#united kingdom of great britain and ireland

[royalty-nobility]

Queen Victoria

Artist: Alexander Melville  (British, 1823–1892) 

Title: Queen Victoria of England

Genre: Portrait

Date: 1845

Medium: Oil on Canvas

Collection: Herzogliches Museum Gotha

Queen Victoria

Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death in 1901. Her reign of 63 years and 216 days- which was longer than those of any of her predecessors - constituted the Victorian era. It was a period of industrial, political, scientific, and military change within the United Kingdom, and was marked by a great expansion of the British Empire. In 1876, the British Parliament voted to grant her the additional title of Empress of India.

Victoria was the daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn (the fourth son of King George III), and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. After the deaths of her father and grandfather in 1820, she was raised under close supervision by her mother and her comptroller, John Conroy. She inherited the throne aged 18 after her father's three elder brothers died without surviving legitimate issue. Victoria, a constitutional monarch, attempted privately to influence government policy and ministerial appointments; publicly, she became a national icon who was identified with strict standards of personal morality.

Victoria married her first cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, in 1840. Their nine children married into royal and noble families across the continent, earning Victoria the sobriquet "grandmother of Europe". After Albert's death in 1861, Victoria plunged into deep mourning and avoided public appearances. As a result of her seclusion, British republicanism temporarily gained strength, but in the latter half of her reign, her popularity recovered. Her Golden and Diamond jubilees were times of public celebration. Victoria died at Osborne House on the Isle of Wight, at the age of 81. The last British monarch of the House of Hanover, she was succeeded by her son Edward VII of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

[ceilidhtransing]

If you can understand that the single sovereign state of the US is made up of 50 constituent states, and that while all Californians are American not all Americans are Californian, you can understand that the single sovereign state of the UK is made up of 4 constituent countries, and that while all English people are British not all British people are English.

[ID: three versions of the “screaming crying throwing up” meme image, with the captions “me when people think the UK and England are the same thing”, “me when people think all British people are English”, and “me when people think “England” refers to the entire British Isles”. Below that, a map of the British Isles with the different countries (Scotland, England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, which all make up the UK, plus the Republic of Ireland) highlighted. Text on the map notes that “Great Britain is the main island = England + Scotland + Wales” and that “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the sovereign nation”. end ID]

[rabbitcruiser]

Northern Ireland ceased to be part of the Irish Free State on December 8, 1922.

[starlightshadowsworld]

British people who support Palestine.

Here is a link to a petition to get the UK government to put pressure onto Israel to allow aid into Gaza.

It's an official .gov petition which means once it reaches a certain amount of signitaures the government have to respond.

If you're not from the UK I'm afraid you can't sign but plz share regardless.

[dopeshootitup]

rare aesthetic: the 2012 uk obsession

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CLOUDS OF UNRELATED CRIMINALS ATTACKING PLANET EARTH

[donaldtrumpsexcrimesagainst]

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Use the 5th physical dimension and higher to differentiate projections from the surrounding universe.

ATTEMPTS ARE CONSTANTLY BEING MADE TO PORTRAY BRADLEY CARL GEIGER AS MERELY AN AUTOMATED REMOTELY CONTROLLED BODY SO THAT HIS ENERGY SIGNATURE IS VIEWED AS BEING A FALSE PROJECTION AND DISREGARDED.

Attempts are also being made to portray him as an alien invader so that he can (and most of the time, is) be attacked with mind control and sensory replacement weapons, or even have unwitting military members deployed to attempt to kill him.

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[pluralzalpha]

OK, what with the coronation coming up, I've seen quite a few posts about the UK, by people who don't quite understand the difference between the UK, Great Britain, England and so on.

Which is fair enough, because it is a bit complicated.

So here's some explanation.

The British Isles is a whole bunch of islands, but the main ones are those two big ones, Great Britain and Ireland.

Great Britain is divided into three countries: England, Scotland and Wales.

The island of Ireland is also divided. The northeastern six counties make up Northern Ireland, which is also sometimes referred to as Ulster, although the traditional province of Ulster is somewhat larger.

England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland make up the larger country of the United Kingdom, a sovereign state. The full name of the state is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, but that's a bit of a mouthful, so generally it's the United Kingdom or the UK.

"Britain" can be used to mean either the island of Great Britain or the UK as a whole. Anyone from the UK is a British national (a Briton or Brit), although many Scots, Northern Irish, and some Welsh don't describe themselves as British because of their political position. There's a strong Scottish independence movement, and the situation in Ireland is complicated, to say the least.

It's very important to remember that England is not the same as Britain, Great Britain or the UK. It is merely part of it. A lot of people use England interchangeably with the broader terms, but this is wrong. Try going to Scotland and saying it's part of England and see how long it takes to get a smack in the face.

