THE UNITED KINGDOM AND
EIRE.
Location: States and capitals.
The national emblems for the different states.
Cultural information: Places, monuments or special details.
N D I C E:
LOCATION: STATES AND CAPITALS
ENGLAND (Capital: LONDON).
SCOTLAND (Capital: EDINBURGH).
WALES (Capital: CARDIFF).
NORTHERN IRELAND (Capital: BELFAST).
EIRE (Capital: DUBLIN).
The Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. Together, these constitute the British Isles - which is a geographical term for a group of islands lying off the north-west coast of mainland Europe.
EIRE
Dublin
The Isle of Man
The Channel Islands
THE FOUR STATES OF
THE UNITED KINGDOM
The United Kingdom is made up of four states:SCOTLANDENGLANDNORTHERN IRELAND WALES
SCOTLAND
ENGLAND
NORTHERN IRELAND
WALES
EIRE
Flags of the different states and EIRE
THE HISTORY OF
THE UNITED KINGDOM'S FLAG
The emblems on the Union Flag are crosses from three patrons saint. The red cross over white of Saint George represents to England. The diagonally white cross over blue of Saint Andrew represents to Scotland.The diagonally red cross over white of Saint Patrick represents to Northern Ireland.
The final version of The Union Jack (UNITED KINGDOM'S FLAG) appears in 1.801.
Union Flag
England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Union Jack
The prickly purple thistle was adopted as the Emblem of Scotland
during the rein of Alexander III (1249 -1286). Legend has it that
an Army of King Haakon of Norway, intent on conquering the Scots
landed at the Coast of Largs at night to surprise the sleeping
Scottish Clansmen. In order to move more stealthily under the cover
of darkness the Norsemen removed their footwear.
As they drew near to the Scots it wasn't the only thing hiding
under the cover of darkness. For one of Haakon's men unfortunately
stood on one of these spiny little defenders and shrieked out in
pain, alerting the Clansmen of the advancing Norsemen. Needless to
say the Scots who won the day.
The Scottish Thistle, Emblem of
SCOTLAND.
The Scottish Thistle
The Floral Emblem of England,THE ROSE.
The national flower of England is the rose. The flower has been adopted as Englands emblem since the time of the Wars of the Roses - civil wars (1455-1485) between the royal house of Lancaster (whose emblem was a red rose) and the royal house of York (whose emblem was a white rose).
THE ROSE
The Floral Emblem of Wales, THE DAFFODIL.
The national flower of Wales is the daffodil, which is traditionally worn on St. Davids Day. The vegetable called leek is also considered to be a traditional emblem of Wales. There are many explanations of how the leek came to be adopted as the national emblem of Wales. One is that St David advised the Welsh, on the eve of battle with the Saxons, to wear leeks in their caps to distinguish friend from foe. As Shakespeare records in Henry V, the Welsh archers wore leeks at the battle of Agin court in 1415.
THE DAFFODIL
The Floral Emblem of Northern Ireland The Shamrock.
The national flower of Northern Ireland is the shamrock, a
three-leaved plant similar to clover which is said to have been
used by St. Patrick to illustrate the doctrine of the Holy
Trinity.
The Floral Emblem of Northern Ireland THE Shamrock.
RELIGIONS IN
THE UNITED KINGDOMProtestant Churches
Armagh ( Northern IRELAND)
Derry (IRELAND) St.Columbus
The weddings of the Prince and Princess of Wales, the funeral of Sir Winston Churchill and many other occasions have graced this spiritual centre. Built of Portland stone with a Dome that rises to 365 feet and with Great Paul, the largest bell in England, this has to be one of THE MUST SEE sights in London.
RELIGIONS IN
THE UNITED KINGDOMCatholic Churches
Catholic Church of Birmingham
Holy Name of Jesus (Manchester)
St. Anthonys Catholic Church in BELFAST
St. Joseph' s Paris church in SURREY
St Thomas of Canterbury, a church in the anglo-catholic tradition set in the centre of Brentwood, in the diocese of Chelmsford, Essex, England.
COMPARING THE MOST PRACTISING RELIGIONS IN
THE UNITED KINGDOM, EIRE AND SPAIN
COMPARING THE NOWADAYS RELIGIONS IN
THE UNITED KINGDOM EIRE AND SPAIN
RELIGIONS IN
THE UNITED KINGDOM
A visit to especial cities, places and details in...
