Britain (place name)
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The name Britain originates from the Common Brittonic term Pritanī and is one of the oldest known names for Great Britain, an island off the north-western coast of continental Europe. The terms Briton
Britain (Βρεττανικήν) as it appears in Ptolemy's Geography
South wall of the pronaos of the Temple of Augustus and Rome in Ankara, sporting the Monumentum Ancyranum of the Res Gestae Divi Augusti. The section relating to Britain is annotated.
“Brittanicae Insulae” by Didier Robert de Vaugondy, 1750
United Kingdom
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom or Britain, is a country in northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland. It comprises
Britain (place name)
…Greek, e.g. the Βρίττωνες of Procopius. It was introduced into Middle English as brutons in the late 13th century. There is much conflation of the terms United Kingdom, Great Britain, Britain, and England today, especially among English speakers outside Great Britain and Ireland. In many ways, accepted usage allows…
Stonehenge in Wiltshire is a ring of stones, each about 4 m (13 ft) high, 2 m (7 ft) wide and 25 tonnes, erected 2400–2200 BC.
The Roman Baths in Bath, Somerset, are a well-preserved thermae from Roman Britain.
James VI, King of Scotland, succeeded to the English and Irish thrones in 1603.
Victoria reigned as Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India during the 19th century.