Most hardcore Anglophiles should already know this, but it never hurts to have a refresher. What exactly makes up the United Kingdom, Britain, Great Britain, etc?
A lot of people lump Ireland together with the rest of the UK and with that, they are doing a disservice to the Irish.
Credit goes to this website where I found this little gem. You can click the image to see a larger version.
The one thing that this leaves out is the various little islands surrounding the island of Great Britain that aren’t part of the UK but are Crown protectorates. Such as the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.
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Interestingly, the first person to propose the idea of a Great Britain was a Scot: James VI of Scotland (James I of England)
This is a bit ironic, considering their tumultuous relationship and England’s many attempts to tame and rule over Scotland.