London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom. Standing on the River Thames in the south east of the island of Great Britain, London has been a major settlement for two millennia.
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The United Kingdom, made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, is an island nation in northwestern Europe. England ? birthplace of Shakespeare and The Beatles ? is home to the capital, London, a globally influential centre of finance and culture. England is also site of Neolithic Stonehenge, Bath?s Roman spa and centuries-old universities at Oxford and Cambridge.

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