A Modern Thriving Society Flashcards by Michele Cristelli | Brainscape

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Population %

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England 84
Scotland 8
Wales 5
Northern Ireland 3

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Patron saints

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England st George
Scotland St. Andrews
Wales st David
N Ireland st Patrick

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Sir roger bannister

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Run mile < 4 minutes; 1954

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Sir Jackie Stewart

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Formula 1

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Bobby Moore

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Football captain World Cup 66

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Sir Ian botham

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Cricket

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Jayne torvill and Christopher dean

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Ice skating gold medal

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Sir Steve Redgrave

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Rowing gold medal

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Baroness tanni grey Thomson

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Paralympic athlete. Running/races

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Same Kelly holmes

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Running gold medal

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Same Ellen MacArthur

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Sailed around the world 2004

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Sir Chris hoy

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Cyclist, gold medal

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David weir

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Paralympic; marathon

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Sir Bradley wiggins

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Cyclist; tour de France

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Sir mo farah

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Running; gold medal

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Dame Jessica Ennis hill

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Heptatlon; gold medal

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Sir Andy Murray

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Tennis

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Ellie simmonds

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Paralympic, swimming

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Six nations championship

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Rugby

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The ashes

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Cricket

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Royal ascot

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Horse races

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Grand national at aintree

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Horse racing

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Scottish grand national at Ayr

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Horse racing

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Open championship

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Golf

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Sir Francis chirchester

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First sail alone around world 1966

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Sir robin Knox Johnston

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Sail around world no stop

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The proms

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Orchestral classical music events

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Henry Purcell

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Organist Westminster abbey, late 1600

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Gustav holst

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Modern composer. The planets collection

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Sir Edward Elgar

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Modern composer

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Ralph Vaughan Williams

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Composer, folk music

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Sir William Walton

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Modern composer

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Benjamin Britten

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Modern composer

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Glastonbury

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Music festival

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Isle of Wight

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Music festival

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Creamfields

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Music festival

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National eisteddfod of wales

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Cultural festival, music dance art. Welsh language

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Mercury prize

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Best music album

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Brit awards

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Music award

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Longest running show in west end

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Mouse trap, 1952

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Gilbert and Sullivan

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Comic operas theatre

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Andrew lloyds Webber

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Music for shoes. Jesus Christ super star, evita

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Edinburgh festival

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Fringe, arts and cultural

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Laurence Olivier award

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London, awards for theatre

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Thomas Gainsborough

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Portrait painter

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David Allan

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Portrait painter

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Joseph Turner

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Landscape painter

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John constable

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Landscape painter

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Pre raphaelites

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Year 1850+. Painters

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Sir John lavery

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Norther Ireland portrait painter

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Henry Moore

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Sculptor

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John petts

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Artist. Engravings

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Lucian Freud

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Portraits

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David Hockney

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Pop art

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Inigo jones

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Architect

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Sir Christopher wren

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Architect

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Robert Adam

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Architect

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Parliament building style and year

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New gothic, 19th century

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Sir Edwin lutyens

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Architect

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Thomas chippendale

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Furniture designer

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Sir Terence conran

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Interior designer

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Clarice cliff

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Designer , Art Deco

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Best loved novel

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Lord of the rings

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Man booker prize

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Novel book award

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Thomas hardy

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Author and poet

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Evelyn Waugh

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Satirical novel author

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Sir Kingsley amis

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Novelist

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Graham greene

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Author

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Paradise lost author

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John Milton

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Sissinghurst snd hidcote

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Gardens

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Crathes castle

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Garden

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Inveraray castle

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Garden

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Bodnant

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Garden

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Mount Stewart

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Garden

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Symbol flower - England

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Rose

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Symbol flower - Scotland

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Thistle (cardo)

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Symbol flower - Wales

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Daffodil (narciso)

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Symbol flower - N Ireland

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Shamrock (trifoglio)