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The largest Urdu-speaking communities in the UK are predominantly found in Northern England. [31] Urdu is the most spoken language, after English, in cities like Manchester, [32] where in certain areas like Rusholme, Longsight and Cheetham Hill, signs and posters in Urdu are a common sight, and often used to promote businesses and products.
The era is most famous for theatre, as William Shakespeare and many others composed plays that broke free of England's past style of theatre. It was an age of exploration and expansion abroad, while back at home, the Protestant Reformation became more acceptable to the people, most certainly after the Spanish Armada was repulsed.
Although Urdu is still very prominent in early 21st-century Indian pop culture, ranging from Bollywood [121] to social media, knowledge of the Urdu script and the publication of books in Urdu have steadily declined, while policies of the Indian government do not actively support the preservation of Urdu in professional and official spaces. [123]
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Pages in category "History of England" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 ...
The books were illustrated with some coloured drawings of mostly costume, half tones and a profusion of line drawings made by the authors. All the books went into numerous revisions, with the information upgraded to take account of modern knowledge. [2] The books were especially strong on housing, agriculture and the way people earned their ...
England is home to the two oldest universities in the English-speaking world: the University of Oxford, founded in 1096, and the University of Cambridge, founded in 1209. Both universities are ranked among the most prestigious in the world. [12] [13] England's terrain chiefly consists of low hills and plains, especially in the centre and south.
A History of England; The History of England from the Accession of James the Second; The History of England (Austen) The History of England (Hume book) A History of English Food; A History of Everyday Things in England; History of the Anglo-Saxons; A History of the Early Part of the Reign of James II; A History of the English-Speaking Peoples
The Constitutional History of Medieval England from the English Settlement to 1485 (4th ed.). Adams and Charles Black. Keynes, Simon (1998). "Alfred and the Mercians". In Blackburn, Mark A.S.; Dumville, David N. (eds.). Kings, currency, and alliances: history and coinage of southern England in the ninth century.