Other way round- Great Britain refers to the Unions between England and Wales, and England and Scotland. Although Northern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom, it is not included in Great Britain. The term 'Great' was coined when Britain began to develop an Empire and to colonise and rule large parts of the rest of the world.
Great Britain is the name used to refer to both Scotland and England. Wales, which is also a part of this union, is not normally counted as a country, it is a province.
England and Scotland
The Act of Union in 1707 joined England and Scotland (not Ireland) to become Britain.
Treaty of the Union under Queen Anne (1665-1714). England, Scotland and Wales are united to form Great Britain.
Great Britain had itself been formed in 1707 by the union of the formerly separate kingdoms of England and Scotland.
Great Britain is the name used to refer to both Scotland and England. Wales, which is also a part of this union, is not normally counted as a country, it is a province.
England and Scotland
The Parliament of Great Britain was created in 1707 through the Act of Union between England and Scotland. This union merged the separate Parliaments of England and Scotland into one, creating the Parliament of Great Britain.
The island of Great Britain was formed by the acts of union - uniting England with Wales and Scotland.
The Act of Union in 1707 joined England and Scotland (not Ireland) to become Britain.
It was not formed by any union. Great Britain refers to the island containing England, Wales and Scotland. You may be confusing it with the United Kingdom, which consists of Great Britain and also Northern Ireland, which is on the neighbouring island of Ireland.
Treaty of the Union under Queen Anne (1665-1714). England, Scotland and Wales are united to form Great Britain.
The union of the Parliaments of England and Scotland in 1707.
Great Britain had itself been formed in 1707 by the union of the formerly separate kingdoms of England and Scotland.
London is the capital of England and of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Great Britain consists of England, Scotland and Wales. The UK consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Scotland and England created a union called Great Britain in 1707. England did not conquer Scotland.
The Union of the Parliaments of England and Scotland in 1707.