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Chapter 1– Summary
COUNTRY AND PEOPLE
United Kingdom:
England - London
Wales - Cardif
Scotland - Edinburgh
Northern Ireland - Belfast
Republic of Ireland - Dublin
The British Isles: two large islands and several much smaller ones.
Largest Island is Great Britain; other large one is Ireland
Politically speaking
In British Isles two states: one governs most of the island of Ireland;
Republic of Ireland
Other has authority over rest of British Isles (whole of GB, north-eastern
area of Ireland, most of smaller islands); the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland.
The four nations
England is only one of four nations of the British Isles:
England – St. George’s cross – rose – white – St. George – 23rd April
Scotland – Dragon of Cadwallader – leek/dafodil – red – St. David – 1st
March
Wales – St. Andrew’s cross / Lion rampant – thistle – blue – ST Andrew –
30th November
Ireland – St. Patrick’s cross/ Rep of Ireland – Shamrock – green- St
Patrick 17th March
Political unification was gradual process took several hundred years.
Completed in 1800 when Irish parliament was joined with the Parliament
of England, Scotland and Wales in Westminster.
In 1922, most of Ireland became separate state.
Four nations diferences:
- racially (Ireland, Wales, Highland Scotland: Celtic) (England,
lowland Scotland: Germanic)
- languages (Celtic areas Irish Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic and Welsh)
(Germanic dialect)
- economic, social and legal systems
Today blurred but not completely disappeared. Welsh, Scottish and Irish
people feel their identity very strongly.
Dominance of England
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