It later became Latinized as Walia, then by the Normans to something like Wal~es....then Wales. Wales (Cymru in Welsh) is a mountainous country on the western side of Great Britain. Wales is bordered by England to the east, the Bristol Channel to the south, St George's Channel in the west, and the Irish Sea to the north.

What is Wales' National Dress? On St David's Day, some children in Wales dress in their national costume, which consists of a tall black hat, white frilled cap and long dress. The national flag of Wales, depicting a fiery red dragon (Y Ddraig Goch) against a green and white background, is also flown. What is the Naional Flag of Wales? Flag of Wales

The United Kingdom consists of Great Britain - the main island made up of England, Scotland and Wales - and Northern Ireland. The capital, seat of government, and largest city of the United Kingdom is London, which is also the capital of England. England - The capital is London. Scotland - The capital is Edinburgh . Wales - The capital is Cardiff.

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1536 - Act of Union joins England and Wales. 1707 - Act of Union unites Scotland and England, together with Wales to form the Kingdom of Great Britain. 1801 - The Irish Parliament voted to join the Union. The then Kingdom of Great Britain becomes the United Kingdom of …

Money Quiz . The British currency is the pound sterling.The sign for the pound is. GBP = Great British Pound . We do not use the Euro.

For any academic year, example: A child who is 6 between September and February would be in Y1 in England, P2 in Scotland.

Great Britain is made up from England, Scotland and Wales. Great Britain is very often, but incorrectly, used as a synonym for the sovereign state properly known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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 Agincourt in 1415.

The Anglo-Saxons ruled most of Britain but never conquered Cornwall in the south-west, Wales in the west, or Scotland in the north. The Anglo-Saxons divided England into several kingdoms. Missionaries from Roman spread Christianity across southern Britain. Read more about the Saxons on our Homework Help pages