Wales (Cymru in Welsh) is a mountainous country on the western side of Great Britain. Wales is bordered by England to the east, the Bristol Channel to the south, St George’s Channel in the west, …

The Welsh dragon does not appear on the flag because when the first Union Flag was created in 1606, Wales was already united with England from the 13th century. This meant that Wales a Principality …

British meal times and the typical foods eaten at different times of the day.

With many thanks to The Cathedral School, Llandaff in Wales for providing the information on Christmas in Wales on this page An Apple A Calennig is an apple with three twig legs stuck with dried fruit, …

Wales – St. David and the Daffodil The national flower of Wales is the daffodil, which is traditionally worn on St. David’s Day. The vegetable called leek is also considered to be a traditional emblem of Wales. …

References *"It is often stated that the Union Flag should only be described as the Union Jack when flown in the bows of a warship, but this is a relatively recent idea. From early in its life the Admiralty …

Money Quiz The British currency is the pound sterling. The sign for the pound is GBP = Great British Pound We do not use the Euro. Although a few of the big shops will accept Euro, it is rarely used …

England, Scotland and Wales (Great Britain)? The counties of Britain are territorial divisions of Britain for the purposes of administrative, political and geographical demarcation.

The Roman army left Britain about AD 410. When they had gone there was no strong army to defend Britain, and tribes called the Angle, Saxon, and Jute (the Anglo-Saxons) invaded. They left their …

The British Isles rise from a continental shelf, an under water ledge of land extending into the Alantic Ocean from northwestern Europe. What is the British Isles? The British Isles is a geographical term …