Calling All British People!!!!!!!

@Bunnylovesyou I'm from America originally but I've been living in UK for 3 years. So this is what I know. Snowdon is the highest mountain in wales. Queen Elizabeth the second is longest raining monarch, now we have king Charles and queen Cammilla. Next in line is prince William then Prince George. We are the biggest country in the world for raising money and doing charity work. Our NHS (national health service is free. We are know for our beautiful coastal sites. We have never had a case of a rabid animal here. British fish is a full English breakfast. The most popular Welsh dish is 'Welsh rarebit' which is actually just cheese on toast. Also famous for fish and chips, cucumber sandwiches and tea. There are alot of ours and mines around. Cause most of our workers just after the war worked in them, long hours, in the dark coal mines, and children as young as 14 where al so working in those puts. Many many deaths. In November the 5th we celebrate bonfire night, we have bonfires where we burn a man the kids make, and have a firework displays. We celebrate this because guy fawks, once tried to blow up parliament. But didn't succeed. So we burn him in the fire😕

We are famous for the beatles, Tom Jones,  the mr bean series, and monty python filns. The ricky horror picture show was filmed in one of our many castels. 

our castle s are all well looked after, and are great tourist attractions. There's one called castle rouge.. It was built for a very rich man's daughter designed as a fairytale castle, it looks very pretty.we have many heritage sites, and places of interest, like stone henge.

we have many myths and legends. Lots of haunted places to visit, robin hood, arthur and the sword in the stone, loch Ness monster, Welsh dragon, and so many more.

and we have funny accents😁

@Bunnylovesyou

Ouh tagging @DarkerPlaces who may be able to help as well hehe

@Bunnylovesyou thats amazin bunny its realy good

Final product :0 I still need to grammar check it 

@tinywhisper11 @darkerplaces 

The British Isles are a collection of islands, located in Europe. Countries consist of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Wales, Scotland, and England. The islands consist of the islands of Great Britan, Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Inner and Outer Hebrides, the Northern Isles, and over six thousand smaller islands. The total area of all the islands is 121,684 mi2. The population is over 67 million. The British Isles have a very interesting history and geography, including myths about monsters, over 17 species of bats, and vikings!

While the basic geography of the British Isles shows they are islands, they also have very interesting geographical features. There are alot of very beautiful rivers; the largest and most popular being: the River Shannon, the River Spey, the River Dee, Aberdeenshire, the River Tweed, the River Eden, the River Forth, the Sulby River, and the River Don, Aberdeenshire. The River Shannon is the longest. The largest lake, the Lough Neagh, which is located in Northern Ireland, has a surface area of 147.87 square miles. The Loch Ness, which is a lake that gets its name from loch being the scottish word for ‘lake’, and the river that flows into it, named the River Ness. The Loch Ness is famous for having a serpent like monster, called the Loch Ness Monster, living in the lake! The Loch Ness Monster is described as being a multi-humped sea serpent like body. While this is all a myth, it is very interesting to learn about. Eas a Chual Alluinn, which is located in Scotland, is the largest waterfall in the British Isles. It has a 200 meter drop- that is the length of 2 Big Bens, which is a giant clock located in London, England. However, not all the interesting geographical features are water, some are mountainous. 

The highest mountains in the British Isles are located in Scotland, which is also where the largest waterfall is. A mountain in Scotland with an elevation of over 3,000 feet is called a Munro. Munros are named after Sir Hugh Munro, who produced the first know list, known as Munros Tables, in 1891. The tallest mountain in Scotland is Ben Nevis, with an elevation of 1344 metres, which is 4,409 feet. In comparison to Mount Everest, which is the tallest mountain in the world, with an elevation of over 8,000 meters. Snowdon, the tallest mountain in Whales, has an elevation of 1085 metres, or 3559 feet. Scafell Pike is the tallest mountain in England. The elevation of Scafell Pike is 978 metres, converting to 3208 feet. The highest mountain in Nothern Ireland is Slieve Donard Beg Mor, with an elevation of 850 meters, or 2788 feet. A marylin is the word for a mountain or hill that has a elevation of atleast 492 feet, or 150 meters, but less than 914 meters. There are 158 marylins in whales, 176 in England, and 65 in Northern Ireland. The overall geomorphology of the Britsh isles was shaped by the combination of forces including tectonics and climate change, in particular, glaciation in the northern and western areas. Many amazing flaura and fauna call these mountains, lakes, and rivers their home. 

