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100

This city sits on the River Thames and is England’s capital.

London


100

This king signed the Magna Carta in 1215.

King John

100

This huge clock tower is one of London’s most famous landmarks.

Big Ben

100

This dish combines battered fish with fried potatoes.

Fish and chips

100

This author created Sherlock Holmes.

Arthur Conan Doyle

200

This famous university city is home to one of the world’s oldest universities.

Oxford

 

200

This battle in 1066 saw William the Conqueror defeat Harold Godwinson.

Battle of Hastings

200

This prehistoric stone circle stands on Salisbury Plain.

Stonehenge

200

This traditional roast dinner often includes Yorkshire pudding.

Sunday roast

200

This band from Liverpool became one of the most famous groups in music history.

The Beatles

300

England’s largest national park, known for its mountains and lakes, lies in this region.

Lake District

300

This Tudor king had six wives.

Henry VIII

300

This royal residence in London is famous for its Changing of the Guard.

Buckingham Palace

300

This sausage-and-mashed-potato dish is often served with onion gravy

Bangers and mash

300

This playwright wrote Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet.

William Shakespeare

400

This city in northern England is famous for its cathedral and Roman history.

York

400

This English queen ruled during the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588.

Elizabeth I

400

This medieval fortress stands on the River Thames and has served as a royal palace and prison.

Tower of London

400

This pastry-filled dish traditionally contains minced beef, potato, swede and onion.

Cornish pasty

400

This fictional bear from Peru became a beloved character in British children's literature.

Paddington Bear

500

England’s highest mountain, standing at 978 metres, can be found in this national park.

Scafell Pike

500

This 17th-century conflict ended with the execution of Charles I.

English Civil War

500

This Roman-built monument near Bath is one of England’s most famous ancient structures.

Roman Baths

500

This famous English dessert combines sponge cake, custard, fruit and whipped cream.

Trifle

500

This London theatre is closely associated with Shakespeare and was reconstructed from the original Globe Theatre.

Shakespeare’s Globe