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The culture of the United Kingdom may also colloquially be referred to as British culture. Although British culture is a distinct entity, the individual cultures of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are diverse. There have been varying degrees of overlap and distinctiveness between these four cultures. [1]
Cultural history of the United Kingdom (24 C, 41 P) ... Pages in category "Culture of the United Kingdom" The following 107 pages are in this category, out of 107 ...
The culture of the United Kingdom is influenced by many factors including: the nation's island status; its history; and being a political union of four countries with each preserving elements of distinctive traditions, customs and symbolism.
Pages in category "Cultural history of the United Kingdom" The following 41 pages are in this category, out of 41 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The culture of England is diverse, and defined by the cultural norms of England and the English people.Owing to England's influential position within the United Kingdom it can sometimes be difficult to differentiate English culture from the culture of the United Kingdom as a whole. [1]
The kingdom of Wessex, which eventually laid claim to England as a whole, evolved a centralised royal administration. One part of this was the king's council, the witenagemot , comprising the senior clergy, ealdormen , and some of the more important thegns ; the council met to advise the king on policy and legal issues. [ 81 ]
The history of the United Kingdom begins in 1707 with the Treaty of Union and Acts of Union. The core of the United Kingdom as a unified state came into being with the political union of the kingdoms of England and Scotland, [1] into a new unitary state called Great Britain. [a] Of this new state, the historian Simon Schama said:
Burnett, John. "Plenty and Want: The Social History of English Diet", History Today (April 1964) 14.3 pp. 223–233. Burnett, John. (1979) Plenty and want: a social history of diet in England from 1815 to the present day, 2nd ed. Burnett, John. (2016) England eats out: a social history of eating out in England from 1830 to the present, Routledge.