00:00 Learn about the differences between England, Great Britain, the United Kingdom, and the British Isles in this episode.

02:14 The British Isles are a collection of over 6,000 islands, including Great Britain and the Island of Ireland, but the term "British Isles" is disputed by people in Ireland who do not want to be associated with the term "British."

04:18 The Island of Ireland consists of two countries, the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom's Northern Ireland, with the term "Ireland" being used to refer to both the island and the independent country.

06:20 The Isle of Man is part of the Greater British Isles but is not part of the United Kingdom, and is considered a crown dependency, with the UK responsible for defense and foreign relations, and the head of state being Charles III as the Lord of Man; Great Britain is the name of the island, not the country, and is often used interchangeably with the United Kingdom, even though it technically shouldn't be; the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland consists of four constituent countries, including Northern Ireland, England, Scotland, and Wales, which are not sovereign nation-states but rather constituent parts of a kingdom.

08:23 Scotland, Wales, and England are separate countries within the island of Great Britain, with their own languages and cultures, and they were brought together under a single entity known as the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707.

10:27 There is no legislature specifically for England, so laws that only affect people in England are voted on by members of parliament from Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, which has led to discussions about creating an English parliament or regional legislatures in England.

12:25 England is part of Great Britain, which is part of the United Kingdom, which is part of the British Isles, and there are also Crown Dependencies.