User blog:Mr Taz/Here is the history of the 'United Kingdom' political system

hi all

Here is the history of the 'United Kingdom' political system in Our Timeline

Full name shown with short name in brackets


 * Kingdom of England/Principality of Wales (England/Wales)


 * 'Southern' Kingdom of England/'Northern' Kingdom of Scotland pre 1602 (England/Scotland)
 * United Kingdoms of England and Scotland 1603 - 1706 (England and Scotland)
 * United Kingdom of Great Britain 1707 - 1800 (Great Britain)
 * United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1801 - 1921 (Great Britain and Ireland)
 * United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1922 to present (Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

by only using the United Kingdoms or United Kingdom you mix up the above eras the history!


 * Great Britain is the nation, the island is just called Britain
 * North Britain or Scotland from the Northern kingdom
 * South Britain or England and Wales from the Southern kingdom

Union between England and Scotland

The Royal standard flag (Royal standards)

The Royal Union or Kings Colors/Kings Colours flag


 * Royal Union flag 1606 / Royal Union flag 1801
 * Union Flag or Union flag 1606 / Union Flag or Union flag 1801
 * Union Jack or Union jack 1606 / Union Jack or Union jack 1081