The country called Great Britain

Great Britain: England, Scotland, Wales

The UK: England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland
The British Isles: England, Scotland, Wales , Ireland
bordered by the English Channel, the North Sea, the Irish Sea
and the Atlantic ocean
The weather is mostly mild and wet, has four seasons.
Twice as big as (200 000km2 and six times as populated as
Hungary (60 million).
Landscapes are varied, ranging from mountains to lowlands.
Mountains: the Pennines (eng), highest peak: Ben Nevis (sc),
Mt snowdown (Wa)
Rivers: the Thames and the Severn
Lakes: Lake district in Eng, Loch Ness in Sc  famous for Nessie the mythical monster
In the wildlife: there are blackbirds, vipers who are the only poisonous snakes, foxes, rabbits,
swans, polecats.
The Union Flag, or Union Jack, is the national flag of the United Kingdom. It is so called
because it combines the crosses of the three countries united under one Sovereign - the
kingdoms of England and Wales, of Scotland and of Ireland (although since 1921 only
Northern Ireland has been part of the United Kingdom).

England: London – The south, The Midlands, The North

In a legend, Saint George—a soldier venerated in Christianity—defeats a dragon at Dragon
Hill, Uffington. The story goes that the dragon originally extorted tribute from villagers.
When they ran out of livestock and trinkets for the dragon, they started giving up a human
tribute once a year.
Wars of the Roses, (1455–85) Series of dynastic civil wars between the houses of Lancaster
and York for the English throne. The wars were named for the emblems of the two houses, the
white rose of York and the red of Lancaster. Both claimed the throne through descent from
Edward III. King Richard III killed and the Lancastrian Henry Tudor became King Henry VII.
Henry married Elizabeth of York thus uniting the two houses, and founded the Tudor dynasty.
The Tudor Rose includes both red and white roses to symbolise the uniting of the Houses of
York and Lancaster.
John Bull is an imaginary figure who is a personification of England, similar to the American
'Uncle Sam'. He is shown in cartoons and caricatures as a prosperous farmer of the 18th
century.
The Lion of England. The lion is one of the earliest animals to appear in royal emblems; a
traditional symbol of bravery, strength and valour.
The Bulldog originated in England and has a longstanding association with British culture;
the BBC wrote: "To many the Bulldog is a national icon, symbolising pluck and
determination". During the Second World War, the Prime Minister Winston Churchill was
likened to a Bulldog for his defiance of Nazi Germany.
London is 3 times bigger and as populated as BP.
Attractions:
Buckingham Palace: Home of the royal family,
Changing the Guard takes place at Buckingham Palace Forecourt every Monday, Wednesday,
Friday and Sunday. It starts at 10:45am and lasts for about 45 minutes.
It is said that the kingdom and the Tower of London will fall if the six resident ravens ever
leave the fortress. Charles II is thought to have been the first to insist that the ravens of the
Tower be protected after he was warned that the crown and the Tower itself would fall if they
left.
is the home of the Crown Jewels. ...
The tower was was heavily damaged during World War II. ...
The Tower was originally used as a prison. ...
Inside Tower Bridge, you'll find the Tower Bridge Exhibition, which includes access to the
high-level walkways connecting the two iconic towers and it can open for the ships
museums: Madame Tussaud’s (wax people), National Gallery(paintings), The British
Museum(egypt,mummies)

Scotland: Edinburgh – Lowlands, Midlands, Highlands

St Andrew: Early church legends recount that he travelled to the area around the Black Sea,
taking the Gospel to the people there. Andrew was martryed in Patras, Greece. He chose to be
crucified on an X-shaped cross (crux decussata) to distinguish himself from Christ, who was
crucified on an upright cross.
The Thistle : In order to be as quiet as possible, the Norsemen had removed their shoes.
However as they crept across the countryside, one of them stepped onto a thorny thistle. His
cry of pain roused the Scots, and the warriors rose up and defeated the invaders. “The thistle
of Scotland is the oldest recorded national flower.”
The bagpipe and kilt were both instruments of war dating back centuries. The kilt was used
as a uniform, and pipers' haunting cries routinely played troops into battle, until after WWI,
when more than 500 pipers were killed.
Unicorns have been linked to Scotland for centuries. In Celtic mythology the unicorn was a
symbol of purity and innocence, as well as masculinity and power. Tales of dominance and
chivalry associated with the unicorn may be why it was chosen as Scotland's national animal.
Attractions:
The royal Mile: Most beautiful street of the world
The Edinburgh Castle: The first settlers lived on Castle Rock. ...
The castle sits on top of an extinct volcano. ...
Two million people visit the Castle every year. ...
The castle was home to many kings and queens. ...
King James VI was born in the Royal Palace.

Wales: Cardiff – hills, mt snowdown

St David was a monk who spread the message of Christianity, and encouraged his followers
to care for the natural world. He is credited with many miracles, the most famous being when
he raised a hill beneath his feet so that the crowds could hear him preach.
it is believed it originated in the sixth century when St David, patron saint of Wales, ordered
his soldiers to wear leeks on their helmets in the battle against Anglo-Saxon invaders.
The daffodil is the national flower of Wales and is traditionally worn on St David's Day,
which celebrates Wales' patron saint, David (Dewi sant in Welsh), on 1 March every year.
The young Merlin told Vortigern the red dragon represented his people (native Britons) in
their upcoming battles against the invading Saxon armies (who would become the Anglo-
Saxons).
Attractions:
Titanic museum: The museum goes into so much detail of the history of Titanic and is filled
with really interesting facts, pictures and artifacts
Northern Ireland: Belfast – the giant’s causeaway
The Legend states that Saint Patrick was undertaking a 40-day fast on top of a mountain in
Ireland, when he was attacked by snakes. Using his staff Saint Patrick banished all the snakes
in Ireland into the sea, and from that day Ireland was a land that was free of snakes.
Saint Patrick told the people that the shamrock symbolized the idea of the Trinity, that in the
one God there are three divine beings: the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
the red hand of ulster An old Irish legend tells of a boat race where the prize was the
kingdom of Ulster and the victor was the first to "touch the shore." O'Neill, seeing his boat
slip behind, cut off his hand, flung it ashore, and won the kingdom. Ulster, but for three
counties, is now Northern Ireland.
St Patrick's Cathedral Ireland's largest church and the final resting place of Jonathan Swift,
St Patrick's stands on the spot where St Patrick himself reputedly baptised the local Celtic
chieftains in the 5th century. Fiction or not, it's a sacred bit of turf upon which this cathedral
was built between 1191 and 1270.
The republic of Ireland: Dublin