What's the difference between England and Britain?

Question

I don't get it, I know the UK is made up of Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland but is it England or Britain that makes the final part of this group?

Answer 1

"England" is sometimes, wrongly, used in reference to the whole United Kingdom, the entire island of Great Britain (or simply Britain), or indeed the British Isles. This is not only incorrect but can cause offence to people from other parts of the UK.
( Nationality of the British people).

The diverse history of England, Scotland and Wales has led to very different cultural traditions; The Scots and Welsh have right to feel aggrieved whenever the term 'English' is used wrongly, to mean all three.

The name United Kingdom refers to the union of what were once four separate countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland ( though most of Ireland is now independent.)

The UK's full name is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Great Britain comprises only of England, Scotland and Wales.

Great Britain is the largest island of the British Isles.

England, Great Britain, the United Kingdom
and the British Isles do not mean the same thing!

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Answer 2

The United Kingdom is comprised of the Monarchy of England and Scotland, the Principality of Wales and the Islands of the North (i.e. the Orkneys, Shetlands and Hebridies). Northern Ireland is a seperate issue, hence why on legal documents you see 'United Kingdom and Northern Ireland'.
Britian is made up of all the islands situated in the area, so this includes the UK, the Republic of Ireland, Isle of Man and the Baliwicks of The Channel Islands.
Hope this Helps further.

Answer 3

Great Britain is England Scotland and Wales. Which is different to the UK because of no Northern Ireland. Well that s what i think it is

Answer 4

Great Britain is the island containing Wales, England & Scotland. The UK is Great Britain & Northern Ireland.

Answer 5

I understand your confusion. American commentators and News Broadcasters often refer to England, when in fact they should say Britain or the UK.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the full title.

This is abbreviated to Britain, the UK or Great Britain.

Great Britain is the main island and consists of England Scotland and Wales. Ireland is the smaller island but only the northern part is part of the UK.

Tony Blair for example is the Prime Minister of the UK, not just England.

Calling him the Prime Minister of England is like calling President Bush the President of Texas.

I hope that makes sense.

Answer 6

Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland can be counted as 4 seperate countries. There is a clear distinction between them

The UK refers to "The United Kingdom Alliance af Scotland, England, Northern Ireland and Wales" as ruled by the Royal household and the Monarch (Currently HRH Queen Elizabeth 2).

Great Britian refers to the land mass of Scotland, England and Wales.

Answer 7

Britain = England, Scotland, Wales

United Kingdon = England, Scotland Wales (Britain) and Northern Ireland

Answer 8

The British isles is the group of islands that includes England,Wales,Scotland,Ireland,the Channel islands,The Scilly Isles,The Isle of Man,The Western Isles,The Orkneys and Shetlands,plus numerous other small islands dotted about.The United Kingdom is the group of countries that is ruled by the monarch and is all of the above with the exception of Southern Ireland(Eire)which is a republic..Britain or Great Britain refers to the mainland of England,Wales and Scotland.

Answer 9

Britain = England, Scotland, Wales.
UK = Britain plus Northern Ireland,
British Isles = All the islands around Britain (including but not limited to the mainland of Britain, the mainland of Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, Isle of Man).

Answer 10

The UK includes Wales, Scotland, England and the whole of Ireland whereas Great Britain does not include the Republic of Ireland.