place_of_birth lionel tennyson
___MASK23___ is a country that is part of the United Kingdom . It shares land borders with ___MASK5___ to the north and Wales to the west . The Irish Sea lies northwest of ___MASK23___ and the Celtic Sea lies to the southwest . ___MASK23___ is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south . The country covers five - eighths of the island of Great Britain ( which lies in the North Atlantic ) in its centre and south ; and includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles of Scilly , and the Isle of Wight . Rother is a local government district in East ___MASK13___ , England . The district is named after the River Rother which flows within its boundaries . ___MASK70___ is the capital and ___MASK17___ populous city of ___MASK23___ and the United Kingdom , as well as the ___MASK17___ populous city proper in the European Union . Standing on the River Thames in the south east of the island of Great Britain , ___MASK70___ has been a major settlement for two millennia . It was founded by the Romans , who named it " Londinium ". ___MASK70___ ' s ancient core , the City of ___MASK70___ , largely retains its medieval boundaries . Since at least the 19th century , " ___MASK70___ " has also referred to the metropolis around this core , historically ___MASK64___ between Middlesex , Essex , ___MASK96___ , Kent , and Hertfordshire , which today largely makes up Greater ___MASK70___ , governed by the Mayor of ___MASK70___ and the ___MASK70___ Assembly . The European ___MASK78___ ( ___MASK58___ ) is a political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe . It has an area of , and an estimated population of over 510 million . The ___MASK58___ has developed an internal single market through a standardised system of laws that apply in all member states . ___MASK58___ policies aim to ensure the free movement of people , goods , services , and capital within the internal market , enact legislation in justice and home affairs , and maintain common policies on trade , agriculture , fisheries , and regional development . Within the Schengen Area , passport controls have been abolished . A monetary union was established in 1999 and came into full force in 2002 , and is composed of 19 ___MASK58___ member states which use the euro currency . Lionel Hallam Tennyson , 3rd Baron Tennyson ( 7 November 1889 in ___MASK70___ -- 6 June 1951 in Bexhill - on - Sea , East ___MASK13___ ) was known principally as a cricketer who captained Hampshire and England . The grandson of the poet Alfred , Lord Tennyson , he succeeded his father to the title in 1928 , having been known before that as `` The Hon Lionel Tennyson '' . He should not be confused with his uncle , after whom he was named , who was also `` The Hon Lionel Tennyson '' . As a schoolboy at Eton College , he had been a fast bowler , but by the time he took up regular first - class cricket with Hampshire in 1913 , he bowled very rarely . During World War I he served with The Rifle Brigade in France . He was Mentioned in Despatches twice and three times wounded . Tennyson played nine Test matches for England , five of them on the tour of South Africa under Johnny Douglas in 1913 / 14 . In 1921 , England having lost six Test matches in succession to the Australians under Warwick Armstrong , Tennyson was recalled to the side for the second Test at Lord ' s , and though the game was again lost , he scored an undefeated 74 in the second innings against Jack Gregory and Ted McDonald at their fastest . That innings led him to be appointed captain for the three remaining matches of the series , succeeding Douglas . The next game was lost ; the final two matches were left drawn . At Headingley in the first of these three games as captain , Tennyson ___MASK64___ his hand while fielding in the Australians ' first innings but , patched up with what Wisden called a `` basket guard '' , he made 63 and 36 . Tennyson was captain of Hampshire from 1919 to 1932 . He was in charge of the side in the remarkable match against Warwickshire in 1922 , when Hampshire were bowled out for 15 runs in their first innings and , having been forced to follow on , then scored 521 in the second innings and won the match by 155 runs . In 1933 he published his autobiography From Verse To Worse which is reminiscent of P . G . Wodehouse . Returning from his second war - wound to the Western Front he records : `` I have never liked travelling light and so , though the amount of kit I arrived with may , in fact have aroused a certain amount of astonishment , I was quickly forgiven by my commanding officer as well as by everyone else , when they found out that it included , among other things , a case of champagne . '' He was appointed Honorary Colonel of 51st ( ___MASK70___ ) Heavy Anti - Aircraft Regiment , Royal Artillery ( a Territorial Army unit based in Chelsea , ___MASK70___ ) on 9 August 1931 and held the position until 1947 . He led several non - Test match tours overseas , to India , South Africa and the West Indies . He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1914 . He was married for a period to Clare Tennant . Andy Warhol ( born ___MASK20___ Warhola ; August 6 , 1928  February 22 , 1987 ) was an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art . His works explore the relationship between artistic expression , celebrity culture , and advertising that flourished by the 1960s . Michael Morpurgo , OBE , FRSL , FKC , DL ( born 5 October 1943 ) is an English book author , poet , playwright , and