Three-quarters of the life of Columbus went sailing. He traveled on Portuguese ships, managed to live in Lisbon and the British Isles. Staying for a short time in a foreign country, he was constantly drawing maps, making new travel plans. It still remains a mystery how he managed to plan the shortest route from Europe to India. His calculations were based on the discoveries of the 15th century and the fact that the Earth has the shape of a ball.Gathering 90 people volunteer in 1492-1493, on three courts, he went on a journey across the Atlantic ocean. He became a pioneer of the Central part of the Bahamas, the Greater and Lesser Antilles. To him belongs the discovery of the North-Eastern coast of Cuba. The second expedition, which lasted from 1493 to 1496, already consisted of 17 ships and 2,5 thousand people. He discovered the Islands of Dominica,The lesser Antilles, Puerto Rico. After 40 days of sailing, arriving in Castile, he notified the government of the opening of a new route to Asia.
The culinary culture of the British Traditions and conservatism are evident at this Englishman in all, kuhna no exception. The British appreciate the simple cuisine and try to stick to it. Currently morning the British home the bacon, eggs, grilled tomatoes, sausages or kidney, mushrooms and smoked herring. The «real» food for any Englishman is the meat of mutton,pork, roast beef, roast potatoes and many vegetables. National dishes consist exclusively of such products. Very fond of the British feast on another traditional dish of stewed beans and toast. Lunch is rarely without a potato, an important component of food Englishmen. Potatoes cooked necessarily crispy, often in the form of chips. Eat fish, hamburgers, or just. Like the British and the «chip батги» - sliced loaf, with a filling of butter and fried potatoes. For dessert, like the British pies, rhubarb, strawberry cakes, rolls with jam. And of course, every English meal ends of pudding. The famous Yorkshire pudding is baked dough, and the traditional «black pudding» reminds blood sausage. The tourists coming to England, must enjoy national bread pudding, oil pudding and pudding «spotted dog» - boiled pudding with raisins. And of course sandwiches, from them the British never give up never. Traditional sandwich cooked with cheese and spicy spicy seasoning, but now make sandwiches with smoked salmon and chicken and with many other ingredients. Nothing is respected by the British as a fragrant sweet tea. Tea they appropriate the healing power and soothing properties. Tea for an Englishman is also an occasion to meet with friends. Like the British Indian tea, eating it with milk and sugar. The British are very sociable and like to visit the pubs where you can have a drink with friends on кружечке beer. High demand lager lager. If you buy beer in the bottle, then the British appreciate beer continental. In modern England is in great demand beer American, mainly among the young. However, the tradition has remained with the British «pint», mug, not sparkling, not supercooled, non-foaming beer, which smells of hops and that was bottled in the cellar of wooden barrels. Such beer British valued and respected the most. English cooking is not intricate, simple, somewhere conservative, but it will impress any traveler.
Mary I, 1553-1558
Charles II. 1660-1685
George I, 1714-1717
Victoria, 1837-1901