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2 days ago · Great Britain, island lying to the east of the island of Ireland and off the northwestern coast of Europe. It consists of England , Scotland , and Wales . Great Britain is part of the British Isles , together with the island of Ireland as well as smaller islands and island groups.
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2 days ago · The United Kingdom comprises the whole of the island of Great Britain—which contains England, Wales, and Scotland—as well as the northern portion of the island of Ireland. The name Britain is sometimes used to refer to the United Kingdom as a whole.
4 days ago · The origins of the earlier flag of Great Britain date from 1606. King James VI of Scotland had inherited the English and Irish thrones in 1603 as James I, thereby uniting the crowns of England, Scotland, and Ireland in a personal union, although the three kingdoms remained separate states.
2 days ago · The Flag of the United Kingdom is based on the flags of England, Scotland and the saltire of the Order of St Patrick (not the flag of Ireland) On 1 January 1801, the first day of the 19th century, the Great Britain and Ireland joined to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland .
2 days ago · England, predominant constituent unit of the United Kingdom, occupying more than half of the island of Great Britain. Outside the British Isles, England is often erroneously considered synonymous with the island of Great Britain (England, Scotland, and Wales) and even with the entire United Kingdom. Despite the political, economic, and cultural ...
5 days ago · 1775: The first flag that looks anything like the current U.S. flag started in 1775. It was called the Grand Union Flag and was 13 alternating stripes of red and white with the British Jack logo...
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2 days ago · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – sovereign country in Europe, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK), or Britain. [1] [2] [3] Lying off the north-western coast of the European mainland , it includes the island of Great Britain —a term also applied loosely to refer to the whole country—the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands.