The rest of Ireland is an entirely separate country, a sovereign state in its own right. Its official name is simply Ireland, but it's often referred to by its official description, the Republic of Ireland (RoI) for clarity. It can also be called by its Irish name, Eire.

It's not unheard of for the Republic to be referred to as Southern Ireland, but this can cause a lot of offence, and in any case, it's by far the larger part of Ireland and actually reaches further north than Northern Ireland.

King Charles III has the title of King of the United Kingdom. The title King of England is archaic and hasn't actually been used for centuries. He is the sovereign of the UK and has nothing to do with RoI.

There are lots of smaller islands that are part of any of the five countries above, but there are also some more islands just to be confusing.

The Channel Islands aren't even in the map above, because they're closer to France, but they're often grouped in with the British Isles. The largest two, Jersey and Guernsey, are separate countries (Guernsey has some even smaller islands within its territory). They're what's left of the ancient Duchy of Normandy. There's also the Isle of Man, also called Mann, between Great Britain and Ireland.

These three are NOT part of the UK. They are Crown Dependencies, which means they essentially belong to the King, but have seperate governments. The UK has sovereignty over them though, and is responsible for their defence and representation internationally.

The UK and the Crown Dependencies are also legally known as the British Islands (not Isles, as this includes all of Ireland), but no one really uses this except in important international treaty stuff.

See? Perfectly straightforward...

[ceilidhtransing]

Election masterpost for UK people!

Scottish friends! English friends! Welsh friends! Northern Irish friends! Friends who don't identify as any of those but who are still eligible to vote in a UK general election!

You have until 11.59pm on 18 June to make sure you're registered to vote in the upcoming election on 4 July. Tap here to go to the voter registration website.

You have until 5pm on 19 June to apply for a postal vote. If you live in Scotland, England, or Wales, tap here to apply for a postal vote. If you live in Northern Ireland, tap here.

You have until 5pm on 26 June to apply for a proxy vote. If you live in Scotland, England, or Wales, tap here to apply for a proxy vote. If you live in Northern Ireland, tap here.

You need to bring photo ID to the polling station in order to vote. Find out here which forms of ID are eligible.

Tap here to find the location of your polling station. Polling stations will be open from 7am until 10pm.

Here is one site which will advise you on voting tactically against the Conservatives. That website uses data from the four most recent general elections as well as recent by-elections, polling and local election results, plus historical and local information. Here is a different tactical voting site, which focuses on only the most recent general election results. If your constituency is currently held by a progressive party, that website recommends voting for it; if your constituency is currently Conservative, it recommends voting for the party that came second in the last election.

Be aware that constituency boundaries have changed since 2019 and that the political landscape of the UK has also changed. To make the best of your vote, bear in mind that the most recent general election result may not accurately reflect how your constituency will vote this year. (For example, Labour is predicted to overtake the Liberal Democrats as the main opposition to the Conservatives in many English seats, and is also forecast to take a lot of seats from the SNP in Scotland.) It may be worth comparing information from a variety of sites, as well as recent polling data, to figure out how best to vote. You can use the above sites to find the exact name of your constituency and then visit its Wikipedia page, where there will be detailed results for the 2019 election as well as information on who is standing this year. Wikipedia also has a treasure trove of polling data for the upcoming election, which may give a more accurate and up-to-date snapshot than results from half a decade ago.

And then remember to vote! Set a reminder on your phone, arrange to go to the polling station with friends or family, do whatever it is you need to do to make sure that you don't lose your vote by falling at the final hurdle.

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[thespianwordnerd]

*deep breath*

OK. Say it with me:

British and English are not interchangeable terms.

British and English are not interchangeable terms.

British and English are not interchangeable terms.

British and English are not interchangeable terms.

British and English are not interchangeable terms.

-sincerely, a Scot.

[the-busy-ghost]

UK people, this is your daily reminder to register to vote

I promise this isn't a rick-roll but you can also just google 'register to vote' and you should get to the same place

[english-lessons-bolzano]

HOW TO SAY "DIVANO" IN ENGLISH

COUCH (everywhere)

SOFA (everywhere)

PUNEE (Hawaii)

SETTEE (UK, Texas)

CHESTERFIELD (informal and dated in Canada, archaic in the UK and Northern California)

DAVENPORT (Midwest dated)

DAVENO (The term was more widely used in the 50's and 60's, particularly in the Pacific Northwest)

DAVENETTE (South Midland states)

DIVAN (A couch- or sofa-like piece of furniture made of a mattress lying against the wall and on either the floor or an elevated structure.)

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