List of United Kingdom-related topics

List of United Kingdom topics. You can access this list quickly by typing "UK topics"

United Kingdom main page

• Demographics of the United Kingdom
  • Population of England - historical estimates

Nations and states of the British Isles

• England
• Scotland
• Wales
• Northern Ireland
• Republic of Ireland
• Isle of Man
• Channel Islands

Historical states of the British Isles

• Ancient Britain
• Roman Britain
• Heptarchy
• States in Medieval Britain
• Kingdom of Ireland
• Kingdom of Great Britain (when England & Scotland merged in 1707);
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (when Great Britain and Ireland merged in 1801)
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland the modern state nominally known as the United Kingdom

United Kingdom overseas territories

• Anguilla
• Bermuda
• British Antarctic Territory
• British Indian Ocean Territory
• British Virgin Islands
• Cayman Islands
• Falkland Islands
• Gibraltar
• Montserrat
• Pitcairn Islands
• Saint Helena
  • Ascension Island
  • Tristan da Cunha
• South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
• Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia in Cyprus
• Turks and Caicos Islands

Communications

• Communications in the United Kingdom
• Stamps and postal history of the United Kingdom
• List of postal codes in the United Kingdom (British postcodes)
• British telephone area codes (STD codes)
• Ukonline.gov.uk (central portal into various government websites)

Charities

• British Heart Foundation (BHF)
• ChildLine
• Comic Relief
• Oxfam
• Macmillan Cancer Relief
• Mercy Corps
• NSPCC National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
• Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB)
• Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI)
• Royal Society for Nature Conservation (RSNC)
• Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA)
• Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
• Samaritans
• The Sue Ryder Foundation
• Terrence Higgins Trust

See also: the Charity Commission

Culture of the United Kingdom

• Television and Radio
  • British Broadcasting Corporation
  • Independent Television
  • Channel 4
  • S4C
  • five
  • List of radio stations in the United Kingdom
  • List of television stations in the United Kingdom
  • Content:
  • British sitcom
  • British comedy
  • 100 Greatest Kid's TV shows

• British art
  • English school of painting
  • National Gallery, London
  • National Portrait Gallery
  • Tate gallery
  • Turner Prize

• British film
  • The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
  • British Independent Film Awards

• British literature
  • British Library
  • British comics

• Music in the UK
  • British popular music
    • British Invasion
    • New Wave of British Heavy Metal
    • Britpop
    • One-hit wonders in the UK
    • United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest
  • Music Hall
  • Classical Music
    • BBC Symphony Orchestra
    • City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO)
    • Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    • Philharmonia
    • London Symphony Orchestra
    • London Philharmonic Orchestra
    • The Proms

• Cultural icons
  • Bagpipes (Scotland)
  • Baked beans
  • Big Ben chimes
  • Black Cab (hackney cab)
  • Bowler hat
  • Brit Pop
  • Britannia
  • British Lion
  • Bulldog
  • Cool Britannia
  • John Bull
  • Kilt (Scotland)
  • Marmite
  • Red telephone boxes
  • Robin
  • Robin Hood
  • Rain
  • Routemaster bus
  • Sherlock Holmes
  • Swinging Sixties
  • Tea, (cup of)
  • Tommy Atkins (generic name for a British soldier)
  • Brodie helmet (helmet worn by the above)
  • Umbrella
  • Union Jack

• British theatre
  • Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
  • Royal National Theatre
  • Laurence Olivier Awards

• Dance
  • Morris dance
  • Maypole Dancing

• Festivals in the United Kingdom

• Museums
  • Museums in England
  • Museums in Northern Ireland
  • Museums in Scotland
  • Museums in Wales
  • List of British railway museums

• Gardens
  • List of botanical gardens in the United Kingdom
  • Gardens in England
  • Gardens in Scotland
  • Gardens in Wales
  • Gardens in Northern Ireland

• Public house
  • CAMRA
  • Pub quiz

Education

• Education in the United Kingdom
• List of schools in the United Kingdom
• List of British Universities
• British Bachelor's degree classification
• Public school (UK)
• School years (United Kingdom)
• Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education

Environment

• Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
• Environmentally Sensitive Area
• Climate of the United Kingdom
• Conservation in the United Kingdom
• National Nature Reserves
• National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty
• Site of Special Scientific Interest
• Rivers of the United Kingdom
• Waterways in the United Kingdom
  • British Waterways
  • History of the British canal system
  • Reservoirs and dams in the United Kingdom

Built environment

• Abbeys and priories in England
• Bridges
  • Crossing the Thames, inc tunnels
• Council house
• Housing association
• Historic houses in England
• New towns
• Piers

Ethnic Groups

• British Afro-Caribbean community
• Travellers
  • Irish Travellers

Food

• British cuisine

Geography of the United Kingdom

• Subdivisions of the United Kingdom
  • Cities of the United Kingdom
  • Conurbations in the United Kingdom
  • Towns of the United Kingdom
  • England
    • Administrative counties of England
    • Ceremonial counties of England
    • Regions of England
    • Subdivisions of England
    • List of towns in England
    • Traditional counties of England
  • Northern Ireland
    • List of towns in Northern Ireland
  • Scotland
    • Lieutenancy areas of Scotland
    • List of burghs in Scotland
    • Subdivisions of Scotland
    • Traditional counties of Scotland
  • Wales
    • Ceremonial counties of Wales
    • List of towns in Wales
    • Subdivisions of Wales
    • Traditional counties of Wales

