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Britain
Britain most often refers to: * Great Britain, a large island comprising the countries of England, Scotland and Wales * The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a sovereign state in Europe comprising Great Britain and the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland. * The realm of the Monarchy of the United Kingdom, comprising the United Kingdom, the Crown Dependencies, and British Overseas Territories. Britain may also refer to: Places * British Isles, an archipelago comprising Great Britain, Ireland and many other smaller islands * British Islands, the UK, Channel Islands and Isle of Man collectively * Roman Britain, a Roman province corresponding roughly to modern-day England and Wales * Historical predecessors to the present-day United Kingdom: ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707 to 1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801 to 1922) * Britain (place name) * Britain, Virginia, an unincorporated community in the United States People Given name * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Great Britain
Great Britain, also known as the Kingdom of Great Britain, was a sovereign state in Western Europe from 1707 to the end of 1800. The state was created by the 1706 Treaty of Union and ratified by the Acts of Union 1707, which united the Kingdom of England (including Wales) and the Kingdom of Scotland to form a single kingdom encompassing the whole island of Great Britain and its outlying islands, with the exception of the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. The unitary state was governed by a single Parliament of Great Britain, parliament at the Palace of Westminster, but distinct legal systems—English law and Scots law—remained in use, as did distinct educational systems and religious institutions, namely the Church of England and the Church of Scotland remaining as the national churches of England and Scotland respectively. The formerly separate kingdoms had been in personal union since the Union of the Crowns in 1603 when James VI of Scotland became King of England an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Britain
Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland, and Wales. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the List of European islands by area, largest European island, and the List of islands by area, ninth-largest island in the world. It is dominated by a maritime climate with narrow temperature differences between seasons. The island of Ireland, with an area 40 per cent that of Great Britain, is to the west – these islands, along with over List of islands of the British Isles, 1,000 smaller surrounding islands and named substantial rocks, comprise the British Isles archipelago. Connected to mainland Europe until 9,000 years ago by a land bridge now known as Doggerland, Great Britain has been inhabited by modern humans for around 30,000 years. In 2011, it had a population of about , making it the world's List of islands by population, third-most-populous islan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terminology Of The British Isles
The terminology of the British Isles comprises the words and phrases that are used to describe the (sometimes overlapping) geographical and political areas of the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, and the smaller islands which surround them. The terms are often a source of confusion, partly owing to the similarity between some of the actual words used but also because they are often used loosely. Many of the words carry geographical and political connotations which are affected by the history of the islands. The inclusion of Ireland in the geographical definition of British Isles is debated. Ordnance Survey Ireland does not use the term. The purpose of this article is to explain the meanings of and relationships among the terms in use; many of these classifications are contentious. . Summary The use of terms depends on context; words and phrases can be grouped into geographical, political, linguistic and sporting terms. In brief, the main terms and their simple explanati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Little Britain (other)
Little Britain may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Little Britain'' (TV series), a British radio and then television series ** '' Little Britain USA'', an American spin-off * "Little Britain", a song by Dreadzone from the 1995 album ''Second Light'' * '' Little Britain: The Video Game'' Places * 'Little Britain', a translation of the Irish toponym , referring to Wales. * 'Little Britain', a historic designation for Brittany' * Little Britain, London, England, a street and historically a small district * Little Britain, Buckinghamshire, England, in Greater London on the Bucks boundary * Little Britain, a hamlet in the parish of Exhall, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, England * Little Britain, Ontario, Canada * Little Britain, one of the Urban neighbourhoods of Sudbury, Ontario, Canada * Little Britain, Mariposa Township, Ontario, Canada * Little Britain, New York, US * Little Britain, Pennsylvania, US * Little Britain Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, US See ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Britain (other)
Great Britain is a large island near the coast of Western Europe. Great Britain may also refer to: Places * Kingdom of Great Britain, a sovereign state from 1707 to 1800 * United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1927 * United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a modern state from 1927 Vehicles * SS ''Great Britain'', a passenger steamship launched in 1843 and now preserved in Bristol, United Kingdom * ''Great Britain'', a GWR 3031 Class locomotive, built in 1892 and retired in 1914 Other uses * ''Great Britain'' (play), by Richard Bean * ''Great Britain?'' (book), 2024 non-fiction book by Torsten Bell * National sports teams of the United Kingdom * Great British Nuclear, a nuclear energy and fuels company * Great British Railways, a proposed state-owned public body that is to oversee rail transport in Great Britain. * Great British Energy, a planned British governmental investment body. See also * Terminology of the Bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British (other)
