United Kingdom
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom or Britain, is a country in northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland. It comprises
Stonehenge in Wiltshire is a ring of stones, each about 4 m (13 ft) high, 2 m (7 ft) wide and 25 tonnes, erected 2400–2200 BC.
The Roman Baths in Bath, Somerset, are a well-preserved thermae from Roman Britain.
The Bayeux Tapestry depicts the Battle of Hastings, 1066, and the events leading to it.
Victoria reigned as Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India during the 19th century.
British Armed Forces
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The British Armed Forces are the unified military forces responsible for the defence of the United Kingdom, its Overseas Territories and the Crown Dependencies. They also promote the UK's wider intere
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo, 1815
The Great Siege of Gibraltar, showing the defeat of the Franco-Spanish assault in September 1782
Royal Irish Rifles soldiers at the Battle of the Somme in 1916
Men of No. 4 Commando being briefed before the Normandy landings in 1944