librettist who is known ___MASK73___ for children ' s novels such as " War Horse " ( 1982 ). His work is noted for its " magical storytelling ", for recurring themes such as the triumph ___MASK85___ an outsider or survival , for characters ' relationships with nature , and for vivid settings such as the Cornish coast or World War I . Morpurgo became the third British Children ' s Laureate , from 2003 to 2005 . Londinium was a settlement established on the current site ___MASK85___ the City ___MASK85___ ___MASK70___ around 43 . Its ___MASK32___ over the River Thames turned the city into a road nexus and major port , serving as a major commercial centre in Roman Britain until its abandonment during the 5th century . ___MASK14___ , also known as Britain , is a large ___MASK91___ in the north Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe . With an area of , ___MASK14___ is the largest European ___MASK91___ and the ninth - largest in the world . In 2011 the ___MASK91___ had a population of about 61 million people , making it the world ' s third - ___MASK17___ populous ___MASK91___ after Java in Indonesia and Honshu in Japan . The ___MASK91___ of Ireland is situated to the west of it , and together these islands , along with over 1 , 000 smaller surrounding islands , comprise the British Isles archipelago . South East ___MASK23___ is the most populous of the nine official regions of ___MASK23___ at the first level of NUTS for statistical purposes . It consists of Berkshire , Buckinghamshire , East ___MASK13___ , Hampshire , the Isle of Wight , ___MASK55___ , Oxfordshire , ___MASK96___ and West ___MASK13___ . As with the other regions of ___MASK23___ , apart from Greater London , the south east has no elected government . Victorian architecture is a series ___MASK85___ architectural revival styles in the mid - to - late 19th century . " Victorian " refers to the reign ___MASK85___ Queen ___MASK80___ ( 1837  1901 ), called the Victorian era , during which period the styles known as Victorian were used in construction . However , many elements ___MASK85___ what is typically termed " Victorian " architecture did not become popular until later in ___MASK80___ ' s reign . The styles often included interpretations and eclectic revivals ___MASK85___ historic styles mixed with the introduction ___MASK85___ middle east and Asian influences . The name represents the British and French custom ___MASK85___ naming architectural styles for a reigning monarch . Within this naming and classification scheme , it follows Georgian architecture and later Regency architecture , and was succeeded by Edwardian architecture . The De La Warr Pavilion is a grade I listed building , located on the seafront at Bexhill on Sea , East ___MASK13___ , on the ___MASK61___ of England . A ___MASK56___ house was historically the main residence of the lord of the ___MASK56___ . The house formed the administrative centre of a ___MASK56___ in the European feudal system ; within its great hall were held the lord ' s manorial courts , communal meals with manorial tenants and great banquets . The term is today loosely applied to various country houses , frequently dating from the late medieval era , which formerly housed the gentry . The ___MASK70___ Assembly is an elected body , part of the ___MASK57___ Authority , that scrutinises the activities of the Mayor of ___MASK70___ and has the power , with a two - thirds majority , to amend the Mayor ' s annual budget and to reject the Mayor ' s draft statutory strategies . The assembly was established in 2000 and meets at City Hall on the South Bank of the River Thames , close to Tower ___MASK32___ . The assembly is also able to investigate other issues of importance to Londoners ( transport , environmental matters , etc .), publish its findings and recommendations , and make proposals to the Mayor . East ___MASK13___ is a county in South East England . It is bordered by the counties of ___MASK55___ to the north and east , ___MASK96___ to the north west and West ___MASK13___ to the west , and to the south by the English Channel . Bexhill - on - Sea ( often simply Bexhill ) is a ___MASK44___ town situated in the county of East Sussex in South East England . An ancient town and part of the local - government district of Rother , Bexhill is home to a number of archaeological sites , a ___MASK56___ House in the Old Town , an abundance of Edwardian and Victorian architecture , and the famous De La Warr Pavilion : today a modern - art gallery  which has featured the work of Andy Warhol amongst others  and performance hall , where the likes of comedian Lee Evans and author Michael Morpurgo have appeared . The English Channel (" the Sleeve " [ hence ] " Sea ___MASK85___ Brittany " " British Sea "), also called simply the Channel , is the body ___MASK85___ water that separates southern ___MASK23___ from northern France , and joins the southern part ___MASK85___ the North Sea to the rest ___MASK85___ the Atlantic Ocean . The United ___MASK12___ and Northern Ireland , commonly known as the United Kingdom ( UK ) or Britain , is a sovereign country in western Europe . Lying off the north - western coast of the European mainland , it includes the island of Great Britain ( the name of which is also loosely applied to the whole country ), the north - eastern part of the island of Ireland , and many smaller islands . Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign statethe ___MASK51___ of Ireland . Apart from this land border , the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean , with the North Sea to its east , the English Channel to its south and the Celtic Sea to its south - south - west , giving it the 12th - longest coastline in the world . The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland . With an area of , the UK is the 78th - largest sovereign state in the world and the 11th - largest in Europe . It is also the 21st - most populous country , with an estimated 65 . 1 million inhabitants . Together , this makes it the fourth most densely populated country in the European Union . The River ___MASK39___ is a river that flows through southern ___MASK23___ . At , it is the longest river entirely in ___MASK23___ and the second longest in the United Kingdom , after the River Severn . It also flows through Oxford ( where it is called Isis ), ___MASK42___ , Henley - on - ___MASK39___ and ___MASK100___ . The lower reaches of the river are called the Tideway , derived from its long tidal reach up to Teddington Lock . It rises at ___MASK39___ Head in Gloucestershire , and flows into the North Sea via the ___MASK39___ Estuary . The ___MASK39___ drains the whole of Greater London . ___MASK13___ ( abbreviated Sx ), from the Old English " Sþsaxe " ( South Saxons ), is a historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of ___MASK13___ . It is bounded to the west by Hampshire , north by ___MASK96___ , north - east by Kent , south by the English Channel , and divided for local government into West ___MASK13___ and East ___MASK13___ and the city of Brighton and Hove . Brighton and Hove was created as a unitary authority in 1997 , and granted City status in 2000 . Until then , Chichester was ___MASK13___ ' s only city . ___MASK96___ is a county in the south east of England and also one of the home counties bordering Greater London . ___MASK96___ shares borders with Kent to the east , East Sussex to the south - east , West Sussex to the south , Hampshire to the west and south - west and Berkshire to the north - west . The county town is Guildford . ___MASK96___ County Council sits extraterritorially at Kingston upon Thames , administered as part of Greater London since 1965 . With a resident population of 1 . 1 million , ___MASK96___ is the most densely populated and third most populated county in the South East region , after Kent and Hampshire . ___MASK60___ ( often abbreviated Herts ) is a county in southern ___MASK23___ , bordered by Bedfordshire to the north , Cambridgeshire to the north - east , Essex to the east , Buckinghamshire to the west and ___MASK57___ to the south . For government statistical purposes , it is placed in the East of ___MASK23___ region . ___MASK55___ is a county in South East England and one of the home counties . It borders Greater London to the north west , ___MASK96___ to the west , East Sussex to the south west , and Essex across the Thames Estuary to the north . The county town is Maidstone . The City ___MASK85___ ___MASK70___ is a city and county within ___MASK70___ . It constituted ___MASK17___ ___MASK85___ ___MASK70___ from its settlement by the Romans in the 1st century AD to the Middle Ages , but the agglomeration has since grown far beyond the City ' s borders . The City is now only a tiny part ___MASK85___ the metropolis ___MASK85___ ___MASK70___ , though it remains a notable part ___MASK85___ central ___MASK70___ . Administratively , it forms one ___MASK85___ the 33 local authority districts ___MASK85___ ___MASK57___ ; however , the City ___MASK85___ ___MASK70___ is not a ___MASK89___ , a status reserved for the other 32 districts ( including ___MASK70___ ' s only other city , the City ___MASK85___ ___MASK35___ ). ___MASK6___ ( abbreviation : Middx ) was a county in southeast ___MASK23___ that is now mostly part of ___MASK57___ , with small sections in neighbouring counties . It was established in the Anglo - Saxon system from the territory of the Middle Saxons , and existed as an official unit until 1965 . The historic county included land stretching north of the River Thames from east to west of the City of London with the rivers Colne and Lea and a ridge of hills as the other boundaries . The largely low - lying county , dominated by ___MASK81___ in its north and alluvium on gravel in its south , was the second smallest by area in 1831 . The Mayor ___MASK85___ ___MASK70___ is an elected politician who , along with the ___MASK70___ Assembly ___MASK85___ 25 members , is accountable for the strategic government ___MASK85___ ___MASK57___ . The current mayor is Sadiq Khan , who took up office on 9 May 2016 . The position had been held by Ken Livingstone from the creation ___MASK85___ the role on 4 May 2000 until he was defeated in 2008 by Boris Johnson , who served two terms before being succeeded by Khan . West ___MASK13___ is a county in the south of England , bordering East ___MASK13___ ( with Brighton and Hove ) to the east , Hampshire to the west and ___MASK96___ to the north , and to the south the English Channel . Chichester in the southwest is the county town and only city in West ___MASK13___ , with the largest towns being Crawley , Worthing and Horsham . West ___MASK13___ has a range of scenery , including wealden , downland and coastal . The highest point of the county is Blackdown , at 280 metres ( 919 ft ). It has a number of stately homes including Goodwood , Petworth House and Uppark and also castles such as Arundel Castle and Bramber Castle . Over half the county is protected countryside , offering walking , cycling and other recreational opportunities .