1 - What’s what ? Getting it straight Flashcards
Great Britain is made up of :
England, Scotland and Wales
The UK is made up of :
The GB and Northern Ireland
The British Isles are :
Two political countries
Northern Ireland is part of the UK, quite opposite to
Republic of Ireland(aka Éris) wich is a distinct political country
1536 - 1707
Kingdom of England (England - 927;1707 & Wales - 1283;1536)
843-1707
Kingdom of Scotland
1171-1541 > 1541 - 1801
Lordship of Ireland > Kingdom of Ireland
1801-1922
United Kingdom of Great Britain ans Ireland (Kingdom of GB & Kingdom of Ireland)
1922-prezent
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Nothern Ireland
1922/1937
Irish Free State
1937-1949
Éire
1945-present
1949-present
16th Century
Wales joined England
18th Century
Scotland joined in to Form GB
19th century (1801)
Ireland as a whole joined GB