List of cultural icons of the United Kingdom

rdf:langString List of cultural icons of the United Kingdom

rdf:langString The cultural icons and symbols of the United Kingdom are mostly interchangeable with symbols of Britain. This page could, theoretically, be called British cultural icons. The list includes certain symbols of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland which, for one reason or another, may be perceived to be shared by other parts of the United Kingdom, or were founded or invented after the Union of the Crowns in 1603 or the British Act of Union 1707, or before the creation of the constituent countries (hence the inclusion of Stonehenge). It is based upon the idea that there is a sense of Britishness and shared cultural icons. Icons of the United Kingdom include: * Sir Arthur Conan Doyle * Charles Darwin * Sir Isaac Newton * Dracula * Alice * David Attenborough * The Beatles * David Beckham * Big Ben (officially, the Elizabeth Tower) * James Bond * Britannia * British history * The British sense of humour * Buckingham Palace * British Bulldog * Cadbury * Charlie Chaplin * The Chronicles of Narnia * Winston Churchill * The coastline * Cricket * Crumpets * The cup of tea * Charles Dickens * David Bowie * Doctor Who * Edward Elgar * Elizabeth II * Elton John * Fish and Chips * The Flying Scotsman * The King and the Royal Family * Football * Full English breakfast. * Locomotion No 1 * London Underground * The black, London Hackney Carriage taxi * Marmite * Match of the Day * The Mini automobile * Mind the gap * Mr. Bean * Sherlock Holmes * The Houses of Parliament * Scottish kilts * Monty Python * Only Fools and Horses * Harry Potter * John Bull * Paddington Bear * Peppa Pig * Peter Rabbit * The Pound sterling * The Proms * The Pub * Punch and Judy * Queen * Received Pronunciation, or the Queen's English * The Red Arrows * Royal Ascot top hat * Royal Mail red pillar box * The red telephone box. * The red AEC Routemaster double-decker bus * The Rolling Stones * Rugby Football * Soap operas (Coronation Street, Emmerdale, EastEnders) * Sherlock Holmes * The Spice Girls * Stonehenge * The Sunday roast * Thomas & Friends * The Tower of London * The Union Flag * Wallace and Gromit * Whisky * The White Cliffs of Dover * The Who * William Shakespeare * Queen Victoria * The Prince of Wales * The Princess of Wales * Diana, Princess of Wales