England, Scotland and Wales (Great Britain)? The counties of Britain are territorial divisions of Britain for the purposes of administrative, political and geographical demarcation.

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, …

Wales – St. David and the Daffodil The national flower of Wales is the daffodil, which is traditionally worn on St. David’s Day. The vegetable called leek is also considered to be a traditional emblem of Wales. …

The Welsh dragon does not appear on the flag because when the first Union Flag was created in 1606, Wales was already united with England from the 13th century. This meant that Wales a Principality …

Wales – The capital is Cardiff. Great Britain is divided into small regions called counties. The term Great Britain was first used during the reign of King James I of England (James VI of Scotland) in 1603, to …

Scotland’s National Dress | Wales’ National Dress England, unlike Wales and Scotland, has no official national dress. Some people think men in England wear suits and bowler hats, but it is very unusual …

Scotland and Wales are the most mountainous parts of the UK. A ridge of hills, the Pennine, runs down the centre of northern England. Many coastal areas are low-lying, especially in the east and south of …

Wales and MassachusettsBritish life and culture – England, Scotland and Wales

National Days are not celebrated in Britain in the same way as they are in a number of other countries. Only St Patrick’s Day in Northern Ireland (and the republic of Ireland) and St Andrew’s Day in …

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