England, Great Britain, the UK, What does it all Mean!?
84The United Kingdom
The Union Jack.
Don't worry, It can be very confusing even for the average Brit! The names currently used are "The Kingdom of Great Britain" "The United Kingdom" (UK) and also "Great Britain"! Confused!? So was I.. The United Kingdom is a union of four constituent countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
England! Great Britain! United Kingdom (UK) consist of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. The Isle of Wight located off the South Coast of Britain. (See green arrow right) is also part off this country,
Northern Ireland is a constituent country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of Ireland. It shares a border with the Republic of Ireland.
Scotland is a country which occupies the northern third of Great Britain. It is part of the United Kingdom and shares a land border to the south with England. Until the 1 May 1707 The Kingdom of Scotland was an independent state until it joined in the political union with the Kingdom of England to create a united Kingdom of Great Britain.
Wales is a country which is part of the United Kingdom, bordering with England on its east.
Republic of Ireland is bordered by Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom. This country which was first partitioned on May 3, 1921.
The Flag Of England is the St George's Cross.
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England
The Flag Of England is the St George's Cross.The red cross appeared during the Middle Ages and the Crusades. It is the earliest known emblems representing England. It achieved status as the national flag of England during the 16th century...The flag of United Kingdom which represents Great Britain and Northern Ireland is The Union Flag, commonly known as the Union Jack.
Language: English (Info)
Capitol: London City (Info & pic)
Patron saint: Saint George (Info & pic)
National Anthem: God Save the Queen (Video)
Floral emblem: the Rose (Pic)
Currency: Pound Sterling
The Flag of Scotland
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Scotland
The Flag of Scotland is a white saltire, a crux decussate X-shaped cross representing the cross of the Christian martyr Saint Andrew, the patron saint of Scotland, on a blue field. It is named the Saltire or the Saint Andrew's Cross. In heraldic la
Language: Scottish (Info)
Capitol: Edinburgh (Info & pic)
Patron saint: St. Andrew (Info & pic)
National Anthem: Unofficial-'Flower of Scotland'- Scotland the Brave (Video)
Floral emblem: the Thistle and Scottish Bluebell (Info & pic)
Currency: Scottish pound-Scottish notes (Info & pic)
Ireland:The national flag of The Republic of Ireland
Ireland
The green represents Irish Catholics, while the orange represents Irish Protestants; the white in the centre represents the peace between the two groups.
Language: Irish. (Info)
Capitol: Dublin. (Info & pic)
Patron saint: Saint Patrick. (Info & pic)
National Anthem - The Soldier's Song. (Video)
Floral emblem: the Shamrock, similar to a 3 leaf clover (Info & pic)
Currency: Irish Pound or punt, Irish- Eireannach (Info & pic)
The national flag of Wales is The Red Dragon (Welsh: Y Ddraig Goch)
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Wales
The red dragon itself has been associated with Wales for centuries and was granted official status in 1959. It consists of a red dragon, passant, on a green and white field.The Welsh Flag is the only flag of the constituent countries of the UK not to be used in
Language: Welsh. (Info)
Capitol: Cardiff. (Info & pic)
Patron saint: Saint David. (Info & pic)
National Anthem: is 'Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau' or 'The Land of my Fathers' (Video)
Floral emblem: the Daffodil. (Info & pic)
Currency: The Welsh Pound.
The Isle of Wight Flag
Isle of Wight
I.O.W Is part of Britain-GB./UK.The flag is taken from the Isle of Wight Arms in 1928.The castle featured represents the seat of historical Governors at Carisbrooke Castle, The blue field & 3 gold anchors represent the Islands maritime history and status.
Language: English (Info)
Capitol: Newport (Info & pic)
Patron saint: Saint David (Info & pic)
National Anthem: God Save the Queen. (Video)
Currency: Pound Sterling (Info & pic)
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I absolutely love your hub. It was so interesting and well written. Happy Easter..
I usually have to devote whole lesson to explain it to my students and there are still some who don't get it. They too usually think that Scotland is a part of England.
Alba Gu Brath
The way you presented and organized this hub is perfect! Very interesting - rated up! You just have to do some more research to make sure all you´ve written is true!
Previous poster Paraglider is correct, the official title is "United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland". That's what is says on the front of my passport and at the very top of it, it says "European Union".
Edinburgh, Cardiff and London are Capital cities. They are not "Capitol" cities. It's not like Capitol Hill in the USA. Also English is the language spoken in Scotland. A very small minority speak Gaelic but these people tend to live in the remote Western islands of Scotland. The general population can only speak English the same as England.
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A bit of information for everyone, the union flag is only the union jack when at sea.
And good hub.
