| I recently discussed the facts and figures and the | | | | Harold II was defeated. England now came under |
| geography of Great Britain in my article | | | | the Norman French law and feudalism. |
| 'Information on England Part 1'. I'm now going to | | | | In 1509-1547 the church in England asserted its |
| discuss the history and parliament information. I | | | | independence from the Roman Catholic Church in |
| hope you find the following article informative. | | | | the reign of Henry VIII. |
| History of England | | | | Government of the United Kingdom |
| Places like the Stonehenge are great examples of | | | | The UK is a constitutional monarchy and |
| the prehistoric culture in Britain. In the 1st century | | | | parliamentary democracy. There are currently |
| B.C Britain was bought into contact with the | | | | two houses with a queen and a parliament. There |
| continental Europe by the Romans. In the 5th | | | | is currently 574 life peers in the House of Lords |
| century AD Britain was invaded by Angles, | | | | and 92 hereditary peers, 26 bishops and the |
| Saxons and Jutes Scandinavia when the Romans | | | | House of Commons which has 651 popularly |
| withdrew. Although this invasion took effect in | | | | elected members. The power is in seat for 5 |
| England the Celtic people of Wales and Scotland | | | | years unless it's rid sooner. In 1911 the House of |
| where not really affected. England was divided | | | | Lords was stripped of most of its powers so |
| into seven kingdoms from the Anglo- Saxons and | | | | they mainly consider legislations and change where |
| then the British people had to flee to Wales and | | | | needed. |
| Scotland. The country finally became united in the | | | | Since the 10th century England has existed as a |
| 10th century under the kings of Wessex. In 1066 | | | | unified entity; in 1294 the union begun between |
| Edward the Confessor and William Duke of | | | | England and Wales. |
| Normandy invaded the island and the Saxon Kind, | | | | |