1. Poetic name of the UK is Albion.
2. The Union Jack is the flag of Great Britain.
3. King James I (Jack for short) in 1603 united England and Scotland. Then in 1801 there was a union with Ireland.
The Union Jack means the union between these 3 countries under one flag.
4. The red cross of Snt. George on a white background is for England. The white diagonal cross of Snt. Patrick on whaite background is for Ireland.
5. The State Emblem of the UK means the union of its for parts.
6. Lions on the Emblem simbolize the leading role of England in this union.
7. It's the Red Rose for England, a wild plant called Thistle for Scotland, a vegetable call the Leek for Wales and another wild planet called Shamrock for Nothern Ireland.
8. Historic colours of the parts of Great Britain: England - white, Scotland - blue, Wales - red, Nother Ireland - green.