![]() ![]() However, there is a lot of documentary evidence about Tudor Laws that gave strict regulations on how someone could dress. There is some scholarly debate on whether the tax was actually enforced or, in some cases, even existed at all. But, the beard tax of 1585 may be the strangest of them all. These have included taxes on windows, salt, and candles. There have been many strange taxes in English history over the years. King Henry the Eighth of England, the Tudor king, was famous for his many wives and long reign in the 1500s. Carlo Gatti died a millionaire in 1878, and you can still visit his ice wells today via the London Canal Museum. He then sold the ice to the ice cream makers of London and other parts of Great Britain. He could store many tonnes of ice that he would import from the frozen rivers and lakes of Scandinavia. He built two vast wells under his premises in Kings Cross in central London. ![]() He saw that everyone was screaming for ice cream and found a way to make it available to them. It was a real feat to get yourself a frozen treat in a time long before refrigeration units.Įnter Italian Swiss entrepreneur and immigrant Carlo Gatti. It was a new trend, and the city could not get enough of it. In the Victorian era, between the years of 1840 – 1900, London was crazy about ice cream. The hidden ice wells that lie beneath Kings Cross Station. Moving south to the current capital, London, we can find the second of our cool facts about England. Winchester remained an important city throughout the Middle Ages and into the early modern period, but it was gradually overtaken by London as the country’s political and economic center. Winchester Cathedral was founded in 642 AD with the current cathedral dating back to the 11th century. It was the residence of several Saxon kings, including King Alfred the Great, who made Winchester the center of his kingdom in the late 9th century. However, if we look at the history of the English monarchy, Winchester was the first major royal city and center of government in England, serving as the capital of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Wessex. The concept of a capital city as we understand it today did not exist in early medieval times. There is A Difference Between the UK and Great Britain So, now that we have all the housekeeping out of the way, let’s take a look at some of the more fun facts about England. It is only 33 kilometers (20 miles) from mainland Europe and is connected to France by the Channel Tunnel which is the second-longest undersea tunnel in the world. The capital city of England is London and it is bordered by the English Channel, The North Sea, and the Atlantic Ocean. England is part of the United Kingdom which includes three other countries of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. In 1996 England Won The FIFA World CupĮngland is the largest country in the United Kingdom with a population of more than 56 million people. An Englishman Invented the World Wide Web England is Home to Many Famous Scientists The Romans Invaded England for the Oysters The Queen of England Created a New Dog Breed ![]()
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