 the uk great britain the british isles are they really same  the uk great britain the british isles are they really same barsha mar 5102021 1141 this might be an interesting topic to gather about the difference between the united kingdom britain great britain the british isles and england that most of us have been thinking as the synonyms but we shall educate ourselves further with the difference starting with a brief overview to quite lengthy and convoluted history in the creation of the united kingdom  the uk england scotland wales and northern ireland make up the united kingdom the kingdom of england was founded in the year 925 the unity of anglosaxon tribes over modernday england introduced the world to the kingdom in 1536 legislation was passed to unite england and wales and subjected them to the same laws therefore the united kingdom of england and wales was established the kingdom of great britain was founded in 1707 which was formed when the kingdom of england including wales merged with the kingdom of scotland in 1801 the united kingdom of great britain and ireland was founded as the name was revised as ireland entered the union the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland was formed in 1922 which only consists of only ireland s northern counties as the republic of ireland eire or southern ireland left the union this is the united kingdom that exists today however there is still some argument on when was the united kingdom actually introduced to the world some say that the act of union between england wales and scotland founded the united kingdom in 1707 and others say the name united kingdom was not adopted until 1801 when ireland was included to the union therefore this yet remains as a debatable subject great britain britain  great britain is a landmass and not a country it is referred to as great because it is the largest island in the british isles containing the countries of england scotland and wales to be precise great britain is a geographical term that refers to the island that is also known as britain it s also a political terminology for scotland england and wales which make up the united kingdom however the united kingdom on the other hand is simply a political phrase referring to the sovereign country that covers all of great britain as well as the territory that is now recognized as northern ireland the british isles the british isles are a series of islands off the coast of mainland europe in the northwestern part of the continent it consists of the united kingdom ireland the scilly isles and the isle of man the channel islands and several other smaller islands where britain and ireland are the two largest ones england england is referred to be a country much like wales and scotland though not a sovereign state in terms of geography and demography england is the largest country in the united kingdom that is also has a critical role in the establishment of the country london the capital city of the england is also the uk s capital it is therefore not surprising that england is frequently used to refer to the entire united kingdom this might be an interesting topic to gather about the difference between the united kingdom britain great britain the british isles and england that most of us have been thinking as the synonyms but we shall educate ourselves further with the difference starting with a brief overview to quite lengthy and convoluted history in the creation of the united kingdom  the uk england scotland wales and northern ireland make up the united kingdom the kingdom of england was founded in the year 925 the unity of anglosaxon tribes over modernday england introduced the world to the kingdom in 1536 legislation was passed to unite england and wales and subjected them to the same laws therefore the united kingdom of england and wales was established the kingdom of great britain was founded in 1707 which was formed when the kingdom of england including wales merged with the kingdom of scotland in 1801 the united kingdom of great britain and ireland was founded as the name was revised as ireland entered the union the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland was formed in 1922 which only consists of only ireland s northern counties as the republic of ireland eire or southern ireland left the union this is the united kingdom that exists today however there is still some argument on when was the united kingdom actually introduced to the world some say that the act of union between england wales and scotland founded the united kingdom in 1707 and others say the name united kingdom was not adopted until 1801 when ireland was included to the union therefore this yet remains as a debatable subject great britain britain  great britain is a landmass and not a country it is referred to as great because it is the largest island in the british isles containing the countries of england scotland and wales to be precise great britain is a geographical term that refers to the island that is also known as britain it s also a political terminology for scotland england and wales which make up the united kingdom however the united kingdom on the other hand is simply a political phrase referring to the sovereign country that covers all of great britain as well as the territory that is now recognized as northern ireland the british isles the british isles are a series of islands off the coast of mainland europe in the northwestern part of the continent it consists of the united kingdom ireland the scilly isles and the isle of man the channel islands and several other smaller islands where britain and ireland are the two largest ones england england is referred to be a country much like wales and scotland though not a sovereign state in terms of geography and demography england is the largest country in the united kingdom that is also has a critical role in the establishment of the country london the capital city of the england is also the uk s capital it is therefore not surprising that england is frequently used to refer to the entire united kingdom  