British-Symbols

BritishSymbolsTheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandEnglandWalesScotlandNorthernIrelandEachcountryinBritainhasitsownpatronsaintandfloralemblemEnglandTheTudorroseisthenationalfloralemblemofEngland.ItsymbolizestheendoftheWarsoftheRoses.Thistleisaprickly-leavedpurpleflowerwhichwasfirstusedinthe15thcenturyasasymbolofdefence.ThethistlehasbeenaScottishsymbolformorethan500years.Itwasfoundonancientcoinsandcoatsofarms.ScotlandThenationalflowerofScotlandisthethistleThenationalflowerofWalesisthedaffodil,whichistraditionallywornonSt.David’sDay.WalesThenationalflowerofNorthernIrelandistheshamrock,athree-leavedplantsimilartoclover.ItisasymboloftrinityNorthernIrelandTheUnitedKingdomflagwasofficiallyadoptedonJanuary1,1801.theUnionJackTheflagoftheUKisacombinationoftheflagsofEngland(thecrossofSt.George),Scotland(thecrossofSt.Andrew),andIreland(thecrossofSt.Patrick).theUnionJackDatingtothe12thcentury,thehistoriccrossofSt.Andrewwasfirsthoistedin1512.AlsoknownastheSaltire,itisoneoftheoldestcountryflags.TheSaltireisaflagwithadiagonalcrosswhosearmsextendtothecornersoftheflagTheflagofScotland-StAndrew’sCrossTheflagofEngland-StGeorge’sCrossTheflagofIreland-StPatrickCrossRoyalBanneroftheKingorQueenoftheUnitedKingdomToday.TheRoyalBannerofEnglandScottishRoyalbannerTheRoyalFlagofScotland,orRampartLion,featuresatraditionalredliononagoldfield.Itiswidelyusedasasecondnationalflag.ThegoldharpDavid'sHarpwastheNationalBannerofIrelandforManyCenturiesTheWelshflagThisflagwasofficiallyadoptedin1959,butthereddragon(possiblyRomaninorigin)hasbeenassociatedwithWalesformanycenturies.ThegreenandwhitebackgroundstripesrepresenttheHouseofTudor,aWelshdynastythatonceheldtheEnglishthrone.UKRoyalCoat-of-ArmsInTheRoyalSealweseetheLions,andtheUnicorn.TheHarpofDavid,andthestandingRedLion.Lionswithroyalcrowns.Thewords:DIEUETMONDROITwhichareLatinandmean:GodAndMyRightUnofficialCoatofArmsTheThreeLionsistheunofficialcrestofEnglandandwasfirstusedbyRichardI(RichardtheLionheart)inthelate12thcentury.OtherBritishsymbolsTartanTartansareaninternationallyrecognizedsymbolofScotland.Highlandersworeclotheswithdistinctivestripedorcheckedpatterns,andthegrowthofclanandfamilytartansbecamepopularinthemid-18thcenturyBritishsouvenirsPhotoGalleryTheBigBenPhoto（海德公园）•HydeParkPhoto（伦敦眼）•FerrisWheelPhoto（唐宁街10号）•NoTenDowningSt.Photo•LondonTowerPhoto（圣保罗大教堂）•StPaul'sCathedralPhoto（白金汉宫）•BuckinghamPalacePhotophoto•BritishMuseum（大英博物馆）photo•WilliamShakespeareSonnet•ShallIcomparetheetoasummer'sday?Youaremorelovelyandmoretemperate:RoughwindsdoshakethedarlingbudsofMay,Andsummer'sleasehasalltooshortadate:Sometimetoohottheeyeofheavenshines,Andoftenishisgoldcomplexiondimmed;Andeveryfairfromfairsometimedeclines,Bychanceornature'schangingcourseuntrimmed;ButthyeternalsummershallnotfadeNorlosepossessionofthatfairyouowest;NorshallDeathbragyouwander'stinhisshade,Whenineternallinestotimethougrowest:Solongasmencanbreatheoreyescansee,Solonglivesthisandthisgiveslifetothee.photo•RoyalObservatory.Greenwich,London,England,UnitedKingdom（格林威治）photoMadameTussauds（杜莎蜡像馆）Photo(伊丽莎白二世）•QueenElizabethIITheMonarchyintheVictorianAgePhoto劳斯莱斯汽车(Rolls—Royce)Photo(劳斯拉斯）CharlesDickens，（1812-1870）MainWorks:OliverTwistDavidCopperfieldGreatExpectationsBleakHouseATaleofTwoCitiesOxfordUniversityPrimeMinistersBritishParliamentphotoTerracedhousingAdouble-deckerJohnBullOliverCromwell:theLordProtectorMapofLondonTheRoyalFamily