Originally it was planned that various regions of England would be devolved, but following the proposal's rejection by the North East in a 2004 referendum, this has not been carried out. It was the standard version of the Bible read by most Protestant Christians for four hundred years until modern revisions were produced in the 20th century. Rugby league was born in Huddersfield in 1895. This was established with the Bill of Rights in 1689. The Royal Oak symbol and Oak Apple Day commemorate the escape of King Charles II from the grasp of the parliamentarians after his father's execution: he hid in an oak tree to avoid detection before safely reaching exile. 1936 | ", harvnb error: no target: CITEREFClark1973 (, Ronald Shillingford (2010). [167] There are several tram networks, such as the Blackpool tramway, Manchester Metrolink, Sheffield Supertram and West Midlands Metro, and the Tramlink system centred on Croydon in South London. England is closer than any other part of mainland Britain to the European continent. The Irish Sea lies northwest of England and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. In 2018, the United Kingdom was ranked 6th in the World on the Environmental Performance Index,[187] which measures how well a country carries through environmental policy. [366], Cricket is generally thought to have been developed in the early medieval period among the farming and metalworking communities of the Weald. With a workforce of over 12,000 people, Derby has the largest concentration of Rolls-Royce employees in the UK. Schools may choose to permit trousers for girls or religious dress. Wählen Sie die Kategorie aus, in der Sie suchen möchten. Tennis was created in Birmingham in the late 19th century, and the Wimbledon Championships is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, and widely considered the most prestigious. The 1950 British Grand Prix at Silverstone was the first race in the newly created Formula One World Championship. Elle oppose les vingt meilleurs clubs d'Angleterre en une série de trente-huit journées. [378] Nick Faldo is the most successful Ryder Cup player ever, having won the most points (25) of any player on either the European or US teams.[379]. 1902 | [174], Energy use in the United Kingdom stood at 2,249 TWh (193.4 million tonnes of oil equivalent) in 2014. Leider ist ein Problem beim Speichern Ihrer Cookie-Einstellungen aufgetreten. The highest point in England, at 978 metres (3,209 ft), is Scafell Pike in the Lake District. [98] As of the 2019 United Kingdom general election, England is represented by 345 MPs from the Conservative Party, 179 from the Labour Party, seven from the Liberal Democrats, one from the Green Party, and the Speaker, Lindsay Hoyle. [256] There are many other English and associated saints; some of the best-known are: Cuthbert, Edmund, Alban, Wilfrid, Aidan, Edward the Confessor, John Fisher, Thomas More, Petroc, Piran, Margaret Clitherow and Thomas Becket. 8. Originally the flag was used by the maritime Republic of Genoa. [395] It is a syncretic symbol in that it merged the white rose of the Yorkists and the red rose of the Lancastrians—cadet branches of the Plantagenets who went to war over control of the nation. [365] Other English success has come from Manchester United F.C., winning the competition on 3 occasions; Nottingham Forest F.C. [128] Since weather records began, the highest temperature recorded was 38.7 °C (101.7 °F) on 25 July 2019 at the Botanic Garden in Cambridge,[129] while the lowest was −26.1 °C (−15.0 °F) on 10 January 1982 in Edgmond, Shropshire. L'Angleterre se qualifie en finissant première d'un groupe comprenant l'Allemagne, la Finlande, la Grèce et la Géorgie. [nb 6]. Marvell was the best-known poet of the Commonwealth,[312] while John Milton authored Paradise Lost during the Restoration. Herrendoppel | Jerusalem, Land of Hope and Glory (used for England during the 2002 Commonwealth Games),[397] and I Vow to Thee, My Country.