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Scatter her enemies,
And make them fall.
Confound their politics,
Frustrate their knavish tricks,

On Thee our hopes we fix,
God save us all.

Thy choicest gifts in store,
On her be pleased to pour;
Long may she reign:
May she defend our laws,

And ever give us cause
To sing with heart and voice
God save the Queen

England - Did you know?

• The English people drink more tea (per capita) than anywhere else in the

world.
• Although England is 59 times smaller than Australia, it is 2.5 times more
populous.

• The hottest it has ever been recorded to be in England is 38.5 degrees
Celsius. That was in Brogdale (Kent) in August 2003, when the country’s
worst heat wave hit.
• England has the highest obesity rate in all of Europe.

• French was England’s official language from 1066 to 1362.
• When discussing class in England, it is not one’s money that counts, but
one’s family, educations, and so on.

• The police do not carry guns in England unless there is some sort of
emergency.
• At one time, Oxford University banned its students from bringing their
bows and arrows to class.

• The first modern Olympic Games were held in Much Wenlock, Shropshire,
in 1850.
• Windsor Castle is the oldest and biggest royal residence that is still in use.

• The oldest zoo in the world opened in London in 1828.
• From 1800 to 1830, West Cornwall produced up to two-thirds of the entire
world’s copper.

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