England! Great Britain! United Kingdom! What does it all mean?
83The United Kingdom
The Union Jack.
The names currently used to descibe the islands are "The Kingdom of Great Britain" "The United Kingdom" the "UK" and also "Great Britain"! Confused!? Read on...
The United Kingdom is a union of four constituent countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
England/Great Britain shares it.s land borders with Scotland to the north, and Wales includes the island of Great Britain, the northeast part of the island of Ireland, Northern Ireland, and many small island's and is the larger of the two main islands of the British Isles. Great Britain is also the 3rd most populated island on earth and is surrounded by over 1,000 other small islands and islets. It also includes the Isle of Wight located off the South Coast of Britain. (See green arrow right)
Northern Ireland is a constituent country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of Ireland. It shares a border with theRepublic 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
Capitol: London City
Patron saint: Saint George
National Anthem: God Save the Queen (Video)
Floral emblem: the Rose (Pic)
Currency: Pound Sterling
The Flag of Scotland
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
Capitol: Edinburgh
Patron saint: St. Andrew
National Anthem: Unofficial-'Flower of Scotland'- Scotland the Brave (Video)
Floral emblem: the Thistle and Scottish Bluebell (pic)
Currency: Scottish pound-Scottish notes
Ireland:The national flag of The Republic of Ireland
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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.
Capitol: Dublin.
Patron saint: Saint Patrick.
National Anthem - The Soldier's Song.(Video)
Floral emblem: the Shamrock, similar to a 3 leaf clover.(Pic)
Currency: Irish Pound or punt, Irish- Eireannach
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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.
Capitol: Cardiff.
Patron saint: Saint David.
National Anthem: is 'Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau' or 'The Land of my Fathers' (Video)
Floral emblem: the Daffodil.
Currency: The Welsh Pound.
The Isle of Wight Flag
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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
Capitol: Newport
Patron saint: Saint David (Pic)
National Anthem: God Save the Queen. (Video)
Currency: Pound Sterling (pic)
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Very informative!! LOL - love the joke. haha
Thanks for clearing that up!!!!
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.
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.
Priceless Sam,, Thanks, Im not really one for Jokes, but i could not resist this one!;)
MasonsMom, Yw
CJStone,
(Oops! n thanx) I have added the Flag in question, and rectified the error:)Thanks for taking the time out to help!;)
cgull8m, It is very confusing for me too, as when ever i have to use the "drop down menus" of countries when im signing or joining up-to, i never know if i should look for great Britain Or scroll right down for the United Kingdom!, so i can imagine the confusion. and am happy for any help you got from this.
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
Hi, Jimmy, Thanks for clearing that up!, While i was preparing this hub, I only had one person on my mind when i was adding the Scotland details! and im glad you popped by to clarify this!;)
I still await an Irish and Welshman to pass by and comment! lol
;)
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!
Great Hub! Thank you for clearing it up for this Yankee Gal. The flags are a great touch. :-) Steph
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!
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.
sschilke
William, lol, thanks,, by the way, your not alone!! Even when I speak to Englishman, they are still confused as to the correct terminology used and the reasons for this, so i have directed them here!:)
Stephchick, If I can be of any assistence to a fine yankee girl, my job is done!;)
VioletSun, Did the Irish culture involve drinking lots of guiness! lol
Ireland has come along way in its peace process compared to many years ago and it's good to see countrys who are so close to each other just get along!!
After all the confusion in the names, it's good to know we can now use just two letters (UK) which is becoming more and more widely used.
sschilke..
I would love to see this unification! But i doubt this is going to be possible!! Even in our England football team, there are hardly any real Englishman players! But i will have words with Englands new Italian football manager!!;)
Thans for stopping by!
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! =)
I appreciate the good map and the synopsis of the countries! Very well put together.
well thank's
now i know the different
Hi, maurisewrites, Thankyou! Were neighbors AND cousins:)
Hi Patty inglish, Thansk!Your making me blush!
konclicg, thanks for passing by!;)?
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.
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."
OM, Trainspotting is a classic film and not to be confused with watching trains! lol! I have never been to Scotland purely because of geographical reasons (too far) but is a place id love to visit one day and i know what you mean about the strong accent they have whci i can just about translate!!
Bard, Your a trove of information!, The things you mention, will have many pros and cons and i have no idea of when if ever these things will be implemented!
I would not like to see the pound and pence disappear, but like most changes, im sure we will get used to it!
I alwasy signoff an address im writing abroad as London, UK as there are other locations throughout the world called London so UK or GB will confirm for sure..
Thanks for your comments
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...
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!
Paraglider, Greetings 2u2- I tried my best and knew the comments section would be just as informative, if not more so my work is done~, I have changed wales is national anthem! thanks for explaining!, I have just seen your profile, so it looks like you know your stuff!
Again, thanks for taking the time to comment!
desert blondie, Thanks! im having an education here my self!;)
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!!!
Thanks highprofile..This is just one of my 100s of hubs i will be making better n bigger!\:)
Nice hub very informative.I hope to travel to the UK one day!
Thanks solace, I hope to travel "outside" the UK one day too!!:D
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?'
Hey BristolBoy! thanks!! and I know how confused he was!! I have lived here In the UK my whole life and it had confused me for many years!! or to tell you the truth, I thought there WAS no difference so I was NOT actually confused at that time!! If that makes sense! lol
The Republic of Ireland's currency is the Euro. And where is the flag of Northern Ireland?
Hey Thanks rikbut!
Im getting quite a geographical lesson here especiialy with the knowledgable help from you guys!
Everything is present and correct now!
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.
compu-smart says:
12 months ago
A Welshman, Scotsman, Irishman and Englishman walk into a pub! ,,,,The barman says "What's this!? Some kind of Joke!?
:)