2. MORE INFORMATION
On average, British people drink 200
million cups of tea every year
The British national anthem is God
Save the Queen.
The Act of Union in 1707 united
England, Scotland and Wales to
become Great Britain.
3. THE UNION JACK
The Union Jack represents
the United Kingdom. The
UK is Britain (England,
Scotland and Wales)and
Northem Ireland. The flag is
a symbol of unity. It is a
combination of the flags of
Saint George for England,
Saint Andrew for Scotland
and Saint Patrik for
Northem Ireland. Wales
doesn’t have any
representation on the flag.
4. SAINTS AND
EMBLEMENS
Saint George is the patron saint of England. People
celebrate Saint George’s day on 23rd April. The flower of
England is the rose.
Scotland’s patron is Saint Andrew and his special day is
November 30th. The thistle is the emblem of Scotland.
The patron saint of Wales is Saint David. Welsh people wear
daffodils on Saint David’s day on March 1st.
6. TOWER OF
SAINT
LONDON
GEORGE
Beefeaters
Saint George is the patron of England. People celebrate
Saint George’s day
The beefeatres are the on 23rd April. The flower of England is
the of the
guardians rose. Tower of
London. They wear a
uniform of dark blue and red
and in specials ocasions they
wear a red and gold uniform.
The beefeaters care for the
ravens.
7. MONUMENTSMONUMENTS
The Romans were in England
from 55bc to 41ad. They built
many roads and important
cities in England such as
Londinium (London) and
Aquae Sulis (Bath). Hadrian’s
Wall was the northern border
of England. There are many
Roman remains in England
such as temples,
amphitheatres and villas.
8. LINKS
The British national anthem: God Save the Queen.
The Romans in EnglandThe Roman Invasion of Britain - S01E01 - YouTube