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B. The first major settlement was founded by the Romans in 43 and lasted 17 years before it was attacked and burned by a native British tribe. It was rebuilt, and Londinium became the capital of the Roman province of Britannia in 100.
D. The River Thames flows through southern England and into the North Sea. It enabled London to become a major trading center and grow into the largest city in Europe.
A. Great Britain is the ninth largest island in the world and home of about 60 million people. Most of England, Scotland and Wales are on the island. They also occupy territory on smaller nearby islands.
C. London has been the capital of England since the 12th century and became the capital of the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707 when the crowns of England and Scotland were officially united. In 1801, the Kingdom of Ireland was added to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. After the Irish War of Independence ended in 1921 most of Ireland seceded from the Union, which then became the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.