The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, [m] is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.[n] the UK includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island.
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- Great Britain is a political term used to describe the island’s boundaries and does not include Northern Ireland (one of the countries within the UK).
- conventional long form: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; note - the island of Great Britain includes England, Scotland, and Wales.
- 2.1 Prior to the Treaty of Union. 2.2 Kingdom of Great Britain. 2.3 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. 2.4 World wars and partition of Ireland.
- In 1707, the Acts of Union were passed, making geographic Britain “United into One Kingdom by the Name of Great Britain.” Formal British history had begun.
- The British Seaside. There are so many places to visit in Great Britain, but one of its best qualities is that you are never far from the sea.
- Over time the term evolved to become “Great Britain” in English, and later the adjective “Great” was added to distinguish it from the smaller island of Ireland.
- The British Museum is the central historical and archaeological museum of Great Britain and one of the largest museums in the world.
- There were 17,274 km (10,727 mi) of standard and narrow gauge railway in Great Britain in 2004, including 5,296 km (3,289 mi) of electrified track.
- A bill enacted by King Henry VIII which effectively made England and Wales the same country, governed by the same laws. 1707 – Kingdom of Great Britain.
- Wales, a congeries of Celtic kingdoms lying in Great Britain’s southwest, was formally united with England by the Acts of Union of 1536 and 1542.