What changed?
towns and roads
language and way houses were built
vocabulary and names of locations across the UK
castles built, legal system changed, and new words from French introduced
联合王国的这四个国家在某些方面共同合作。像拥有相同的货币和国防一样, 他们也使用同一面国旗(称为“英国国旗”)。但是,它们也有一些不同之处。 例如,英格兰、威尔士、苏格兰和北爱尔兰在教育体制和立法体制上都存在着 差异。他们也有自己的传统,例如自己的民族节日和民族美食。他们甚至拥有 各自的足球队去参加像世界杯之类的比赛!
20th century
the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern
Ireland
In the 16th century, the nearby country of Wales was joined to the Kingdom of England. Later, in the 18th century, the country Scotland was joined to create the Kingdom of Great Britain. In the 19th century, the Kingdom of Ireland was added to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Finally, in the 20th century, the southern part of Ireland broke away from the UK, which resulted in the full name we have today: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.