Little Britain

Fair play As Fairtrade Fortnight gets into its stride, John Vidal looks at how far the movement has travelled - and how far it has to go The Guardian, Wednesday March 9, 2005 (1) It is not often that sensible people in hundreds of towns across Britain find something to be happy about at the beginning of March. But this week has seen a sudden increase of people breaking open the coffee jars, unpeeling the bananas and indulging wildly in chocolate bars. It is the annual Fair-trade Fortnight, which

on the night shift. Occasionally, a supervisor spent the day with her beatting our dear little girl for his pleasure. When she came bach home Molly was compelled to help her mother making dinner for the whole family, however, in most cases there wasn't enough money to eat decently. She mostly went to sleep hungry. One day, Molly didn't woke up. She died of tiredness. Molly isn't the only child of Great Britain who was killed by the work. We all have heard of theses kids who have become chippled of

IRELAND Queen Victoria I INTRODUCTION Victoria (queen) (1819-1901), queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1837-1901) and empress of India (Her reign was the longest of any monarch in British history and came to be known as the Victorian era. Queen Victoria was the official head of state not only of the United Kingdom but also of the growing worldwide British Empire, which included Canada, Australia, India, New Zealand, and large parts of Africa. As the personal embodiment

choice, there is very often an element of community agreement to the wedding (if the community disapproved they had ways of expressing their disapproval). Among landed families there was little free choice—marriages were often arranged to cement alliances or to gain control of property. There was also very little interclass marriage—this can also be seen in many cultures where there is an overt or hidden class system. For example, in some societies a girl is likely to marry a young man whose family

Scotland [pic] Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain. It shares a border with England to the south and Scotland includes over 790 islands including the Northern Isles and the Hebrides. Edinburgh, the country's capital and second largest city, is one of Europe's largest financial centres. The Kingdom of Scotland was an independent sovereign state until 1707. History of Scotland: In 1294 Balliol and other

Guernsey) The Isle of Wight The Scilly isles The isle of Man The Western isles = the Hebrides Archipelagos off Scotland The Orkneys The Shetlands Great Britain : composed of England, Wales and Scotland. United Kingdom : composed of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland Full name : The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The UK was created officially in 1800. The last country to join was Northern Ireland. There are different economic, social and political

to build a very huge building in Hyde Park, in glass and iron > it was called the crystal palace. * It was destroyed during the war but than in was rebuilt. * Prince Albert whit this palace wanted to show world the power of Britain – how great Britain was. * Thank to P.A. a lot of museum were built such as the Victorian and Albert museum. THE VICTORIAN COMPROMISE: * The Victorian Compromise is a characteristic of Victorian age * It is an hypocritical British attitude.

Hall. His nickname was Ben, and, as he was a little corpulent, was also referred to as “Big”. Hence, the large clock and bell tower bear the name of “Big Ben”. During the whole of August, for only the fourth time in one century and half of its existence, “Big Ben” was silenced, in order to undergo maintenance work. That “Big Ben” is so famous is mainly due to the fact that it sets the time for the whole of England, and has become an iconic symbol, a little like the Eiffel Tower in Paris. * La

ÉCONOMIE ET SOCIÉTÉ CONTEMPORAINE ANGLAIS BRITAIN AND ITS HISTORICAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE EUROPEAN CONTINENT • Has isolationism always existed? • When and how did isolationism come about? • Has isolationism been the main reason for the difficulties of British integration into EU? By studying the past, it will be easier to understand British identity. It will be clear that British identity has always been intertwined with continental Europe. Part I : The Historical Background

trompa ensuite Gildeluc et la fille du roi, Killiaton, sans lui dire qu'il était marié. Plus tard, son premier suzerain eut de sérieux ennuis et l'appela à l'aide après avoir expulsé les conspirateurs qui y avaient participé. Eliduc retourna donc à Little Britain, montrant à sa femme un regard triste. Après avoir mené à bien cette nouvelle guerre, il retourna en Angleterre pour rejoindre Gilliardon et la ramena dans la Petite-Bretagne. Pendant la traversée, il pensait qu'il la perdrait dans la tempête