation of Wales by the Kingdom of England, followed by the union between England and Scotland in 1707 to form the Kingdom of Great Britain, and the union in 1801 of Great Britain with the Kingdom of Ireland created the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Five-sixths of Ireland seceded from the UK in 1922, leaving the present formulation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. There are fourteen British Overseas Territories, the remnants of the British Empire which, at its height in the 1920s, encompassed almost a quarter of the world's land mass and was the largest empire in history. British influence can be observed in the language, culture and politica ...
Genoa C.F.C.
Genoa Cricket and Football Club, commonly referred to simply as Genoa (Italian pronunciation: [ˈd͡ʒɛːnoa]), is a professional Italian football and cricket club based in the city of Genoa, Liguria.
During their long history, Genoa have won the Serie A nine times. Genoa's first title came at the inaugural championship in 1898 and their last was in 1923–24. They also won the Coppa Italia once. Historically, Genoa is the fourth most successful Italian club in terms of championships won.
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00:02:53 1 1825 expedition
00:05:05 2 Wakefield's influence grows
00:10:31 3 Charter offered, then withdrawn
00:17:50 4 The 1839 expedition and land purchases
00:23:52 5 The Treaty of Waitangi
00:27:04 6 The settlement of Wellington
00:31:51 7 Nelson
00:35:42 8 Government intervention
00:40:47 8.1 William Spain's land inquiry
00:45:31 9 Further settlements
00:48:41 10 Financial difficulties and dissolution
00:51:22 11 See also
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The New Zealand Company, chartered in the United Kingdom, was a company that existed in the first half of the 1800s on a business model focused on the systematic colonisation of New Zealand. The company was formed to carry out the principles devised by Edward Gibbon Wakefield, who envisaged the creation of a new-model English society in the southern hemisphere. Under Wakefield’s model, the colony would attract capitalists who would then have a ready supply of labour—migrant labourers who could not initially afford to be property owners, but who would have the expectation of one day buying land with their savings.The New Zealand Company established settlements at Wellington, Nelson, Wanganui and Dunedin and also became involved in the settling of New Plymouth and Christchurch. The original New Zealand Company started in 1825, with little success, then rose as a new company when it merged with Wakefield's New Zealand Association in 1837, received its royal charter in 1840, reached the peak of efficiency about 1841, encountered financial problems from 1843 from which it never recovered, returned its charter in 1850 and wound up all remaining business with a final report in 1858.
The company’s board members included aristocrats, members of Parliament and a prominent magazine publisher, who used their political connections to ceaselessly lobby the British government to achieve its aims. The company indulged in many questionable land purchases from Māori, in many cases reselling land it did not own, and launched elaborate, grandiose and sometimes fraudulent advertising campaigns. It vigorously attacked those it perceived as its opponents—chiefly the British Colonial Office, successive governors of New Zealand, the Church Missionary Society and prominent missionary the Rev. Henry Williams—and it stridently opposed the Treaty of Waitangi, which was an obstacle to the company obtaining the greatest possible amount of New Zealand land at the cheapest price. The company, in turn, was frequently criticised by the Colonial Office and New Zealand Governors for its trickery and lies. Missionaries in New Zealand were also critical of the company, fearing its activities would lead to the “conquest and extermination” of Maori inhabitants.
The company viewed itself as a prospective quasi-government of New Zealand and in 1845 and 1846 proposed splitting the colony in two, along a line from Mokau in the west to Cape Kidnappers in the east—with the north reserved for Māori and missionaries, while the south would become a self-governing province, known as New Victoria and managed by the company for that purpose. Britain's Colonial Secretary rejected the proposal.Only 15,500 settlers arrived in New Zealand as part of the company's colonisation schemes, but three of its settlements would—along with Auckland—become and remain the country's main centres and provide the foundation for the system of provincial government introduced in 1853.
