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Royaume-Uni

Le Royaume-Uni , en forme longue le Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord , est un pays d'Europe de l'Ouest, ou selon certaines définitions, d'Europe du Nord, dont le territoire comprend l'île de Grande-Bretagne et la partie nord de l'île d'Irlande, ainsi que de nombreuses petites îles autour de l'archipel. Le territoire du Royaume-Uni partage une frontière terrestre avec la république d'Irlande, et est entouré par l'océan Atlantique au nord, la mer du Nord à l'est, la Manche au sud, la mer Celtique au sud-sud-ouest, la mer d'Irlande au sud-ouest et les mers intérieures de la côte ouest de l'Écosse au nord-ouest. Le Royaume-Uni couvre une superficie de 246 690 km2, faisant de lui le 80e plus grand pays du monde, et le 11e d'Europe. Il est le 22e pays plus peuplé du monde, avec une population estimée à 65,1 millions d'habitants. Le Royaume-Uni est une monarchie constitutionnelle ; il possède un système parlementaire de gouvernance,. Sa capitale est Londres, une ville mondiale et la seconde place financière au monde. Le Royaume-Uni est composé de quatre nations constitutives : l'Angleterre, l'Écosse, le pays de Galles et l'Irlande du Nord. Les trois dernières ont des administrations dévolues, chacune avec des pouvoirs variés, basés dans leurs capitales régionales, respectivement Édimbourg, Cardiff et Belfast. Les bailliages de Guernesey, de Jersey et l'île de Man sont des dépendances de la Couronne et ne sont donc pas rattachés au pays. De plus, le pays comprend quatorze territoires d'outre-mer, disséminés sur plusieurs océans. Le Royaume-Uni est né en 1707, lorsque les royaumes d'Angleterre et d'Écosse s'unifièrent pour former le royaume de Grande-Bretagne, qui s'agrandit en 1801 en s'unifiant avec le royaume d'Irlande pour former le Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande. En 1922, l'Irlande du Sud fit sécession du Royaume-Uni, donnant naissance à l'État d'Irlande, amenant au nom officiel et actuel de « Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord ». Les territoires d'outre-mer, anciennement des colonies, sont les vestiges de l'Empire britannique, qui, jusqu'à la seconde moitié du XXe siècle, était le plus vaste empire colonial de l'histoire. L'influence britannique peut être observée dans la langue, la culture, le système politique et juridique des anciennes colonies. Le Royaume-Uni est un pays développé. Il est en 2018 la cinquième puissance mondiale par son PIB nominal et la neuvième puissance en termes de PIB à parité de pouvoir d'achat. Berceau de la révolution industrielle, le pays fut la première puissance mondiale durant la majeure partie du XIXe siècle,. Le Royaume-Uni reste une grande puissance, avec une influence internationale considérable sur le plan économique, politique, culturel, militaire et scientifique,. Il est également une puissance nucléaire reconnue avec le sixième budget de la défense le plus élevé. Le Royaume-Uni est membre du Commonwealth, du Conseil de l'Europe, du G7, du G20, de l'OTAN, de l'OCDE, de l'OMC, et membre permanent du Conseil de sécurité des Nations unies depuis 1946. Le Royaume-Uni a adhéré le 1er janvier 1973 à la CEE, devenue Union Européenne, puis en est sorti le 1er février 2020 à la suite de la victoire du « leave » lors du référendum du 23 juin 2016.

Whitby Museum

Scarborough (Yorkshire du Nord)

Whitby Museum is an independent museum in Whitby, North Yorkshire, England, run by Whitby Literary and Philosophical Society, a learned society and registered charity, established in 1823. It is located in a building opened in 1931 in Pannett Park, Whitby, which also contains the Society's Library and Archive. The museum contains a wide range of material relating to the history of Whitby, and has specialist collections relating to: Jurassic fossils, in particular ammonites and marine reptiles Whitby jet Captain James Cook and HM Bark Endeavour Whitby's whaling industry.The museum also contains a Hand of Glory, the dried and pickled hand of a hanged man, said to have magical powers.

Worcester Guildhall

Worcester (homonymie)

The Worcester Guildhall is a municipal building in the High Street, Worcester. It is a Grade I listed building.

