London

Capital: London Area: 130,395 sq km Stonehenge is a prehistoric circle Population: 51 million of stones in southern England. It was Language: English built 4,600 years ago by ancient Symbol: a red rose Britons. Was it a temple, a ca-lendar Patron saint: Saint George an observatory? It or still remains a mystery.

Big Ben is the big

bell
in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament.

Elizabeth II is the Queen of England. She lives in

Bucking ham Palace.

Football is the national English sport.

William Shakespeare 1564-1616) was the greatest poet and playwright in the English language. He is called Englands national poet and the Bard of Avon. He wrote 38 plays, 154 sonnets and several poems. His most famous works are Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, King Lear.

This flower is the national emblem of England.