BRITISH ISLES

MAKE-UP  Two Countries: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (we just call it United Kingdom, or UK) Republic of Ireland (all except the northern part of the island)

 So….. British Isles = U.K. and Republic of Ireland U.K. = Great Britain and Northern Ireland Great Britain = England, Wales, Scotland England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are countries (also sometimes called autonomous regions), and they make up the larger “mega” country of the U.K.

HISTORY  Early people  Celts (ancestors of Scots, Welsh, Irish)  Romans  Saxons  Vikings  French (Normans)

BRITISH EMPIRE  Why do you think the British were able to have so many colonies around the world?  1800’s: more than ¼ of the world’s land was ruled by the British Empire  Most colonies are now independent, but some belong to the Commonwealth of Nations (discuss economics, business, science, etc.)

 Ireland What is a push factor? What could be come push factors in Irish history that would have caused so much emigration from that country?

GOVERNMENT  Ireland = Republic A republic is a form of government in which the people, or some significant portion of them, have supreme control over the government and where offices of state are elected or chosen by elected people.  U.K. = Constitutional Monarchy Who is their monarch? Who’s next in line? Who’s after that? Who is the Prime Minister?

David Cameron

Elizabeth II

Charles

William

LANGUAGES  English  Gaelic (Irish) What does Irish sound like?What does Irish sound like?  Welsh  Welsh Scots What does Scots sound like?What does Scots sound like?  Many other variations and dialects

RELIGION  United Kingdom Protestant, specifically Anglican  Ireland Roman Catholic

ISSUES  Independence of Northern Ireland IRA Sinn Fein 1998 “treaty”

 Yorkshire Pudding FOOD

 Bangers

 Pasties

 Black Pudding

 Haggis