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Famous Brits - Great Britain has had its fair share of famous people throughout the ages. The following list Top 100 Greatest Britons is a list compiled in 2002 after a survey of the British public for a show on the BBC.
The following special page is a representation of my country's culture, heritage and place in today's society.
The section provides information on anything connected with the association of countries that are together known as the United Kingdom.
Information found here is as diverse as Sport and Politics and includes detailed information on a host of subjects such as Famous People, Sporting Trophies, Music, Television and Theatre, The Arts, London, The Weather and History.
The top menu includes a host of other useless pieces of trivia and facts about the UK.
The section provides information on anything connected with the association of countries that are together known as the United Kingdom.
Information found here is as diverse as Sport and Politics and includes detailed information on a host of subjects such as Famous People, Sporting Trophies, Music, Television and Theatre, The Arts, London, The Weather and History.
The top menu includes a host of other useless pieces of trivia and facts about the UK.
You can drive a London Routemaster bus on a standard car licence providing you carry no more than 8 passengers.
An ancient law states that Welsh people can be shot with a bow and arrow after midnight inside the city walls of Chester.
It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament.
The first frozen food to go on sale in Britain was Asparagus.
The Whooper Swan 'Britain's Highest Flying Bird' can fly higher than 21,000 Feet.
The metallic strip in British bank notes was introduced in 1940 in an attempt to foil Nazi counterfeiters.
An ancient law states that Welsh people can be shot with a bow and arrow after midnight inside the city walls of Chester.
It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament.
The first frozen food to go on sale in Britain was Asparagus.
The Whooper Swan 'Britain's Highest Flying Bird' can fly higher than 21,000 Feet.
The metallic strip in British bank notes was introduced in 1940 in an attempt to foil Nazi counterfeiters.
1. The UK consists of Great Britain (England , Scotland and Wales) and Northern Ireland but not Southern Ireland. (Eire or the Republic)
2. The UK's longest river is the River Severn.
3. London is the most cosmopolitan city on Earth with more than 300 nationalities amongst its inhabitants.
4. Wales strictly speaking is not a country in its own right, it's a principality.
5. Although a tiny country in area, the UK boasts some 60 million inhabitants and has a coastline which extends for some 7000 plus miles.
6. The Scots, Welsh and Irish all have their own parliaments whilst England is ruled by a central British parliament where a substantial number of its leaders are in fact Scottish.
7. The U.K has a surface area of 94,251 square miles.
8. No part of the U.K is more than 75 miles from the sea.
9. Britain's climate is in fact a fairly mild climate year round with mean temperatures of around 10-12c. Temperatures have reached as high as 38c and as low as -27c.
10. Great Britain is the windiest place in Europe.
2. The UK's longest river is the River Severn.
3. London is the most cosmopolitan city on Earth with more than 300 nationalities amongst its inhabitants.
4. Wales strictly speaking is not a country in its own right, it's a principality.
5. Although a tiny country in area, the UK boasts some 60 million inhabitants and has a coastline which extends for some 7000 plus miles.
6. The Scots, Welsh and Irish all have their own parliaments whilst England is ruled by a central British parliament where a substantial number of its leaders are in fact Scottish.
7. The U.K has a surface area of 94,251 square miles.
8. No part of the U.K is more than 75 miles from the sea.
9. Britain's climate is in fact a fairly mild climate year round with mean temperatures of around 10-12c. Temperatures have reached as high as 38c and as low as -27c.
10. Great Britain is the windiest place in Europe.
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Ten Quintessentially British Icons
1. Fish and Chips
2.The Mini Cooper
3.A Cup of Tea
4.Football Hooligans
5.Patient Queuing
6.Cricket in the Summer
7.Red Telephone Box
8.Full English Breakfast
9.BBC
10.The Union Jack Flag
Union Jack - Another world renowned symbol of the U.K. The Union Jack as it is today was institued in 1801 after the Union of Britain and Ireland. It existed in a slightly different form without the cross of St.Patrick as early as the beginning of the 17th Century. Nowadays the flag is seen as a symbol of style and culture as much as it is as the flag of Great Britain.The flag also features as an important part of other Commonwealth country's flags such as Australia, New Zealand and also on the state flag of Hawaii
Wembley Stadium - A world renowned English icon. Wembley was completely rebuilt at a staggering cost of £800 Million making it the world's most expensive stadium. The new design features huge legroom, 100% unobstructed views and the highest number of toilets for any building in the world. The stadium has the largest footprint of any stadium and its main feature 'the arch' is some 133m high at the centre.
