The official home of the Prime Minister is 10 Downing Street, in central London, near the Houses of Parliament.

The Magna Carta established the idea that even the king was subject to the law.

Royal Ascot, the five-day race meeting attended by members of the Royal Family, takes place in Berkshire.

Florence Nightingale is often regarded as the founder of modern nursing.

The ‘Concorde’, the world’s only supersonic passenger aircraft, first flew in 1969.

There are five ski centres in Scotland.

Judges are together called ‘the judiciary’.

In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, serious offences are tried in front of a judge and a jury in a Crown Court. In Scotland, serious cases are heard in a Sheriff Court with either a sheriff or a sheriff with a jury.

During Ramadan Muslims fast for a month.

Before the 18th century, agriculture was the biggest source of employment in Britain.

One of the most famous battles of the Hundred Years War was the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, where King Henry V’s vastly outnumbered English army defeated the French. The English left France in the 1450s.

MPs are elected at a General Election, which is held at least every five years.

Captain James Cook mapped the coast of Australia and a few colonies were established there.

The minimum age for a citizen to stand for public office is 18 or over.

The Laurence Olivier Awards recognise achievements in the area of theatre.

A National Insurance number does not on its own prove to an employer that you have the right to work in the UK.

Habeas corpus is Latin for ‘you must present the person in court’. The Habeas Corpus Act guaranteed that no one could be held prisoner unlawfully. Every prisoner has a right to a court hearing.

The Channel Islands and the Isle of Man are closely linked to the UK but are not part of it.

There are 15 national parks in England, Wales and Scotland.

Charles I wanted the worship of the Church of England to include more ceremony and introduced a revise Prayer Book.

Halloween is and ancient festival and has roots in the pagan festival to mark the beginning of winter.

MPs have a number of responsibilities including to represent everyone in their constituency, help to create new laws, scrutinize and comment on what the government is doing and debate important national issues.

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The development of the Bessemer process for the mass production of steel led to the development of the shipbuilding industry and the railways.