British country names explained
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Why is ???????England named after the Angles and not the Saxons? Does ???????"Welsh" really mean slave? And where was the original ???????Scotland? These questions answered and many more on this etymological trip around the ??UK.
In this video, I explain the origins of the names of England, Scotland and Wales, as well as the rest of the British Isles and ??Ireland. And prepare for a shocking revelation about walnuts.
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==CHAPTERS==
0:00 Introduction
0:22 "England"
3:54 "Wales"
4:56 Ground News
6:07 "Wales" continued
9:25 "Scotland"
11:05 "Ireland"
11:37 "Britain"
11:09 "Albion"
14:04 The British Isles ("Shetland", "Isle of Man" etc.)
Why is ???????England named after the Angles and not the Saxons? Does ???????"Welsh" really mean slave? And where was the original ???????Scotland? These questions answered and many more on this etymological trip around the ??UK.
In this video, I explain the origins of the names of England, Scotland and Wales, as well as the rest of the British Isles and ??Ireland. And prepare for a shocking revelation about walnuts.
⭐️PATREON COMMUNITY: patreon.com/robwords
?FREE NEWSLETTER: http://www.robwords.com/newsletter
Check me out on the web, on Twitter & TikTok:
http://robwords.com
http://x.com/robwordsYT
http://tiktok.com/@robwords
==CHAPTERS==
0:00 Introduction
0:22 "England"
3:54 "Wales"
4:56 Ground News
6:07 "Wales" continued
9:25 "Scotland"
11:05 "Ireland"
11:37 "Britain"
11:09 "Albion"
14:04 The British Isles ("Shetland", "Isle of Man" etc.)
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