Influential and Powerful Is This Territory

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This is a poem about England. The world’s first modern Olympic games were held in a small town of much Wenlock (shropshire)- line 4. Benett’s of Irongate in Derby is the oldest department store in the world- line 5. Cambridge University press is the world’s oldest printing and publishing house in the world- line 6. French was its official language for about 300 years, from 1066 till 1362- lines 12 & 13. Statue of Anteros on Piccadilly circus is the world’s first statue to be cast in Aluminum- line 17. The world’s largest second hand book market is Hay-on-Wye- line 22. Windsor castle is the oldest and largest royal residence in the world still in use- line 24. Harry Ramsden is the largest fish and chip shop in the world- line 2. Thomas Harrot is the mathematician who invented the less than and greater than sign- line 30.

Ancient and modern is this heartbeat 
of a kingdom of four territories;
becoming the first biter to the endocarp of industrialization;
the first host to a global carnival of sports;
running the eldest of all notable department stores
and oldest without aging is one of its publishing houses.

A historic accumulator of colonies
with a spoken identity well pumped into different parts of the world
which has married diplomacy, economy and finance
to give global relevance to anyone who acquires it.
Even with this huge dominance,
Its initial lingua franca was
an adoption from its southern neighbor.

From Winchester to London, the route of its history is endless
Wwth the Lincoln cathedral the first overtaker
of the great pyramid of Gaza in an increasing participating race
and the first caster of the globe’s lifeless identity in Aluminium.
It’s a relentless consumer of Tea
having agents of law enforcement surprisingly not needing weapons
only but in situations of an adrenaline rush.

This defined region also has shoulders high above all others
in space and capacity showcased by Hay-on-Wye,
in dimensions and height, exhibited by Nature’s craft in Avebury,
in the size of a residence of royalty decorated in Windsor,
in numerical value of products traded in Harry ramsden
and a proud member of the starters’ club
in the creation of transportation mediums through rails.

The home of technology’s birth
and the courtyard where science is entertained
which is both less and greater than Thomas Harriot;
smiling when Christopher Merret and the Champagne
both got registered in history’s dairy.

The contribution of William Dockwra through stamps;
the excellence of Charles parsons shown in the stream turbine;
and the magic of Bletchley park
exhibited through the wonders of the colossus
are a fascinating fraction of a wing of its colourful feathers.
If these praises should spread online
The entire world of the internet has among others, Tim Berners to thank.

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