The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - Соединенное королевство Великобритании и Северной Ирландии презентация

Great Britain
The UK consists of four parts: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Each part - it is a separate country with its capital, flag, national emblem, history and culture.

The Union Jack
Flag of Great Britain called «The Union Jack». It consists of three crosses: the cross of St. George, the patron saint of England, the cross of St. Andrew, the patron saint of Scotland, and the cross of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland.

England - Англия
One part of the UK. Capital - London. National emblem - a red rose.

Scotland - Шотландия
The second largest part of the UK. Capital - Edinburgh. National emblem - a thistle.

Wales - Уэльс
Another part of the UK. Capital - Cardiff. National emblem - leek and daffodil.

Northern Ireland – Северная Ирландия
The fourth part of the UK. Capital - Belfast. National emblem - shamrock.

Red rose - Красная роза
Rose with red petals and white stamens - the traditional emblem of the United Kingdom. It is the most famous kings of England badge. After the Wars of the Roses, named breastplates names who fought for the crown, red rose of Lancaster and the white rose of York were united in a form which is called "Tudor Rose". In recent times, the red rose was approved by the European political parties as an emblem of socialism.

London - Лондон
The capital of England and the UK.
Tower Bridge

Thistle - Чертополох
In ancient times, the Vikings landed on the east coast of Scotland with the intention to capture and plunder the country. Scots gathered all its combat forces and occupied the location of the river Tay, where there was a convenient ford. They set up camp and settled down to rest, considering that the enemy will not attack until the next day. However, the Vikings were near; finding no protection and the Scots guards around the camp, they crossed the river with the intention of a sudden attack. They took off his shoes to make noise when moving to a smaller camp. But suddenly one of the Vikings stepped on a thistle. The sudden and acute pain he cried. Hearing the cry, Scott raised the alarm in the camp. The Vikings were forced to retreat, and the thistle, in recognition of this that's unexpected help, the Scots have chosen as their national emblem ....

Edinburgh - Эдинбург
The capital of Scotland.

Leek and yellow daffodils – Лук порей и желтые нарциссы
Wales - a country in which there are two emblems. Legend has it that St. David asked his people to attach leeks to hats and paste it into the clothes tabs to easily vary during the battle against their enemies - the Anglo-Saxons. St. David's Day is celebrated in early spring when the daffodils bloom, symbolizing the birth of a new life. This flower was the second, more elegant emblem of Wales, while the first is the official emblem of the leeks.

Cardiff - Кардифф
Capital of Wales.

Shamrock - Трилистник
Patron Saint Patrick of Ireland is renowned for being brought to Ireland Christian faith. Trying to impress the leader once-pagan concept of the Holy Trinity, St. Patrick plucked leaf clover and explained that there is God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit, but they are the same as the three leaves on one germ. ? This intuitive explanation achieved the goal, and the grateful leader imbued with the Christian spirit and ordered his subjects to follow his example. So St. Patrick Irish convinced that the Triune God is better than a lot of disparate pagan idols. And since then, the shamrock has become one of the favorite national symbols Irish.

Belfast - Белфаст
The capital of Northern Ireland.

Queen Elisabeth I - Королева Елизавета I
Elizabeth I (7.09.1533 - 24.03.1603) - the Queen of England and Ireland from 1558. During her reign - "Golden Age" in the history of England. Development of all sectors of the economy, increases the army, England became a colonial empire. This is the heyday of the culture, and the growing importance of English in the world arena (the defeat of the Spanish Armada). In her time worked: William Shakespeare, Marlowe.

Queen Anne - Королева Анна
Anna (06/02/1665 - 01/08/1714) - the first monarch of Great Britain legally united. Board Anna - the heyday of Culture and Science and the formation of the British Enlightenment. In her time worked: Daniel Defoe, Jonathan Swift, Sir Isaac Newton worked.

Queen Victoria - Королева Виктория
Victoria (24/05/1819 - 22/01/1901). She had been on the throne for 64 of the year - more than any other monarch of Great Britain. The Victorian era coincided with the Industrial Revolution, a period of greatest prosperity of the British Empire.

Diana, Princess of Wales - Диана, принцесса Уэльская
from 1981 to 1996, is widely known as Princess Diana, Lady Diana Lady Di or. Diana actively involved in charitable and peacekeeping. Was one of the most popular women in the world of his time. In the UK, has always been considered the most popular member of the royal family, it was called the "queen of hearts" or "queen of hearts"

Queen Elisabeth II - Королева
Елизавета II
Elizabeth II (born 21/04/1926) - now the reigning queen ascended the throne in 1952. Queen of Great Britain only reigns but does not govern. She launched an extensive executive functions involved in various charity events.