United Kingdom

ENGLAND

the capital: London

the symbol: red rose

the national flag

The symbol of England is a red rose

The Tudor Rose is the symbol of the Tudor family and is represented
by the union of a red and white rose. The red rose being the House of
Lancaster and the white the House of York. This union brought to an
end the bitter civil war which is commonly referred to as ‘The War of
the Roses’. The design of the joined roses was chosen to signify the
union of the two houses in the marriage of Henry VII and Elizabeth of

York.

A very long time ago when Scotland was ravaged by Viking invaders, a
group of Scottish fighting men were resting overnight in a field.
Unknown to them, a raiding party was preparing to attack this group of
Scots, under cover of darkness.
As the attacking Vikings approached the encamped Scots, they stood on
a patch of Thistles with their barefeet and, of course, let out cries of pain
as the thorns dug deep into the soles and toes.
The Scots, having been awakened by this rammy, were able to fight off
the attackers.
So, from that day , the Thistle has been adopted as Scotland ' s National

Emblem.