Considering its size and
population the rainswept
island of Britain has given the world
proportionately more than any other nation on
earth.
Britain has given the world its number 1 international
language.English is the native language for millions throughout
the planet and the 2nd language for billions more.
Britain invented Parliamentary Democracy and
legal systems - since adopted by
nations throughout the world.
Isaac Newton and his theories on gravity,maths,astronomy, physics,laws of motion,optics & prisms are
still used as the basis for all science worldwide.
Charles Darwins' Theory of Evolution transformed
human beings understanding of ourselves and our place
in the natural world.
More recently in the 1980s Tim Berners-Lee invented
the World Wide Web.
Britain started the Industrial Revolution with all its
world changing pioneering engineering,mechanical,manufacturing and scientific techniques - the world's first steam engine,
first train etc.....
The sports of cricket,rugby, and
football (the worlds' favourite game) all came from Britain.
More importantly,Britain gave the world punk
rock,heavy metal, glam rock, psychadelia,the punk/ska two tone revolution and street styles
and fashions-'tudors' (teddy boys), skinheads (the
proper ones),mods,punks,goths,new romantics -
most now found throughout the world.
Britain has produced a mass of internationally
renowned literature which has since passed into folklore.This includes Mary Shelley's
'Frankenstein' which first introduced to the world the concept of
the zombie.Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' was the world's
first 'undead' vampire.
British literature bequeathed the classics of Shakespeare,and
Charles Dickens (A Christmas Carol/Scrooge,Oliver
Twist,Great Expectations),works by Roald Dahl (Matilda,Charlie &
The Chocolate Factory,The Witches) and HG
Wells(The Time Machine,War Of The Worlds) Alice
In Wonderland, Peter Pan,The Hobbit,Lord Of The
Rings,Sherlock Holmes,Brave New World,Narnia,Lion The Witch & The Wardrobe,Golden
Compass,Harry Potter and more.
Many of these have since been made into films
Since the days of Charlie Chaplin,Stan Laurel,Boris Karloff,Cary Grant and Hitchcock to
Michael Caine,Sean Connery,Antony Hopkins to more
recently Daniel Day Lewis,and Jude Law British
actors and directors have played a pivotal role in both
Hollywood and the UK film industry.
7 of the 10 most popular worldwide films of the past 5
years were based on British books including 'Narnia',
'Harry Potter','Charlie & The Chocolate Factory','Lord Of The Rings' and James Bond.
