Facts about Britain
At the time of his invasion, the native population of the island later known as Great Britain were called Pretani by the Celts of Gaul.
The new kingdom was from then onwards unambiguously called the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
The island of Great Britain was formed around nine thousand years ago at the end of the Pleistocene ice age.
The remaining truncated kingdom has therefore since then been known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
In 1801, under a new Act of Union, this kingdom merged with the Kingdom of Ireland, over which the monarch of Great Britain had ruled.
Great Britain is an island off the north-west coast of continental Europe.
Great Britain was first inhabited by people who crossed over the land bridge from the European mainland.
Technically, Great Britain is the island unit of consisting England, Scotland and Wales.
That Act used two different terms to describe the new all island nation, a "United Kingdom" and the "Kingdom of Great Britain."
In 1801 Ireland joined the union, which then became known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Most reference books therefore describe the all-island kingdom that existed between 1707 and 1800 as the Kingdom of Great Britain."
Great Britain is no longer a country, but simply an island in the United Kingdom.
True color image of Great Britain, captured by a NASA satellite on 6 April 2002.
The terms "Great Britain" and "United Kingdom" are often used interchangeably, however the U.K. includes Northern Ireland, a number of offshore islands and several overseas territories in addition to Great Britain.
The term "Great Britain" was used officially for the first time during the reign of James I of England.
That Act used two different terms to describe the new all island nation, a "United Kingdom" and the "Kingdom of Great Britain."
The official name of the UK is the "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland". The name refers to the union of what were once four separate nations: England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland (though most of Ireland is now independent. Only Northern Ireland is part of the UK now).
The United Kingdom. The United Kingdom is in itself a country that is made up of England, Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland. It's official name is "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland". ... The capital city of the UK is London.Jan 24, 2009
The actual name of the sovereign state we are talking about is The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK). The United Kingdom is made up of the countries England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.Jan 11, 2012
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the official title of the state. Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland and England are often called the Home Nations. All of them can be described as countries, or nations, as can the UK in its entirety. None of them are independent states, however.
Politically, Great Britain refers to the whole of England, Scotland and Wales in combination, but not Northern Ireland; it includes islands, such as the Isle of Wight, Anglesey, the Isles of Scilly, the Hebrides and the island groups of Orkney and Shetland, that are part of England, Wales, or Scotland.
The political union that joined the kingdoms of England and Scotland happened in 1707 when the Acts of Union ratified the 1706 Treaty of Union and merged the parliaments of the two nations, forming the Kingdom of Great Britain, which covered the entire island.
The United Kingdom. The United Kingdom is in itself a country that is made up of England, Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland. It's official name is "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland". ... The capital city of the UK is London.Jan 24, 2009
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (to give its full name) refers to the political union between England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The UK is a sovereign state, but the nations that make it up are also countries in their own right.Aug 3, 2011
The UK is short for The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland… quite a mouthful! It is a sovereign state (in the same way as France or the USA) but is made up of four countries; England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. ... c. 925 – The Kingdom of England.
The names Great Britain and United Kingdom are often used interchangeably. However, they are not actually synonymous. The reason for the two names, and the difference between them, has to do with the expansive history of the British Isles. The British Isles are a group of islands off the northwestern coast of Europe.
To start with, there's the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The U.K., as it is called, is a sovereign state that consists of four individual countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. ... For the most part, Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish parliaments defer to the U.K.Jun 24, 2016
1939: Britain and France declare war on Germany. Britain and France are at war with Germany following the invasion of Poland two days ago. At 1115 BST the Prime Minister, Neville Chamberlain, announced the British deadline for the withdrawal of German troops from Poland had expired.