England

      ENGLAND

      People began coming to England thousands of years ago. The Romans came, then the Angles and Saxons, then the Vikings, and later the French. Now, in the twenty-first century, people from all over the world live here in England.

      And people still come to England – millions of visitors every year. Visitors who want to know more about the country that is England. There is London of course, but there is so much more …

      So come with us and visit England – its cities and countryside, north and south, east and west. Learn about interesting places to visit – castles and gardens, churches and theme parks. There are many things to see – boat races, football, cricket, and theatre. And find out about English clothes, shopping, food, and some of the best music in the world.

      The publishers would like to thank the following for their kind permission to reproduce photographs:Alamy Images pp10 (Trafford Centre, Manchester/Tony Smith), 11 (Lowry Gallery, Salford Quays/Ange), 12 (Millennium Bridge, Newcastle/Mike Kipling Photography), 14 (Bridge of Sighs/Steve Vidler), 16 (Clifton Suspension Bridge/Eric Nathan), 18 (Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland/Richard Burdon), 19 (Yorkshire Dales/Mike Kipling Photography), 20 (Norfolk Broads/EYESITE), 21 (New Forest ponies, Hampshire/Steve Vidler), 23 (bedroom in the Royal Pavilion, Brighton/Heritage Image Partnership Ltd), 26 (Spinball Wizard ride, Alton Towers/Ruby), 27 (The Minack Theater, Penzance/Roger Cracknell 01/classic), 29 (Glastonbury Festival/Tom Corban), 30 (rugby match/Graham Wilson), 31 (cricket match/John Potter), 32 (English breakfast/Neil Rouse), 33 (English afternoon tea/kevin nicholson), 34 (Lancashire Hotpot/travellinglight), 34 (fish and chips/Michael Kemp), 36 (London Fashion Week/London Entertainment), 37 (Brighton shops/Ian Shaw), 39 (Notting Hill Carnival, London/Brendan Bell), 40 (Cowes Week yachting/Peter Titmuss), 44 (cricket match, Surrey/Peter Phipp/Travelshots.com), 49 (Salford Quays, The Lowry/julie woodhouse); Getty Images pp1 (Cotswold village/Rachel Husband), 1 (West Dorset/Dave Young / Design Pics), 1 (performance at The Globe Theatre/Oli Scarff), 3 (Hadrian’s Wall/paul mcgreevy), 5 (Brick Lane, London/Doug McKinlay), 6 (Buckingham Palace guards/Stuart Black), 7 (George Benson performing/Steve Thorne), 8 (Grand National/Mike Hewitt), 13 (York Minster/Neale Clark), 17 (Lake District in Autumn/Derek Croucher), 25 (Kew Gardens, England/Latitudestock), 35 (Punk fashion/Alex Segre), 38 (University boat race/Richard Heathcote); Stephen Hawkins pp22-23 (Blenheim Palace); OUP pp24 (Stonehenge/Digital Vision), 44 (boat on river/Mike Stone), 44 (roast beef/Stockbyte), 44 (Bodiam Castle/Corel), 49 (surfers on beach/Blend Images), 49 (Crumock Water/Corel); Shutterstock pp4 (detail of the Bayeux Tapestry/jorisvo), 9 (Royal Liver Building at night/Paul Reid), 15 (Roman Baths, Bath/antb), 44 (Hamlet performed in Russia/ID1974), 44 (Sandbanks Beach, Dorset/ian woolcock).