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The Canary Islands (; Spanish: Islas Canarias, pronounced [ˈizlas kaˈnaɾjas]) is a Spanish archipelago and the southernmost autonomous community of Spain located in the Atlantic Ocean, 100 kilometres (62 miles) west of Morocco at the closest point. The Canaries are among the outermost regions (OMR) of the European Union proper. It is also one of the eight regions with special consideration of historical nationality recognized as such by the Spanish Government. The Canary Islands belong to the African Plate like the Spanish cities of Ceuta and Melilla, the two on the African mainland.The seven main islands are (from largest to smallest in area) Tenerife, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Lanzarote, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro. The archipelago includes much smaller islands and islets: La Graciosa, Alegranza, Isla de Lobos, Montaña Clara, Roque del Oeste and Roque del Este. It also includes a series of adjacent roques (those of Salmor, Fasnia, Bonanza, Garachico and Anaga). In ancient times, the island chain was often referred to as the Fortunate Isles. The Canary Islands are the most southerly region of Spain and the largest and most populated archipelago of the Macaronesia region. Historically, the Canary Islands has been considered a bridge between four continents: Africa, North America, South America and Europe.The archipelago's beaches, climate and important natural attractions, especially Maspalomas in Gran Canaria and Teide National Park and Mount Teide (a World Heritage Site) in Tenerife (the third tallest volcano in the world measured from its base on the ocean floor), make it a major tourist destination with over 12 million visitors per year, especially Gran Canaria, Tenerife, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote. The islands have a subtropical climate, with long hot summers and moderately warm winters. The precipitation levels and the level of maritime moderation vary depending on location and elevation. Green areas as well as desert exist on the archipelago. Due to their location above the temperature inversion layer, the high mountains of these islands are ideal for astronomical observation. For this reason, two professional observatories, Teide Observatory on the island of Tenerife and Roque de los Muchachos Observatory on the island of La Palma, have been built on the islands.
The capital of the Autonomous Community is shared by the cities of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, which in turn are the capitals of the provinces of Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Province of Las Palmas. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria has been the largest city in the Canaries since 1768, except for a brief period in the 1910s. Between the 1833 territorial division of Spain and 1927 Santa Cruz de Tenerife was the sole capital of the Canary Islands. In 1927 a decree ordered that the capital of the Canary Islands be shared, as it remains at present. The third largest city of the Canary Islands is San Cristóbal de La Laguna (a World Heritage Site) on Tenerife. This city is also home to the Consejo Consultivo de Canarias, which is the supreme consultative body of the Canary Islands.During the time of the Spanish Empire, the Canaries were the main stopover for Spanish galleons on their way to the Americas, which came south to catch the prevailing northeasterly trade winds.
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Ireland (Irish: Éire [ˈeːɾʲə] ( listen)), also known as the Republic of Ireland (Poblacht na hÉireann), is a country in north-western Europe occupying 26 of 32 counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, which is located on the eastern part of the island, and whose metropolitan area is home to around a third of the country's over 4.8 million inhabitants. The sovereign state shares its only land border with Northern Ireland, a part of the United Kingdom. It is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the Celtic Sea to the south, Saint George's Channel to the south-east, and the Irish Sea to the east. It is a unitary, parliamentary republic. The legislature, the Oireachtas, consists of a lower house, Dáil Éireann, an upper house, Seanad Éireann, and an elected President (Uachtarán) who serves as the largely ceremonial head of state, but with some important powers and duties. The head of government is the Taoiseach (Prime Minister, literally 'Chief', a title not used in English), who is elected by the Dáil and appointed by the President; the Taoiseach in turn appoints other government ministers.
The state was created as the Irish Free State in 1922 as a result of the Anglo-Irish Treaty. It had the status of Dominion until 1937 when a new constitution was adopted, in which the state was named Ireland and effectively became a republic, with an elected non-executive president as head of state. It was officially declared a republic in 1949, following the Republic of Ireland Act 1948. Ireland became a member of the United Nations in December 1955. It joined the European Economic Community (EEC), the predecessor of the European Union, in 1973. The state had no formal relations with Northern Ireland for most of the twentieth century, but during the 1980s and 1990s the British and Irish governments worked with the Northern Ireland parties towards a resolution to the Troubles. Since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998, the Irish government and Northern Ireland Executive have co-operated on a number of policy areas under the North-South Ministerial Council created by the Agreement.
Ireland ranks among the top twenty-five wealthiest countries in the world in terms of GDP per capita, and as the tenth most prosperous country in the world according to The Legatum Prosperity Index 2015. After joining the EEC, Ireland enacted a series of liberal economic policies that resulted in rapid economic growth. The country achieved considerable prosperity between the years of 1995 and 2007, which became known as the Celtic Tiger period. This was halted by an unprecedented financial crisis that began in 2008, in conjunction with the concurrent global economic crash. However, as the Irish economy was the fastest growing in the EU in 2015, Ireland is again quickly ascending league tables comparing wealth and prosperity internationally. For example, in 2015, Ireland was ranked as the joint sixth (with Germany) most developed country in the world by the United Nations Human Development Index. It also performs well in several national performance metrics, including freedom of the press, economic freedom and civil liberties. Ireland is a member of the European Union and is a founding member of the Council of Europe and the OECD. The Irish government has followed a policy of military neutrality through non-alignment since immediately prior to World War II and the country is consequently not a member of NATO, although it is a member of Partnership for Peace.
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