Aberdeen Maritime Museum

Aberdeen

Aberdeen Maritime Museum is a maritime museum in Aberdeen, Scotland. The museum is situated on the historic Shiprow in the heart of the city, near the harbour. It makes use of a range of buildings including a former church and Provost Ross' House, one of the oldest domestic buildings in the city. The museum tells the story of the city's long relationship with the North Sea. Collections cover shipbuilding, fast sailing ships, fishing and port history, and displays on the North Sea oil industry. Collection highlights include ship plans and photographs from the major shipbuilders of Aberdeen including Hall, Russell & Company Ltd, Alexander Hall and Sons, Duthie and John Lewis & Co. Ltd and Walter Hood & Co. Displays include ship and oil rig models, paintings, clipper ship and "North Boats" material, fishing, whalers and commercial trawlers, North Sea oil industry, and the marine environment.

Atkinson Art Gallery and Library

Sefton (Merseyside)

The Atkinson is a building on the east side of Lord Street extending round the corner into Eastbank Street, Southport, Sefton, Merseyside, England. The building is a combination of two former buildings, the original Atkinson Art Gallery and Library that opened in 1878, and the adjacent Manchester and Liverpool District Bank that was built in 1879. These were combined in 1923–24 and the interiors have been integrated. The original building is in Neoclassical style, and the former bank is in Renaissance style. The art gallery and library has been integrated with the Southport Arts Centre and is now known as The Atkinson. The two former buildings are each recorded in the National Heritage List for England as designated Grade II listed buildings.

Killerton

East Devon

Killerton is an 18th-century house in Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon, England, which, with its hillside garden and estate, has been owned by the National Trust since 1944 and is open to the public. The National Trust displays the house as a comfortable home. On display in the house is a collection of 18th- to 20th-century costumes, originally known as the Paulise de Bush collection, shown in period rooms. The estate covers some 2590 hectares . Included in the Estate is a steep wooded hillside with the remains of an Iron Age Hill fort on top of it, also known as Dolbury, which has also yielded evidence of Roman occupation, thought to be a possible fort or marching camp within the Hill fort.Killerton House itself and the Bear's Hut summerhouse in the grounds are Grade II* listed buildings. The gardens are Grade II* listed in the National Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.

National Maritime Museum

Londres

Le National Maritime Museum de Londres est le plus important musée maritime britannique et l'un des plus importants au monde. Il est situé à Greenwich dans la banlieue sud-est de Londres, dans les bâtiments de la Queen's House et du Old Royal Naval College .

Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust

Gloucester

The Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust is the Gloucestershire local partner in a conservation network of 46 Wildlife Trusts. The Wildlife Trusts are local charities with the specific aim of protecting the United Kingdom's natural heritage. The Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust is managed by a Board of Trustees elected from its membership who provide overall direction for the development of the Trust and there are Advisory Committees. The work of the trust is carried out through staff and volunteers.

Pollok House

Glasgow

Pollok House is the ancestral home of the Stirling Maxwell family, located in Pollok Country Park, Glasgow, Scotland.The house – built in 1752 and originally thought to be designed by William Adam, but who may only have been consulted on the design, was subsequently extended by Rowand Anderson in the early 20th century – was gifted to the City of Glasgow in 1966 by Dame Anne Maxwell Macdonald, whose family had owned the estate for almost 700 years. It is now managed by the National Trust for Scotland and is open to the public. The house was modernised internally in 1899 by Alexander Hunter Crawford. Displayed within the Pollok House is a large, private collection of Spanish paintings, including works by El Greco, Francisco Goya and Bartolomé Esteban Murillo. There are also paintings by Rubens and William Blake as well as glass, silverware, porcelain and antique furniture. The house also features servants' quarters downstairs , which include two shops and a restaurant. The house also has an extensive garden, boasting a collection of over 1,000 species of rhododendrons. The gardens behind the main house contain the Pollok Park Beech which is thought to be 250 years old. This tree has an unusual form with a swollen trunk girth at grade and girth at height) and a gnarled mass of branches. There is also a complex of offices, stables and a sawmill, part of which dates from the 18th century. The stone arch bridge leading to the house over the White Cart Water was constructed in 1757.The heraldic lions on the gate piers were carved by John Marshall to a design by Huw Lorimer in 1950.

Royal Armouries

Leeds

Le Royal Armouries est le musée britannique consacré aux armes et armures. Fondé en 1983, il est partagé en trois musées : le Royal Armouries de la Tour Blanche à la Tour de Londres, le Royal Armouries Museum de Leeds et le Fort Nelson dans le Hampshire.

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