The capital Edinburgh.
Ben Navis ( the highest mountain in the U.K.).
Highlands cattle (the breed of Scottish mountains).
The kilt and bagpipes (two symbols of Scottish identity).
Loch Ness (the mistery).
SCOTLAND
SCOTLAND
EDINBURGH
NELSON CASTLEPerched high on Calton Hill in the east end of the city centre, is the monument to Admiral Lord Nelson's victory, and death, at the battle of Trafalgar on 21 October 1805. The upturned telescope was designed by the architect Robert Burn, and was built between 1807 and 1815.
A visit to especial cities, places and details in...
ENGLANDBATH.- Founded by the Romans as a thermal spa, Bath became an important centre of the wool industry in the Middle Age
BRIGHTON.- This city is a popular tourist resort with numerous hotels, restaurants and entertainment facilities.
LIVERPOOL.- Its THE BEATLES city (PAUL, JOHN, RINGO and GEORGE), this group caused strong sensations in the sixtys decade.
MANCHESTER.- This city is famous by its football team: THE MANCHESTER UNITED.
OXFORD.- Its got one of the two most ancient universities in all over the world.
STONEHENGE.- Discover the secrets about the many myths, legends and .mysteries associated with this ancient monument.
ENGLAND
LONDON
BEEFEATER
BOBBY
DOUBLE DECKED RED BUS
THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT
LONDON EYE
TEN DOWNING STREET
ST. PAULS CATHEDRAL
PICADILLY CIRCUS
BUCKINGHAM PALACE
WEST END
CHANGE OF THE GUARD
A visit to especial cities, places and details in...
WALES
The capital Cardiff.
Harlech Castle (it was begun during King Edward I's second campaign in north Wales. It was part of an "iron ring" of castles surrounding the coastal fringes of Snowdonia, eventually stretching from Flint around to Aberystwyth)
Mount Snowdon (The highest mountain in Wales).
Severn Bridge (It was built in 1996 and it' s one of the longest in all over the world, 5.168 m.)
Sheep. (There are a lot of sheep in Wales. People says the welsh sheep are the best in the world.
WALES
Ode on the Severn Bridge: Two lands at last connected Across the water wide, And all the toll collected On the English side. Harri Webb.
If you cross the Severn Bridge from E to W you have to pay a toll. From W to E its FREE!!!!
CARDIFFSEVERN BRIDGEHARLECH CASTLE
THE WELSH SHEEP
MOUNT SNOWDON
CARDIFF BAY CARDIFF CITY
CARDIFF UNIVERSITY
NORTHERN IRELANDNorthern Ireland is now officially considered to be Europe s safest, friendliest place to take a break.
GIANTS CAUSEWAYThis is a path of volcanic nature caused by the lava
BELFAST IS THE CAPITAL
NORTHERNIRELAND BELFASTCHURCH
BELFAST CLOCK
BELFAST CITY
BELFASTCITY HALL
IRELAND ( EIRE )
BLARNEY CASTLE, situated near Cork. The people there, is very funny. You have to visit the castle and kiss the famous Blarney Stone so you are as funny as the people of Cork.
BEER, Ireland is famous for its black and strong beer, exported for all over the world.
DANCING, Ireland is famous too by its traditional dancings and music.
IRELAND ( EIRE )CAPITAL : DUBLIN
ST.PATRICK CHURCH
DUBLIN CASTLE
DUBLIN TOWN HALL
THE CITY
CITY VIEW
DUBLIN
its worth to know and visit THE GREAT BRITAIN AND EIRE
RELIGIONS IN EUROPERELIGIONSPRACTICIANTS (%) U. K EIRE SPAIN
Atheist1842
Pseudo Atheist523
Agnostic17818
Deism191532
New Age141
Heterodox221718
Catholic44624
Protestant1221
Orthodox111
Others111
U.K.
Heterodox22
Deism19
Atheist18
Agnostic17
Protestant12
Pseudo Atheist5
Catholic4
New Age1
Orthodox1
Others1
UNITED KINGDOMIRELANDSPAINATHEISM1842AGNOSTIC17818DEISM191532HETERODOX221718CATHOLIC44624PROTESTANT1221TOTAL %929295
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