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Old 19-04-2008, 10:26 AM   #38 (permalink)
Alex McKee
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Originally Posted by Northumbrian View Post
You've not been reading the posts. It is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Great Britain came into being with the union of England and Scotland. Without Scotland there is no Great Britain.
You are again incorrect.

Great Britain is a geographical term, not a political one. The reason it was called the Kingdom of Great Britain was because it encompassed the entire island of Great Britain, the larger area of Britanny.
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