In 1657, England's puritanical leader, Oliver Cromwell, passed a law making it illegal to serve richly flavored food. This is false and could have been a reason why people say English food isn't very good but it's just not true. The Commonwealth was the political structure during the period 1649-1660 when England and Wales were governed as a republic after the end of the Second English Civil War.
[Part 2 of 2] James and Luke discuss some more "facts" about the UK, but can you guess if they are true or false? Learn some interesting trivia about life in Britain, and improve your vocabulary in the process.
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