Geology of the United Kingdom

History of Britain

• History of the United Kingdom
  • History of England
    • History of London
    • England: Absolutism and Constitutionalism
  • History of Scotland
  • History of Wales
  • History of Ireland
  • British Empire and the Commonwealth
  • Roman Britain

Languages in the United Kingdom

• English
  • British English including dialects and regional accents
  • Oxford English Dictionary
  • American and British English differences
  • Received Pronunciation
  • Estuary English
  • Cockney rhyming slang
  • Cant
  • Polari
  • Scottish English
• Welsh
• Scots in Scotland and Ulster
• Scots Gaelic
• Irish
• Cornish
• British Sign Language (BSL)
• Romany
• Hindi

Law and Policing

• British Police
  • Serious Organised Crime Agency
• Capital punishment in the United Kingdom
• Crown Prosecution Service
• Courts of England and Wales

• English Law (also applies to Wales)
  • Constitutional Law
  • Magna Carta (1215)
  • Petition of Right (1628)
• Scots Law
• Common Law
• European Union Law

Military

• Military of the United Kingdom
• The United Kingdom and weapons of mass destruction
• Ministry of Defence
• British military history
  • British military history of World War II
  • Bletchley Park

Monarchy

• List of British monarchs
• British Royal Family
• Coronation (United Kingdom)
• List of UK organisations with royal patronage
• List of UK place names with royal patronage
• List of Succession to the British Throne
• Palaces

Money, Economics and Business

• Bank of England
• Bank of Scotland
• Royal Bank of Scotland
• British coinage
• British banknotes
• Pound Sterling

• Economy of the United Kingdom
  • Tourism in England
  • Tourism in Scotland
  • Tourism in Wales
• The Great Depression in the United Kingdom

• List of British companies

Newspapers

• History of British newspapers
• List of newspapers in the United Kingdom

Peerage

• Peerage of England
• Peerage of Scotland
• Peerage of Great Britain
• Peerage of Ireland
• Peerage of the United Kingdom
• Representative peer

Politics

• Politics of the United Kingdom
  • Parliament of the United Kingdom
    • List of Parliaments of the United Kingdom
    • List of Parliaments of Great Britain
    • House of Commons
      • List of British MPs
    • House of Lords
  • Government of the United Kingdom
    • Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
    • Cabinet of the United Kingdom
    • Intelligence Services
    • Local Government in the United Kingdom
      • Local government in England
    • Public Bodies and Task Forces of the UK Government
  • Constitution of the United Kingdom
  • Elections in the United Kingdom
  • Referendums in the United Kingdom
    • UK referendum on EU constitution
  • List of political parties in the United Kingdom
  • Courts of the United Kingdom
  • Pressure groups in the United Kingdom
  • Foreign relations of the United Kingdom
  • Ambassadors from the United Kingdom
  • British honours system
• Politics of Scotland
  • Scottish Parliament
    • Members of the Scottish Parliament
    • Scottish Parliamentary Election, 1999
    • Scottish Parliamentary Election, 2003
  • Local government in Scotland
• National Assembly for Wales
  • Welsh Assembly Government

Religions of the United Kingdom

• Christianity
  • Church of England (the established state church in England)
  • Church of Scotland (the established state church in Scotland)
  • Methodism
  • Roman Catholic Church
  • United Reformed Church
  • Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
• Hinduism
• Islam
• Judaism
• Sikhism
• Buddhism
• Druidism
• See also:
  • Atheism/ Irreligion
  • Jedi (not a religion; despite campaign to enter it as such on 2001 census forms)

Science and Technology

• List of UK government scientific research institutes

Sports and Games

• Cricket
  • Marylebone Cricket Club
  • Middlesex County Cricket Club
• Curling
• Darts
• English billiards
• Eton Wall Game
• Fives (including Eton Fives)
• Football
  • England
    • The Football Association
    • English national football team
    • FA Premier League
    • The Football League
    • FA Cup
    • English football league system
    • National League System
  • Scotland
    • Scottish Football Association
    • Scottish national football team
    • List of Scottish Football Clubs
    • Scottish Football League
    • Scottish Premier League
    • Highland Football League
    • East of Scotland Football League
    • South of Scotland Football League
    • Scottish Junior Football Association
    • North Caledonian Football League
    • Scottish Cup
  • Northern Ireland
    • Irish Football Association (not to be confused with the Football Association of Ireland)
    • Northern Ireland national football team
    • Irish Football League (not to be confused with the Football League of Ireland)
  • Wales
    • Football Association of Wales
    • Welsh national football team
    • League of Wales
• Hiking
  • Long-distance footpaths in the UK
  • Ramblers' Association
• Rowing
  • Boat Race (Oxford vs Cambridge)
  • Henley Royal Regatta
• Lawn tennis
• Skittles
• Snooker
• Skiing
  • Ski Club of Great Britain

Transport in the United Kingdom

• Railway system
  • History
  • Stations A-Z
• British car number plates
• British Road Numbering Scheme
• List of British car manufacturers
• List of motorways in the United Kingdom
• Waterways in the United Kingdom
• Tunnels in the United Kingdom

Youth Organisations

• Boys' Brigade
• Girl Guides
• Scouting
• Woodcraft Folk
• Youth Hostels Association

Miscellaneous

• National Health Service
• British national identity card
• British Professional Bodies
• List of English people
• List of Irish people
• List of Scots
• List of Welsh people
• Women's Institute
• Imperial measurements
• List of London's gentlemans' clubs
• List of UK learned societies
• List of famous British miles

See also

• Lists of country-related topics - similar lists for other countries