England

ENGLAND

Capital (and largest city): London
Official language(s): English
Coin: pound sterling
Ethnic groups (2009): 87.5% White, 6.0% South Asian, 2.9% Black, 1.9% Mixed race, 0.8% Chinese, 0.8% Other
Demonym: English
Government: Non-devolved state within a constitutional monarchy - Monarch: Elizabeth II - Prime Minister of the United Kingdom: David Cameron MP
Legislature: Parliament of the United Kingdom
Area - Total 130,395 km2 Population - 2008 estimate: 51,446,000[5] - 2001 census: 49,138,831 - Density: 395/km2
Patron saint: Saint George
MAIN TOURIST SPOTS:
- Broadway Tower
- archaeological sites
- Creswell Crags
- Buckingham palace
- Trafalgar Square
- Stonehenge
- Big Ben
London museum
- Globe Teathre
- Tate Gallery
-Westminster abbey
- Houses of Parliament
- Madame Tussaud museum
- St. James palace
- Tower Bridge
- London Eye
- London tower
- National Gallery
- Hyde Park

MUSIC
Origins
The origins of music in Britain lie in the songs sung and dance music played by ordinary people. Passed from village to village and handed down in the unwritten form from generation to generation.
Different trends
Over the last thirty or so years British pop music has led the world in its range and quality, starting several new trends. Britain, along with the US, was the main contributor in the development of rock and roll, and Britain has provided some of the most famous bands, including The Beatles and many others.
Britain was at the forefront of punk music (see below) in the 1970s with bands such as the Sex Pistols and The Clash, and the subsequent rebirth of heavy metal with bands such as Motorhead and Iron Maiden.

Music in Britain from 1920s to the Present Day
1920s - Young people listened to ragtime and jazz.
1930s - Swing became popular. Benny Goodman and his Orchestra were the 'King of the Swing', as were Glenn Miller and Artie Shaw. The music was fast and frantically paced and led to dances being