Studying the history of UK will make your visit much more enjoyable. In the 16th century, the nearby Wales was joined to the Kingdom of England. Later, the country Scotland was joined to     1     the Kingdom of Great Britain. Finally, the southern part of Ireland broke away from the UK, which resulted in the full name. They use the same flag, as well as share the same     2     and military     3    . However, they also have some differences. The Normans     4     England after the well-known Battle of Hastings and made changes to the     5     system. So many French words slowly entered into the English language.