Britain

Britain has several names: Britain, Great Britain, the United Kingdom, and the UK, but officially, it’s The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The capital city is London. It consists of four countries: England (the largest), Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The flag of the UK is called the Union Jack.

Scotland

Scotland joined England when Queen Elizabeth I. – the Queen of England died in 1603. The King of Scotland (King James – her cousin) became king of England too and the two countries were called the United Kingdom.

Ireland

Queen Elizabeth I.’s armies conquered Ireland and it became part of England. In 1920, the south of Ireland became an independent country – the Republic of Ireland. The north of Ireland stayed in the United Kingdom – it’s Northern Ireland.

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