England is located in the south of the island of Great Britain and occupies about two thirds of its territory. In the west, it borders on Wales, in the north - with Scotland. Currently, England is divided into nine major regions, which in turn consist of counties - they have a total of 48. The largest cities are London, Birmingham, Leeds, Sheffield, Liverpool and Manchester. In England, the largest city with the status of "city", and this is not surprising, because the concept is of English origin. There are 51 of them, while in Scotland there are seven, in Wales, six, and in Northern Ireland five. Of course, the history of England is so rich in various events that it is impossible to recite all of them within the same article. We will only mention some bright moments. Such is, for example, the War of Red and White roses, which resulted in the country being united under the authority of Tudors. Red and white Tudor roses and is now considered the official emblem of England. XVI century marked a break with Catholic Rome and the emergence of the Anglican Church. National drink - tea, although the tea bush, of course, does not grow. Characteristic dish is a Christmas pudding made from raisins, dates, figs, cane sugar, lemon zest with ginger, cinnamon, almonds, nutmeg, etc. All these are imported products that were delivered to England from the colonies. Even English itself can no longer represent England alone, because it has become native to the inhabitants of many countries around the world, and is also actively used for international communication.