what is the past name of united kingdom? is great britain differ from it?

Answer 1

Great Britain =
England
Wales
Scotland

United Kingdom =
England
Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland (Ulster)

Known as
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Answer 2

Before the Act of Union of 1707 the constituent countries of what is now The United Kingdom were Scotland (in the north) the island of Ireland and England (including Wales). They were respectively called Scotland, England and Ireland all of them kingdoms.
Wales was conquered about 800 years ago and became merely an administrative unit of England. Ireland was partly under English rule and in 1606 there was a personal union of England (Wales and Ireland) with the Kingdom of Scotland, both entities being ruled by the same king; King James the VI of Scotland and the1st of England.
The Great refers to the union of Scotland with England, as in 'greater' Britain just like greater London etc.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. It does not include the Isle of Man or the Channel Islands but does include the Scilli Islands as they are part of the county of Cornwall.

Hope this helps

Answer 3

LiDingo has got it wrong, just like so many people.
Great Britain has nothing to do with political or military "Great". It is just a term to distinguish the big island group (Britain = England, Scotland, Wales) from the smaller enclave on the north of France (Brittany) which used to be called "Little Britain" (nothing to with the televsion programme).

The United Kingdom is England, Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland.

Answer 4

The UK includes Great Britain. It is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northrn Ireland. Great Britain was formerly England, Scotland and Wales each as independant countries.

Answer 5

Before the unification, Scotland was a seperate country as was Ireland, I know that an old Anglo-saxon name for England was Albion but I don't know another name for the UK. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the full name though.

Answer 6

Unsure about what the United Kingdom used to be called, I think it's prob Great British Empire, Great Britain Is England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. United Kingdom includes other parts of the world under British rule. Wouldn't swear to it though.

Answer 7

In the days of old when Brittania ruled the seas (1600 - 1900's) and all foriegn captians were afraid of the Brittish ensign. The enemies called her Great Brittain.
This was until after the WW2 and a Cousin (Mountbatton) of the QE 2 was blown up on his yacht by The IRA .
The English then considered unifying the whole region (Nth Ireland, Wales ,Scotland)by forming the United Kingdom. These countries have control of their decisions and laws making them independant with common goals. ( a peacefull region)
If only the USA had some humility and acted with a little of Englands humility in todays conflicts maybe there would be less problems with terrorist attacks.