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A brief introduction of England England is a nation in northwest Europe and the largest and most populous constituent country of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total population of the United Kingdom, whilst the mainland territory of England occupies most of the southern two-thirds of the island of Great Britain and shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west. Elsewhere, it is bordered by the North Sea, Irish Sea, Atlantic Ocean, and English Channel. England was formed as a country during the 10th century and takes its name from the Angles — one of a number of Germanic tribes who settled in the territory during the 5th and 6th centuries. The capital city of England is London, which is the largest city in the British Isles, capital of the United Kingdom and one of the world's Global Cities. England ranks as one of the most influential and far-reaching centres of cultural development in the world; it is the place of origin of both the English language and the Church of England, was the historic centre of the British Empire, and the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution. The Kingdom of England was an independent state until 1 May 1707, when the Acts of Union resulted in a political union with the Kingdom of Scotland to create the Kingdom of Great Britain. England's National Day is St George's Day (Saint George being the patron saint), and it is celebrated annually on April 23rd. 补充： Introduction to England England is the largest and most southerly portion in Britain, with Wales to the west and Scotland to the north. It has an area of more than 130,000 square kilometers which takes up nearly 60% of the whole island. It is the most populous and richest section of the country. So people tend to use the words 'England' and 'English' when they mean 'Britain' and 'British'. This sometimes annoys the Scots and the Welsh. England does, however, contain the capital of the United Kingdom, London, where the British government is, together with the headquarters of many national and commercial bodies.The English are Anglo-Saxon in origin, but the Welsh, the Scots and the Irish are not. They are Celts, descendants of the ancient people who had crossed over from Europe to the British Isles centuries before the Roman invasion. it was these people whom the Germanic Angles and Saxons conquered in the fifth and sixth centuries A.D. These Germanic conquerors gave England its name, 'Angle' Land. They were conquered in turn by the Norman French, when William of Normandy landed near Hastings in 1066. it was from the union of Norman conquerors and the defeated Anglo-Saxons that the English people and the English language were born. The Danes, or Vikings, who invaded Britain in the eighth century, also stamped their influence on the people and the language.As the English are such a mixed people, local customs and accents in England vary a great deal and local pride is still strong in some parts of the country. For example, Yorkshiremen are blunt, caustic, no-nonsense people, and the men of Kent are honest John Bulls. The closer one gets to London, the less one notices such differences, for London is a milting-pot. People from all over Britain and from all over the world pour into the giant city. London tends to 'melt down' and smooth out strong accents and provincial customs. It is not surprising, therefore, that the Hampshire, Sussex and Kent accents are now rarely heard.