The Fauna of the British isles is very interesting. Because of the Isles temperate climate, it holds a very small fraction of the world's fauna. While the European Adder, Vipera berus ,  is the only poisonous snake native to the british isles, amphibians and reptiles that resides there include slowworms, the great-crested newt, the smooth newt, the natterjack toad, the common frog, the pool frog, the barred grass snake, the smooth snake, and leatherback turtles. Leatherback turtles live in the Irish Sea, however, they are rarely spotted by humans. There are no snakes in Ireland, rumor is Saint Patrick banished them all for being minions for the devil. While many american people celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with drinking and food, they are very unclear on the reason as to why we celebrate. Maybe we should be celebrating a snake free Ireland. Mammals are not numerous in the Isles, since many of the native species, such as the grey wolf, the reindeer, and the brown bear, have been extinct there for centuries. The largest native mammals that live there are the Red Deer, Cervus elaphus,  which are common throughout England, Scotland, and Whales. The Red Deer is the fourth largest deer species, looking closer in size and build to an elk, than the common American white-tailed deer. While it is a common american pet, hedgehogs roam wild in the British isles, often sneaking into peoples gardens. It should be noted that while they are similar, they American Hedgehog and the European Hedgehog are different. Shrews are also popular, including the pygmy shrew, which is one of the smallest mammals in the world. Rodents are also extremely popular, including the brown rat, which is the second most populous mammal on earth, secon donly to humans. Due to the introduction of the North American Grey Squirrel, the Red Squrriel, a species native to the British Isles, is extremely scarce in England and Wales. However, unlike Grey Squirrels, Red Squirrels can swim!  There are lots of birds on the British Isles, though most people report ‘Mostly its just seagulls n pigeons here tho’. While this isn’t scientific, or grammatically correct, I would say it’s true. I do not live on the British Isles though, so I don’t to an opinion, or any evidence. Did you know over 17 species of bats reside in the British Isles?  While the animals of the British Isles arent that interesting, they have alot of very cool plants!

 The flora of the British Isles is one of the best documented in the world. Over 1,390 native species have been documented, and over 1,000 non-native species! Woodlands cover approximately ⅓ of the 121,684 mi2 that make up the Isles. Winters contain short days, the sun rising at about 7am, and setting and 4pm. Winter, like in the United States, runs from November to March. While the winters do not get as cold as they do in America, fall includes a drastic drop in temperature, so the plant life greatly decreases. Summer and spring are mild, and spring brings a a vast amount of flowers. These flowers include Irises, Tulips, Hyacinths, Peonies, Daffodils, and Allium.  The common native ferns in the British Isles are Hart’s Tongue Fern, Hard Fern, the Male Fern, and Drypteris dilatata (commonly known as the broad-buckler fern). Conifers include the Eurpoean larch, Juniper, Douglas fir, Norway spruce, Yew, European Silver Fir, and Lodgepole Pine. Abies alba, more commonly known as the European Silver Fir, or the Silver Fir, is native to the mountains on the British Isles. The oil from the needles contains incredible antibaterical and anti-inflammatory properties.  Some common flowering plants are the Stinking Iris, the Stinking Helleborne, the Snake’s Head fritillary, Lily of the Valley, and the Wood Anemone. The Stinking Iris, also known as Iris foetidissima , is a plant that is described as having an odor comparable to that of beef. It is poisonous to humans and livestock. The Snow Lily is a flower found only in the mountains of Wales. 

 The Vikings invaded the British Isles from the 8th to the 11th century. At the start of the Medival Period, the Scandanavian Kings has established trade links, going as far from Southern Europe to the Medditeranian, giving them access to foreign ports, specifically in silver, gold, bronze, and spices. These trade routes also extended westward into Ireland and Europe. In the last decades of the 8th century, the Vikings decided to sack several christian monastaries in northern Britian. Over the next 3 centuaries, the vikings launching increasingly larger invasions and settled many areas, including Great Britian and Ireland. What first started as raiding, turned to colonazation about 50 years after the initial raids. By 866, many Anglo-saxon kings were surrendering land to the vikings. In 980, the Vikings began more attacks, looking for more land. The english tried to pay them off, but it did not work. In 1002, King Æthelred of Scandanavia, declared that all Danes living in England would be executed. This day became known as the St. Brice’s Day Masacre. While History is unsure of how many people were actually slaughtered, the effect was still vast and devastating. 

The British Isles in te Middle Ages were divided into multiple kingdoms: the Anglo-Saxons (England), the Picts, the Gaels of Dal Rita, and the Briton of Strathclyde. England immerged after the fall of the Roman Empire. The economy was in tatters and many of the cities had been abandoned. After several centuries of German immigration, new identities and cultures began to emerge. A rich and ecstatic culture flourished under the Anglo-Saxons, paintings and art were exquisite, epic poetry and songs were produced.  In the 7th century, Anglo-Saxons converted to christiantity. As mentioned previously, in the 8th and 9th century, England faced viking attacks. Despite the Danish seizure of power at the start of the 11th century, it can be argued that by 1060 England was a powerful, concrete state with a powerful army and a flourishing economy. In the 14th century England saw famine and plague. The Black Death, or bubuonic plague, killed over 25 million british people, rich and poor, young and old. Those infected died quickly, either from infection of the swelling pestules on their body, or from the disease itself. Tramission is reported from the fleas on rats, but new theories suggest maybe lice on humans, or infected grain. Jewish people were wrongfully blamed for the plague, since they carried the FMF mutations and died at lower rates then christians. Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a genetic mutation which offers immunity to the Black Death. This is possibly the only reason we evolved this disease almost out of exisitence. Worldwide, there are still about 1,000 to 2,000 cases of the plague, but modern day science has treatments. 