That was a useful piece of information to be shared, because there are lots of people who are totally confused about these facts, including me lol...Thank you for sharing compu-smart
The difference between the UK, Britain, Great Britain, and England has always been confusing for me and as you know compu-smart, I mixed them up yesterday so came here for my geography lesson. So thanks for this hub with all this great information.
The Republic of Ireland's currency is the Euro. And where is the flag of Northern Ireland?
Hey great hub. It was definately worth you pointing this out and so have added it to the UK based Hubbers page: http://hubpages.com/hub/UK-based-Hubbers
The whole page reminds me of a talk I had with an American in the UK who when I was trying to explain that Bristol was in England but near the bridges to Wales said 'But isn't Wales in England as well?'
Nice hub very informative.I hope to travel to the UK one day!
This is a great hub...You should explain about the words in each anthem as I would be interested in that information as well.
I willhave a look at your other hubs....thumbs up for you on this one!!!
Such good information! And from all the comments too! As someone who's heritage is English and Irish...enjoyed seeing more about how all this works together. Best!
Greetings - That's a pretty good attempt to unconfuse matters! But a couple of points: I'm pretty sure the official title of the union is "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" You're right in saying that Great Britain is the name for the island comprising Scotland, Wales & England. The Irish hate it when people refer to Great Britain as the mainland!
National anthems - officially, God save the Queen might be the national anthem of Wales, but you'll never find a Welshman who agrees with that. Their national anthem is 'Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau' or 'The Land of my Fathers'. Scotland has always been confused over the national anthem issue. 'Scots wha hae' by Burns was the most serious contender, except that not enough people knew it! 'Scotland the Brave' is too trivial and is really a march tune with a bolt-on lyric. The one that's gained widest acceptance is 'Flower of Scotland', by Roy Williamson of the Corries. It has the advantage of being roarable by rugby & football crowds, but the words are banal and the melody too folksy. Bring back Burns, say I...
Well, in conspiracy theory the belief is that the plan is to do away with Wales, England, Scotland and Ireland eventually so then it would be a United Kingdom whether people wanted it or not. It is already part of the European Union. They are working towards doing away with nations to create the New World Order. They already have the EU in place and the NAU is planned to follow in the near future composed of North America, Mexico and Canada and with the dollars replaced by the amero. Ultimately the elite intend one currency only and that will be electronic and controlled by a one world bank and a microchipped population.
Immigration is being covertly encouraged to help break down the national and cultural divisions.
I have a friend called Lou who used to run Zine Zone underground magazine, and may still do so, and he used to always write the last part of the address as "London, Not Really Great Britain."
Nice hub :-) One day I will go visit the UK! I recently watched an old film called Trainspotting and found out that I really like the Scottish accent. It's kind of hard to understand but fun to hear.
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now i know the different
I appreciate the good map and the synopsis of the countries! Very well put together.
I'm so glad you did this HUB, a great refresher course and we need more of it! It's wonderful to know more about our neighbors! =)
compu smart,
All four countries should forget about their national football teams and join forces to make the United Kingdom national football team. They may just have a chance at winning something on the world stage.
Thanks for the informative hub.
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CompuSmart: I was involved with an Irish man for 7 years and didn't know what their flag represented, but got immersed in the Irish culture. Its beautiful to have the white as peace between the two religions, may it come true one day!
And to cgull8m, re your comment in this hub about shipping to "United Kindgom"... yikes I just shipped a package this morning to a customer in London and wrote UK... Have been doing this with our British customers. Visiting Compusmart's hubs are always enlightening!
Both my grandfathers were Irish, compu-smart, but I can't help because, as an old editor friend of mine used to say, "You're talking to a totally ignorant person." Of course, he meant he just didn't know anything about it. Thanks for the informative hub. I've always been confused by your country -- or is it kingdom, or commonwealth, or Great Britain, or United Kingdom? Loved the joke!
Hi Compu-Smart, nice hub, it's good to see someone who realises that Scotland is not a part of England.
here is a little fact that you may not know
Scottish money is not actually legal tender, it is a promisary note to banks to pay the bearer on demand the amount in sterling or English bank notes.
take care and thanks for sharing.....jimmy
I used to ship packages to UK before with "United Kingdom" now the postal service accept only Great Britain. I am still confused LOL, but the article helped. Cheers.
No English flag. Also St.George isn't the patron saint of the United Kingdom, but of England. Personally I never agreed with that anyway. I think if we're going to have a mythological figure as a saint, it might as well be an English one, and I vote for Robin Hood.
Thanks for clearing that up!!!!
Very informative!! LOL - love the joke. haha
A Welshman, Scotsman, Irishman and Englishman walk into a pub! ,,,,The barman says "What's this!? Some kind of Joke!?
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bilboburgler 4 months ago
Isle of Man
is included in your map but you don't explain its position, any ideas?