THE UK: geography and history

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the Uk: GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY

Introduction

UK GEOGRAPHY:-its position -its countries -its capitals -its flag -its symbols

UK HISTORY timeline:-Stonehenge -Britons -Romans -Anglo-Saxons -Vikings -Normans -Magna Carta Libertatum -Black Death -The War of the Roses -The Tudors

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the uk

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

THE UK: introduction

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK in short) is a country in the Western Europe.

United Kingdom

It’s made up of four countries:England, Wales, Scotland ( Great Britain) and Northern Ireland.

It's a constitutional monarchy.

United Kingdom

The capital city of England and the UK is London, the capital of Wales is Cardiff, the capital of Scotland is Edinburgh, the capital of Northern Ireland is Belfast

The flag The Union Jack

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

the flag

Symbols and patrons of the UK

St George is the patron saint of England,St Andrew is the patron saint of Scoltland, St David is the patron saint of Wales, St Patrick is the patron saint of Northern Ireland.

The national anthem is "God Save the Queen"

The national language is English

The coat of arms

history of the uk

2600 BC

STONEHENGE

800 BC

BRITONS ( Celts )

55 BC

JULIUS CAESAR

43 AD - 410 AD

ROMAN INVASION

450 AD

ANGLO-SAXONS

history of the uk

597

ST AUGUSTINE

793

VIKINGS

1066

NORMANS

1215

MAGNA CARTA LIBERTATUM

1348

BLACK DEATH

history of the uk

1455 - 1485

THE WAR OF THE ROSES

1485 - 1603

THE TUDORS HENRY VII

1509-1547

HENRY VIII

1534

ACT OF SUPREMACY

1553 - 1558

MARY I

history of the uk

1558 - 1603

ELIZABETH I

SITOGRAPHY

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