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Великобритания

Великобрита́ния , или Соединённое Короле́вство , полная официальная форма — Соединённое Короле́вство Великобрита́нии и Се́верной Ирла́ндии , — островное государство на северо-западе от континентальной Европы. Единое Королевство Великобритания образовалось в 1707 году вследствие политического объединения королевств Шотландии и Англии; но ещё ранее, в 1603 году, король Шотландии Яков VI унаследовал престолы Англии и Ирландии в порядке личной унии . В 1800 году Королевство Великобритания и Королевство Ирландия объединились, образовав Соединённое Королевство Великобритании и Ирландии, которое после отделения от него в 1922 году Ирландского Свободного государства стало именоваться Соединённым Королевством Великобритании и Северной Ирландии. Великобритания — одно из крупнейших государств Европы, ядерная держава с 1952 года , постоянный член Совета Безопасности ООН, бывшая метрополия Британской империи; британский монарх также является главой 15 иных независимых государств и главой Содружества. Бывший центр мировой империи, Великобритания и сейчас играет важную роль в международных делах. Английский язык стал вторым языком во многих странах мира; он преобладает в интернете и других международных средствах связи. Экономика Великобритании — девятая в мире по уровню развития; военный бюджет страны — один из самых высоких в мире. Форма правления — парламентарная монархия. Форма государственного устройства — квази-унитарное государство, где с конца XX века три из четырёх составляющих стран обладают правами ограниченной автономии. Столица — город Лондон, один из крупнейших городов Европы и финансово-экономических центров мира. Официальные языки: по всей стране — английский; также официально признаны валлийский в Уэльсе; гэльский и скотс в Шотландии; корнский в Корнуолле ; ирландский в Северной Ирландии.

American Museum and Gardens

Бат (Англия)

The American Museum and Gardens is based at Claverton Manor, near Bath, England. The manor house, believed to be the third manor house constructed at Claverton, was designed for John Vivian, a barrister who had purchased the manor in 1816, by Jeffry Wyatville in 1820 and built on the site of a manor previously bought by Ralph Allen in 1758. Wyatville's construction replaced an earlier manor house built for Sir Edward Hungerford in c.1588, the design of which has been attributed to John of Padua. The first manor house at Claverton was built by Ralph of Shrewsbury around 1340. The current manor house, built in 1820, is now a Grade I listed building.

Бой при Марстон-Муре

Харрогит

Бой при Марстон-Муре — сражение за Йорк, разгоревшееся в ходе английской Гражданской войны. Сражение происходило в болотистой местности Марстон-Мур в 11 км западнее Йорка. В войске круглоголовых насчитывалось 27 000 человек , а в войске кавалеров только 17 000. Сражение завершилось сокрушительным поражением кавалеров.

Council House, Chichester

Чичестер

The Council House is a municipal building in North Street, Chichester, West Sussex, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.

The Keep, Dorchester

Дорчестер

The Keep, Dorchester is part of the former county barracks of the 39th Regiment of Foot and the 75th Regiment of Foot. The barracks were built in about 1880 and housed various regiments as units were amalgamated. It ceased to be used in 1958 and most of the site was redeveloped in the 1960s, but the keep remained in Ministry of Defence hands and is now used as a regimental museum. It is a Grade II listed building.

REME Museum

RAF Lyneham

The REME Museum is within the MoD Lyneham site, in Wiltshire, England, about 9 miles southwest of Swindon. The museum holds collections of technological and historical artifacts associated with the work of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers , the corps of the British Army responsible for the maintenance, servicing and inspection of electrical and mechanical equipment.

Staffordshire Regiment Museum

Личфилд

The Staffordshire Regiment Museum is a military museum in Staffordshire, England, preserving the history of the Staffordshire Regiment , its antecedent regiments and its successor regiment, the Mercian Regiment, from 1705 to the present. The Staffordshire Regiment was an Infantry regiment of the British Army, formed in 1959 by the amalgamation of the South Staffordshire Regiment and the North Staffordshire Regiment.The museum is adjacent to Whittington Barracks, the former home of The Staffordshire Regiment's antecedent regiments since 1881, and the current base for the Regimental Headquarters of The Mercian Regiment and the Defence Medical Services. It is located in Whittington, Staffordshire on the A51 Lichfield-Tamworth Road, 3 miles from Lichfield and 4 miles from Tamworth. The museum is 6 miles from the National Memorial Arboretum in Alrewas, Staffordshire.

University of York

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The University of York is a collegiate research university, located in the city of York, England. Established in 1963, the university has expanded to more than thirty departments and centres, covering a wide range of subjects. Situated to the south-east of the city of York, the university campus is about 500 acres in size. The original campus, Campus West, incorporates the York Science Park and the National Science Learning Centre, and its wildlife, campus lakes and greenery are prominent. In May 2007 the university was granted permission to build an extension to its main campus, on arable land just east of the nearby village of Heslington. The second campus, Campus East, opened in 2009 and now hosts three colleges and three departments as well as conference spaces, a sports village and a business start-up 'incubator'. The institution also leases King's Manor in York city centre. The university had a total income of £331.4 million in 2016/17, of which £66.0 million was from research grants and contracts.York is a collegiate university and every student is allocated to one of the university's nine colleges. The ninth college was founded in 2014 and was named Constantine after the Roman emperor Constantine I, who was proclaimed Augustus in York in 306 AD. There are plans to build two new colleges in the near future. In 2012, York joined the Russell Group of research-intensive British universities.

Theatre Royal, Bath

Бат (Англия)

The Theatre Royal in Bath, England, was built in 1805. A Grade II* listed building, it has been described by the Theatres Trust as "One of the most important surviving examples of Georgian theatre architecture". It has a capacity for an audience of around 900. The Theatre Royal was built to replace the Old Orchard Street Theatre, funded by a Tontine and elaborately decorated. The architect was George Dance the Younger, with John Palmer carrying out much of the work. It opened with a performance of Shakespeare's Richard III and hosted performances by many leading actors of the time including Dorothea Jordan, William Macready and Edmund Kean. A major fire in 1862 destroyed the interior of the building and was quickly followed by a rebuilding programme by Charles J. Phipps, which included the construction of the current entrance. Further redecoration was undertaken in 1892; more extensive building work, including a new staircase and the installation of electric lighting, followed in 1902. Despite performances by casts including Sarah Bernhardt, the ballerina Anna Pavlova and Mrs. Patrick Campbell, the theatre was rarely very profitable. During World War II Donald Wolfit, Irene Vanbrugh, John Gielgud and Sybil Thorndike appeared, with shows including Noël Coward's Private Lives and Blyth Spirit, a performance by Ballet Rambert and light entertainment such as Charley's Aunt, but audiences declined. In 1979 the theatre was bought by a trust and, following public donations, it underwent refurbishment, with the rebuilding of the stage and the installation of a new taller fly tower for scenery and lighting. In 1997 a new 150-seat theatre, known as the Ustinov Studio, was opened. Further restoration work to the main auditorium was needed in 2010. In 2005 a children's theatre known as The Egg was opened. The complex also includes bars and restaurants.

Ольстерский университет

Белфаст

Ольстерский университет — вуз в Северной Ирландии, второй по величине университет острова Ирландия после Ирландского национального университета. Входит в Ассоциацию университетов Содружества, Европейскую университетскую ассоциацию, а также объединения университетов Ирландии и Соединённого Королевства. Включает 5 факультетов и бизнес-школу. Основан в 1968 году как Новый Ольстерский университет и в 1984 году объединён с Ольстерским политехническим институтом.