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1. The UK

2. Where is the UK
The UK is situated north-
west of the European
continent between the
Atlantic Ocean and the
North Sea. It has a total
land area of 244,100
square kilometers, of
which nearly 99% is land
and the remainder inland
water. From north to
south it is about 1,000
kilometers long.

3. Countries that conform the UK
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.

4. THE
UK

5. Are Great Britain &
UK the same?
Great Britain and the
United Kingdom refer to
different areas.
Great Britain is very
often, but incorrectly,
used as a synonym for
the sovereign state
properly known as
the 'United Kingdom
of Great
Britain and Northern
Ireland' (UK).
The UK includes Great
Britain AND Northern
Ireland)
Great
Britain
UK

6. The Union Flag
 The Union Flag, popularly
known as the Union Jack,
symbolizes the union of the
countries of the UK. It is made
up of the individual flags of
three countries in the Kingdom.
 It is called the Union Flag
because it
symbolizes the administrative
union of the countries of the
United Kingdom. It is made up
of the individual Flags of three
of the Kingdom's countries all
united under one Sovereign,
the countries of 'England, of‘
Scotland' and of 'Northern
Ireland'

7. When was the UK formed
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland was formed in on January 1, 1801 and
constitutes the greater part of the British Isles.
 17th Century
There had been four countries in the British Isles,
England, Scotland, Wales & Ireland, each one had its
own history and language.
 18th Century
The word British was used for the first time, Rule
Britannia song was composed and the Union Flag
created

8. The Making of Great Britain
England & Wales England & Scotland
 In 1543, England and
Wales were united as
one country, Scotland
& Ireland remained
separated with their
own parlaments & laws.
 In 1603 England &
Scotland shared the same
king, James VI of
Scotland and he also
became James I of
England, he was very
keen to be King of Great
Britain, and from 1606
Scots were officially called
english citizens, but it was
until 1652 that the two
countries were united
through force by Oliver
Cromwell

9. Kingdom of Great Britain
 In 1707 the Act of Union meant that Scotland lost her
Parlament and her independence and became part of a
new country to be called Kingdom of Great Britain.
 Then in 1801 a second Act of Union was passed,
creating yet another new country, “The United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland”.
 But in 1921 the Anglo-Irish treaty removed mainland
Ireland from the UK and only six northern Irish countries
remained part of the UK.

10. Kings & Queens involved in formation of UK
Queen Anne
 Became Queen of
England, Scotland and
Ireland on 8 March 1702.
On 1 May 1707, under the
Acts of Union, two of her
realms, the kingdoms of
England and Scotland,
united as a single
sovereign state known as
Great Britain. She
continued to reign as
Queen of Great Britain
and Ireland until her
death.

11. George III
 King of Great Britain
and King of Ireland from
25 October 1760 until
the union of these two
countries on 1 January
1801, after which he
was King of the United
Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland until
his death.

12. Alfred The Great
Born at Wantage in
Berkshire around 849.
Alfred successfully
defended his kingdom
against the Viking
attempt at conquest, and
by the time of his death
had become the
dominant ruler in
England. He is the only
English monarch to be
accorded the epithet "the
Great". Alfred was the
first King of the West
Saxons to style himself
"King of the Anglo-
Saxons".