The Scots and the Picts merged in the 9th century under the House of Alpin to form the Kingdom of Alba, with a Pictish base, and dominated by Gaelic culture. After being briefly invaded by the English in the late 13th century, Scotland regained control, declaring its freedom from England in the 14th century. Unlike England, Scotland had no abandoned towns dating from the Roman Empire. Because of the poor communication, Middle Age settlements disagreed on the agriculutre of the kingdom, but toward the end of the Middle Ages, Scotland had begun to develop a craft and industry network. Previous to this, they had mostly traded raw goods out of their exports. Wales in the middle ages covers the development of  Wales after the fall of the Roman empire, to the annexation of The Kingdom of Wales from the English crown in the early 16th century. When the Romans fell, Wales was divided into multiple kingdoms, the largest being Gwynedd in Northwest Wales, and Powys in the East. For a single man to rule any of the kingdoms during the High Middle Ages was rare. Eventually they all united under the Kingdom of Wales. Ireland in the Middle Ages had vast castles for the rich, and smaller houses for the poor. The economy was struggling and they had little to no food. While the Irish history isn’t as rich and interesting as that of the English or the Scottish, it was still worth mentioning. 

Modern day British Isles consists of the British Islands and Ireland. Ireland is further subdivided into Northern Ireland and Ireland, while Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom. The British Islands are divided into Isle of Man, Jersey, Guernsey, and The United Kingdom. The United Kingdom consists of Great Britian and Norther Ireland. Great Britian is Scotland, Wales, and England. England is ruled by the King of England. For judicial purposes, Scotland, Northern Ireland and England and Wales (the latter being one entity) form separate legal jurisdictions, with there being no single law for the United Kingdom as a whole.The United Kingdom and Ireland have separate forms of media, although British television, newspapers, and magazines are widely available in Ireland. Certain television shows involve the entirety of the islands, such as The X Factor. Seasons 3, 4, and 7 had auditions in Dublin, and voting was open to people who lived in Ireland. The show previously known as Britian’s Next Top Model became known as Britian and Ireland’s Next Top Model in 2011. Many popular sports had their rules codified in Britian, including golf, cricket, and rugby, waterpolo, and handball. Rugby is similar to american football but you use a soccerball instead of a football. 

The British Isles truly are a fascinating and historical place. They have seen plague, death, famine, war, the fall of a great empire, the rise of a new one, massacre, and slavery. The vast plant and animal life create a beautiful and placid place for people to call their home. Many people travel to tourist spots each year, such as the London Bridge, and Big Ben. Big Ben is a gianormous clock located in London that is almost a mile high. Many British people enjoy sports such as cricket, golf and rugby. The Ryder cup was originally played between the United States and team from Ireland and Great Britain, but since 1979, this cup has grown to include all of Europe. London, a major city in England, is known for its museums, rich history, and stunning arhcietecture. Cardiff, the capital of wales, is one of Europe’s smallest captial cities, and is home to the oldest record store in the world. Dublin, the capitol of Ireland, is known for its long history of tradition and its warm welcome to travelors. Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, is famous for being the first city in the entire world to have its own fire service. Unlike in America where the leading cause of death is smoking, the highest cause of death in the Britsh Isles is dementia. Does this mean British people are healthier than Americans This? Maybe there was wisdom behind my French teachers skit about the stupid lazy Americans after all. Although it is frowned upon and considered un-American to say that, we are a pretty lazy culture, poisoning ourself and the planet daily, with our lifestyle. Maybe we should learn from the British. This essay was incredibly enlighting. Before I wrote it, I thought the British Isles was a place for tea and soccer named wrong. Instead, it is a great place, with a vast history. More people should learn about the British Isles, even if they do not live there. I hope one day to travel to the British Isles, to see the world, learn the culture, and maybe even see a wild Hedgehog eat a wild strawberry in my garden in the morning.. Since the first humans landed in the British Isles almost 1 million years ago, the islands have grown into a place with a rich history and amazing geography, with amazing stories and beautiful plant and animal life. 

@tinywhisper11 people can be really mean but I'm a better bunny for it. 😔 and I'm so proud of you for learning, it's never to late!