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“The formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland”. Northern Ireland. V.Gatalska. Scotland. Ireland. England. Wales. The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom. Northern Ireland. James VI of Scotland & I of England.
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“The formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland” Northern Ireland V.Gatalska
Scotland Ireland England Wales The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland The United Kingdom Northern Ireland
James VI of Scotland & I of England The Coat of Arms of England 1603-1649 The Coat of Arms of Scotland 1603-1649 The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland The Union of Scotland & England Scotland 1603 England Wales
The Act of Union 1707 The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland The Acts of Union, passed by the English and Scottish Parliaments in 1707, led to the creation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain on 1 May of that year. The UK Parliament met for the first time in October 1707. The Parliamentary Union of England and Scotland, 1707 by W.T. Monnington
Union Flag 1606 The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland Flag of Scotland Flag of England
Union Flag 1801 The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland England Scotland Ireland
The United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland Scotland: Area – 77,933 sq km Population – 5.3 mln Languages – English; Gaelic Northern Ireland: Area – 13843 sq km Population – 1.81 mln Languages – English; Irish Edinburgh Belfast England: Area – 130,279 sq km Population – 53 mln Language – English Wales: Area – 20,779 sq km Population – 3.06 mln Languages – English; Welsh Cardiff London The official language of the UK is English
EducationSystem in the UK The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland Students are assessed at the end of each stage. The most important assessment is GCSE or General Certificate of Secondary Education. After students pass their GCSE they have the choice to go onto further education
Football in the UK The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
The UK money The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
Traditional Food The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland English fish & chips Welsh crempog (pancakes) for Shrove Tuesday Irish stew Scottish shortbread Scottish haggis Christmas English pudding Scotch whisky English tea
Traditional Clothes The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland Irish English Welsh Aberdeen Castle Scottish Scottish Irish
National plants of the UK The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland The shamrock is the national symbol of Ireland and the traditional symbol of St Patrick Day each 17 March. The red rose is a national emblem of England and the symbol of peace The daffodil is the national flower of Wales is worn on St David’s Day each 1 March. The thistle is the national flower of Scotland is a symbol of defence
England The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland Lake District The Castle in Dunkeld
Scotland The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
Wales The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland • The information is taken from • Internet open sources • Wikipedia