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Nations
- Great Britain [r]: The largest part of the United Kingdom, comprising England, Scotland, Wales and islands immediately off their coasts. [e]
- Countries of the United Kingdom [r]: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales; which form the sovereign state of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. [e]
Capital cities
Regions
Foreign affairs
- U.K. policy towards the U.S. [r]: Add brief definition or description
- U.S. policy towards the U.K. [r]: Add brief definition or description
- U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom [r]: Louis B. Susman, a banker and lawyer previously with Citigroup, took office in 2009 [e]
- U.K. Ambassador to the United States [r]: Add brief definition or description
Military
- Royal Navy [r]: By long naval tradition, when there is no qualifier but "Royal", the navy being discussed is that of the United Kingdom. [e]
- Royal Marines [r]: Naval infantry of the United Kingdom; a brigade-sized force of long experience in amphibious warfare [e]
- British Army [r]: That part of the United Kingdom's armed forces with principal responsibility for land warfare [e]
- Royal Air Force [r]: The British military service primarily responsible for air warfare [e]
- U.K. Special Forces [r]: A UK Ministry of Defence Directorate which also has the capability to provide a Joint Special Operations Task Force Headquarters. [e]
- Joint Intelligence Committee [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Secret Intelligence Service [r]: Britain's national-level civilian organization for intelligence and covert action [e]
- Security Service [r]: British domestic counterintelligence service, without police powers [e]
- Government Communications Headquarters [r]: The British government agency responsible for signals intelligence and information assurance [e]
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Language
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People
- Scottish people [r]: A nation and an ethnic group indigenous to Scotland. [e]
Music
- The Beatles [r]: English rock band of the 1960's. [e]
- British Invasion [r]: Rock and roll, beat and pop performers from the United Kingdom who became popular in the United States from 1964 to 1967. [e]
- Benjamin Britten [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Capercaillie (band) [r]: A Scottish folk band, founded by Donald Shaw and Karen Matheson in 1984, that performed the first Gaelic song to enter the Top 40 in the UK. [e]
- Celtic music [r]: The traditional or folk music that originates from countries or regions that, until a few hundred years ago, used Celtic languages, and especially Ireland and Scotland. [e]
- The Firm (band) [r]: A 1980s supergroup, comprising of ex-Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page, along with ex-Bad Company singer Paul Rodgers, Tony Franklin, and Chris Slade. [e]
- Gustav Holst [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Elton John [r]: (b. 25 March 1947) English singer-songwriter, composer and pianist, born Reginald Kenneth Dwight. [e]
- The Kinks [r]: British rock band formed in the 1960's. [e]
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Led Zeppelin [r]: Famous and influential English hard rock and blues group formed in 1968, known for their albums Led Zeppelin IV and Physical Graffiti, and songs 'Stairway to Heaven' and 'Whole Lotta Love'. [e]
- Pink Floyd [r]: A widely acclaimed psychedelic rock band which originated in England in the 1960s. [e]
- The Pretty Things [r]: Influential English rock and blues group formed in 1963, known for their raucous stage shows, wild antics, and rivalry with contemporaries The Rolling Stones. [e]
- Queen (rock band) [r]: A rock band formed in 1970 in London, United Kingdom. [e]
- Queen's Medal for Music [r]: A royal award to raise the profile of music in the United Kingdom, and honour individuals who have contributed to the musical life of the Nation. [e]
- The Rolling Stones [r]: Famous and influential English blues rock group formed in 1962, known for their albums Let It Bleed and Sticky Fingers, and songs '(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction' and 'Start Me Up'. [e]
- Ralph Vaughan Williams [r]: Add brief definition or description
- The Yardbirds [r]: Influential English R&B group formed in 1963, widely known for launching the careers of three guitarists: Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, and Jimmy Page. [e]
