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WHY IS ENGLAND OR THE UKSOMETIMES CALLED BRITAIN?

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"England" is sometimes, wrongly, used inreference to the whole United Kingdom, theentire island of Great Britain (or simplyBritain), or indeed the British Isles. This is notonly incorrect but can cause offence topeople from other parts of the UK.

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England

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Scotland

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Wales

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Great Britain

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The diverse history of England, Scotland andWales has led to very different culturaltraditions; The Scots and Welsh have right tofeel aggrieved whenever the term 'English' isused wrongly, to mean all three.

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The United Kingdom

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History of the making of the

UK Scotland and Englandhad separateMonarchs until 1603,

when QueenElizabeth Idiedwithout any heirs.

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History of the making of the

UK The next in line of succession to the Englishthrone was James VI, King of Scotswhobecame known as James I in

England. James was also King of Irelandand of France at the same time. He is theKing that Guy Fawkesand the other

members of the Gunpowder plottried to killon November 5th 1605, which is why weremember on Guy Fawkes night.

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History of the making of the

UK Scotland and England, together with Wales united bythe Act of union passed by the Scottish Parliament andWestminster in 1707 to form the Kingdom of GreatBritain.

The Irish Parliament voted to join the Union in 1801when the then Kingdom of Great Britain became theUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The fullname of the UK then changed in 1922 when most of

the Southern counties in Ireland choose independenceand ultimately became what is now the Republic ofIreland, leaving the UK as the United Kingdom of GreatBritain and Northern Ireland.

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Why and how does England

dominate the UK? England is the biggest country in the UK

England is a country in the UK and occupies mostof the southern two thirds of Great Britain. The

total area of England is 130,410 sq km (50, 352 sqmi).

Englandused to be known as Engla land,meaning the land of the Angles, people fromcontinental Germany, who began to invade

Britain in the late 5th century, along with theSaxons and Jute.

England contains about 84% of the UKpopulation.

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Why and how does England

dominate the UK? The capital of the UK is in England

The capital, seat of government, and the largestcity in the United Kingdom is London.

London is also is the capital of England. All of Great Britain has been ruled by the UK

government in London since 1707. (In 1999 thefirst elections to the newly created Scottish

Parliament and National Assembly for Walestook place leaving England as the only part ofthe Great Britain with no devolved assembly orparliament.)

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Why and how does England

dominate the UK? The English language comes from England

As it names suggest, the English language, todayspoken by hundreds of millions of people around

the world, originated as the language fromEngland, where it remains the principal tonguetoday.

English is the official language of the UK and the

first language of the vast majority of thepopulation. Both Wales and Scotland land havetheir own languages but English is spoken inboth countries more.

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Why and how does England

dominate the UK? The British Royal family live in England

The Royal family live in London.

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Most of the world assumes that British peopleare "English" unless specified otherwise.

This of course is wrong. British people can beScottish, Welsh, Irish (living in NorthernIreland) or English. The Scots and the Welshare proud of their separate identities and

tend to be more forward about referring tothemselves as Scottish or Welsh.

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Where and what is Great

Britain? Where is Great Britain?Great Britain is an island lying off the western coast ofEurope, comprising the main territory of the UnitedKingdom.

What is Great Britain?Great Britain is the official name given to the two kingdomsof Englandand Scotland, and the principality of Wales.

Great Britain is made up of:

England- The capital is London.

Scotland- The capital is Edinburgh.

Wales- The capital is Cardiff.

Great Britain is divided into small regions called counties.

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The term Great Britainwas first used duringthe reign of King James I of England (James VIof Scotland) in 1603, to refer to the separatekingdoms of England and Scotland. on thesame landmass, that were ruled over by thesame monarch. Despite having the same

monarch, both kingdoms kept their ownparliaments.

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Is Great Britain the same as

the UK?

No, Great Britain and the United Kingdomrefer to different areas.

Great Britain is very often, but incorrectly,

used as a synonym for the sovereign stateproperly known as the United KingdomofGreat BritainandNorthern Irelandor theUKfor short.

If you look at the full name of the UK, you willsee that the UK includes "Great Britain ANDNorthern Ireland".

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Great Britain is a political term whichdescribes the combination of England,Scotland, and Wales, the three nations whichtogether include all the land on the island. Itis also a geographical term referring to theisland on which the greater parts of England,

Wales and Scotland are situated.

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The United Kingdom of Great

Britain and Northern Ireland Where is the UK?

The UK is situated north-west of the Europeancontinent between the

Atlantic Ocean and theNorth Sea. It has a total landarea of 244,100 squarekilometres, of which nearly

99% is land and theremainder inland water.From north to south it isabout 1,000 kilometres long.

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What is the official name of the UK?

The official name of the UK is the "United Kingdom of Great Britainand Northern Ireland".

What countries make up the UK?

The name refers to the union of what were once four separate nations:England, Scotland,Wales and Ireland (though most of Ireland is nowindependent. Only Northern Irelandis part of the UK now).

The United Kingdom is made up of:

England- The capital is London.

Scotland- The capital is Edinburgh .

Wales- The capital is Cardiff.Northern Ireland- The capital is Belfast.

England, Scotland and Wales together form Great Britain.

Great Britain and Northern Ireland together form the "United Kingdomof Great Britain and Northern Ireland" (UK)

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What is the capital city of the UK?

The capital of the UK is London.

Why is the whole of Ireland not in the UK?

Before 1922 the UK included Ireland in the definition, butwhen the Irish Free Stateceased to be part of the Union thetitle changed to include 'Northern Ireland'.

When was the UK formed (made)?

The United Kingdom (UK) was formedin on January 1, 1801and constitutes the greater part of the British Isles.

What are people called in the UK?

People in the UK are called British although they havedifferent nationalities.

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The Union Flag, popularly known asthe Union Jack, symbolises theunion of the countries of the UK. Itis made up of the individual flags ofthree countries in the Kingdom.

The present Union Flag (UnionJack) represented the politicalunion of three kingdoms

England,

Scotland and

Ireland (now only Northern Ireland)

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The British Isles

The British Isles rise from a continental shelf,an under water ledge of land extending intothe Alantic Ocean from northwestern Europe.

What is the British Isles?

The British Islesis a geographical term whichincludes two large islands, Great Britainand

Ireland, and 5,000 small islands, mostnotably the Isle of Manwhich has its ownparliament and laws.

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The British Isles areoccupied by twonations:

1. United Kingdom- aunion of:

England

Scotland

Wales Northern Ireland

2.Republic of Ireland

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by Mandy Barrow (projectbritain.com)