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South East England is one of the nine official regions of England. It was created in 1994 and was adopted for statistics in 1999. Its boundaries include Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Surrey and West Sussex.

Its population as of the 2001 census was 8,000,550; the most populous region. The highest point is Walbury Hill in Berkshire at 297m/974 ft. In common usage the area referred to by South East may vary.

Until 1999 there was a South East Standard Statistical Region which also included the counties of Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Greater London. The former South East Civil Defence Region covered the same area as the current government office region.

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Reading ( pronunciation (help·info)) is a large town, unitary authority area (the Borough of Reading) and urban area in Berkshire, England. It is at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, midway between London and Swindon off the M4 motorway. There is a town near Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America that is named after this Reading. The name Reading is  /ˈrɛdɪŋ/ to rhyme with bedding).

Reading was an important national centre in the medieval period, as the site of an important monastery with strong royal connections, but suffered economic damage during the 17th century from which it took a long time to recover. Today it is again an important commercial centre, with strong links to information technology and insurance. It is also a university town, with two universities and a large student population.

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Hever Castle, in Kent, England (in the village of Hever), was the seat of the Boleyn family, later bestowed to Anne of Cleves following her divorce from King Henry VIII of England.

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John (24 December 1166 – 19 October 1216^[1]) reigned as King of England from 6 April 1199, until his death. He succeeded to the throne as the younger brother of King Richard I (known in later times as "Richard the Lionheart"). John acquired the nicknames of "Lackland" (French: Sans Terre) for his lack of an inheritance as the youngest son and for his loss of territory to France, and of "Soft-sword" for his alleged military ineptitude.^[2] He was a Plantagenet or Angevin king.

Apart from entering popular legend as the enemy of Robin Hood, he is also known for when he acquiesced to the nobility and signed Magna Carta, a document limiting his power which is popularly thought as an early first step in the evolution of modern democracy.

Born at Beaumont Palace, Oxford, John was the fifth son and last of eight children born to Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine. He was almost certainly born in 1166 instead of 1167, as is sometimes claimed.

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[−] South East England

[+] Berkshire

[+] Bracknell Forest

[+] Brighton and Hove

[+] Buckinghamshire

[+] Cities in South East England

[+] East Sussex

[+] Hampshire

[+] Isle of Wight

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[×] Lists of schools in South East England

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[+] Milton Keynes

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[+] Portsmouth

[×] Postcode areas covering South East England

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[+] Southampton

[+] Surrey

[+] West Berkshire

[+] West Sussex

[+] Windsor and Maidenhead

[+] Wokingham

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