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Wales is in the UK because Henry VII of Wales won a battle against Richard III of England and became the King of England. He became the King of two different countries and united them.
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The battle of Bosworth Field (1485) during the English Civil War of the Roses alluded to above certainly is a factor, but Wales likely would have been part of the UK regardless of the fact that after this victory for Henry (who became Henry VII of England not of Wales) and the House of Lancaster, the Welsh more readily associated themselves with the Tudor line of kings than before (because Henry had Welsh ancestry as well as a claim to the English throne which he took as victor of the above battle).
Wales had been conquered by the English King Edward I in the late 13th Century but an Act of Union was not made between England and Wales until 1536 during the reign of Henry VIII. Even this was not a complete union as Wales was not privy to it. It was law passed by the English without Welsh intervention. The scene for this next step toward complete union was set during Henry VII's reign but it is probably not as simple as saying this is the sole reason. When the UK came to be, many centuries later, Wales was a member of an existing union. The UK simply resembled the addition of a further member to this union (which had already expanded to include England, Wales and Scotland). Ireland was the new member (later only Northern Ireland) and Great Britain became the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (later Northern Ireland). That is why Wales is in the UK.
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∙ 13y agoYes, Wales along with England, Scotland and Northern Ireland are collectively part of the United Kingdom.
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∙ 12y agoIt is - being a part of the United Kingdom.
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∙ 10y agoThe United Kingdom is made up of 4 countries Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales and England. So Wales is a country in its own right.
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∙ 12y agoNo.
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Are Wales and Scotland and Ireland part of the United Kingdom?
Wales and Scotland are part of the United Kingdom. Northern Ireland is part of it, but the Republic of Ireland is not.
Did Ireland use to be a part of Wales?
Not in recorded history, Wales and Ireland are on opposite sides of the Irish sea.
What countries is not part of the United Kingdom Wales Ireland England?
Ireland is not part of the United Kingdom, but Northern Ireland is.
Who is a part of the united kingdom?
England,Scotland,Northern Ireland and Wales.
What countries are part of United Kingdom?
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
What area is not part of Great Britain wales or scotland or northern Ireland or the republic of Ireland?
Neither Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland are part of Great Britain. It is an island consisting of Wales, Scotland and England. Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland are both on the island of Ireland. Northern Ireland is regarded as part of the United Kingdom, but it is on a separate island to England, Scotland and Wales.
What United Kingdom region makes up the island of great Britain?
England, Scotland and Wales. Northern Ireland is also part of the UK but that is on the island of Ireland.
How long has Northern Ireland been part of England for?
Northern Ireland has never been part of Britain. Britain is an island which consists of England, Scotland and Wales. Northern Ireland is on the neighbouring island of Ireland. What you are confusing is the United Kingdom, which consists of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland came into existence after 1921 and since then it has been a part of the United Kingdom.
Is Wales west of Ireland?
No. Wales is east of Ireland and so Ireland is west of Wales.
What is Scotland and England and Northern Ireland and Wales part of?
The United Kingdom.
Did England Ireland and Wales become the United Kingdom?
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Do Scotland and Ireland make up the UK?
No. Ireland is not a part of the United Kingdom, but Nothern Ireland is along with Scotland, England and Wales.
