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Europe: Sixth largest continent; area 10,000,000 km²; pop. 720,000,000 ^[e]
Western Europe: The westernmost region of Europe with countries such as Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland. United Kingdom. ^[e]
British Isles: Group of islands off the northwest coast of Europe comprising Great Britain, Ireland, and adjacent smaller islands. ^[e]
United Kingdom: Constitutional monarchy which includes England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. ^[e]
Great Britain: The largest part of the United Kingdom, comprising England, Scotland, Wales and islands immediately off their coasts. ^[e]
England: The largest and southernmost country in the United Kingdom, and location of the largest city and seat of government, London; population about 51,000,000. ^[e]

Battle of Britain: Those German offensive air strikes, and British defense, with which the Germans had intended to establish air supremacy for their proposed invasion of Britain ^[e]
English Civil War: 1641-1651 conflict between Parliamentarians and Royalists loyal to the monarchy. ^[e]
Industrial Revolution: A period of major economic transformation in Britain from the 1750s to the 1830s, characterized by the growth of a new system comprising factories, railroads, coal mining and business enterprises using new technologies. ^[e]
Magna Carta: A 13th century charter that forms part of the British constitution and which has been classified as a document of global significance. ^[e]
Norman invasion of England: Invasion of the Kingdom of England by the troops of William, Duke of Normandy ('William the Bastard'), and his victory at the Battle of Hastings. ^[e]