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Zachary Shuler

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January ?8, ZOl3

The History of England ln the research that I have found out, my mom's side of my family came over from
England to settle in the united states of America (usA). 'The first step taken in the creation

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the flag of Great Britain was on 12th April 1606. when King James Vl of scotland became king of England (King James l) it was decided that the union of the two realms under one king should
be represented symbolically by a new flag. originally, it consisted in the red cross of

England

superimposed on the white cross of scotland on the blue background of the scottish flag,, History and Meaning of the Union Flag).

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The NationalAnthem of Britain stands for God save the eueen. ,The British National

Anthem originated in a patriotic song first performed in 7745.|t became known as the National Anthem from the beginning of the nineteenth century. The National Anthem is played whenever The Queen makes a public appearance and is ptayed bv;heBritish Broadcasting

corporation every night before crosedown,,( ,,The British NationY Anthem,,).

Right now the Queen of England is Queen Elizabeth il. "Elizabeth Alexandra Mary was

born on 2L April' 1926 at 17 Bruton street, London. Her birthday is officially celebrated in Britain on the second saturday of June each year. The day is referred to as the Trooping of the