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An Introduction to Britain(1) 1. Key Facts about the United Kingdom : Its name The official name: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland The short term: the United Kingdom or the UK Its official language English Its capital London Its national Anthem: God Save the Queen (Ⅰ) God save our gracious Queen , Long live our noble Queen, God Save the Queen: Send her victorious, Happy and glorious, Long to reign over us: God Save the Queen. (Ⅱ) O Lord our God arise, Scatter her enemies, And make them fall: Confound their politics, Frustrate their knavish tricks, On thee our hopes we fix: God save us all. (Ⅲ) Thy choicest gifts in store, On her be pleased to pour, Long may she reign: And ever give us cause, To sing with heart and voice: God Save the Queen. History of Britain’s Union Jack Britain’s Union flag records the growth of one kingdom out of the successive union of three crowns in its name and fusion of three different emblems(徽章). Original English Flag: White and plain red cross ; The country’s patron saint ----- St. George; The shape of the cross ---- ‘+’. Birth of Scottish Flag: The Saint symbol is called St. Andrew’s cross; Specific colors of cloud and sky; The cross used for execution was shaped like the letter ‘X’. Emblem of Ireland : Irish patron saint ------ St. Patrick; White and red cross of the shape ‘X’; It was adopted as heraldic device of an Irish family. Birth of Union Jack In 1707, after the Act of Union England and Scotland, Queen Anne sanctioned (agreed) the combination of English and Scottish flags. In 1801, the cross of St. Patrick was incorporated in the Union Flag. Its national flag: Union Jack 1.1 Overseas territories and Crown Dependencies Britains 14 Overseas Territories, spread throughout the globe, are diverse communities.