British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. * British national identity, the characteristics of British people and culture * British English, the English language as spoken and written in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and, more broadly, throughout the British Isles * Celtic Britons, an ancient ethno-linguistic group * Brittonic languages, a branch of the Insular Celtic language family (formerly called British) ** Common Brittonic, an ancient language Other uses *People or things associated with: ** Great Britain, an island ** British Isles, an island group ** United Kingdom, a sovereign state ** British Empire, a historical global colonial empire ** Kingdom of Great Britain (1707–1800) ** United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) * British Raj, colonial India under the British Empire * British Hong Kong, colonial H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brittonic Languages
The Brittonic languages (also Brythonic or British Celtic; ; ; and ) form one of the two branches of the Insular Celtic languages; the other is Goidelic. It comprises the extant languages Breton, Cornish, and Welsh. The name ''Brythonic'' was derived by Welsh Celticist John Rhys from the Welsh word , meaning Ancient Britons as opposed to an Anglo-Saxon or Gael. The Brittonic languages derive from the Common Brittonic language, spoken throughout Great Britain during the Iron Age and Roman period. In the 5th and 6th centuries emigrating Britons also took Brittonic speech to the continent, most significantly in Brittany and Britonia. During the next few centuries, in Celtic language decline in England, much of Britain the language was replaced by Old English and Scottish Gaelic, with the remaining Common Brittonic language splitting into regional dialects, eventually evolving into Welsh, Cornish, Breton, Cumbric, and probably Pictish. Welsh and Breton continue to be s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Briton (other)
A Briton is a national or native of Great Britain. Briton or Britons may also refer to: Peoples * Celtic Britons or Ancient Britons, Celtic people who inhabited Great Britain from the British Iron Age into the Middle Ages * British people, citizens of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Individuals * William Briton or Breton (died 1356), Breton Franciscan theologian * Briton Hadden (1898–1929), co-founder and first editor of ''Time'' magazine * Briton Hammon, 18th century slave in British North America who wrote an autobiography published in 1760 * Briton Rivière (1840–1920), British painter Other uses * , various Royal Navy ships * , a paddle steamer launched in 1862 * Briton Motor Company, a car manufacturer (1909–1919 and 1922–1929) based in Wolverhampton, England * The Britons, an English antisemitic organization * Britons, nickname of the Albion College sports teams * Kaptain Briton, a Marvel Comics alternate version of Captain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Britten (other)
Benjamin Britten (1913–1976) was an English composer, conductor and pianist. Britten or Benjamin Britten may also refer to: * Britten (surname) * 4079 Britten, an outer main-belt asteroid * Britten Inlet, an ice-filled inlet on Monteverdi Peninsula, Antarctica * Britten (Losheim am See), a village in the Losheim am See municipality * Britten Motorcycle Company, a New Zealand motorcycle company founded by John Britten * Benjamin Britten (train) * The Benjamin Britten High School, a high school in Lowestoft, Suffolk, UK See also *Britain (other) *Briton (other) A Briton is a national or native of Great Britain. Briton or Britons may also refer to: Peoples * Celtic Britons or Ancient Britons, Celtic people who inhabited Great Britain from the British Iron Age into the Middle Ages * British people, c ... * Brittain (other) * Brittan, a surname * Britten-Norman, a British aircraft manufacturer * Britton (surname) * Brython, a pre-Roman inhabita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brit (other)
Brit most commonly refers to: * Briton, a British person Brit, Brits or BRIT may also refer to: People Nicknames * Brit Hume (born 1943), American TV journalist * Brit Selby (born 1945), Canadian ice-hockey player * Brit Smith (born 1985), American actress, model, singer, and songwriter Given names * Brit Andresen, Norwegian-born Australian architect * Brit Bildøen (born 1962), Norwegian poet, novelist, essayist, children's writer and literary critic * Brit Hoel (born 1942), Norwegian politician * Brit Marling (born 1982), American writer, producer, director and actress * Brit McRoberts (born 1957), Canadian retired middle-distance runner * Brit Morgan (born 1987), American film and television actress * Brit Pettersen (born 1961), Norwegian former cross-country skier * Brit Sandaune (born 1972), Norwegian soccer player and pre-school teacher * Brit Solli (born 1959), Norwegian archaeologist * Brit Stakston (born 1961), Swedish-Norwegian writer, public speaker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brittany (other)
Brittany is a historical province of France. It may also refer to the following affiliation: * Duchy of Brittany, an historical administrative unit * Brittany (administrative region) The region Brittany ( ; ; Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is an administrative region of Metropolitan France, comprising the departments of Côtes-d'Armor, Finistère, Ille-et-Vilaine, and Morbihan. Its capital and largest city is Rennes. Bord ..., the present-day administrative region of Brittany, in France, which is smaller than the historical province of Brittany Brittany may also refer to: * Brittany (dog), a breed of dog * Brittany, Louisiana, a community in the United States * French Brittany (dog), a breed of dog * Brittany (name), a feminine name (variants include Britnee, Britney, Brittney) * , one of a number of ships * Brittany Apartment Building, Cincinnati, Ohio * " Britney/Brittany", an episode of ''Glee'' See also * Britney (other) * Bretagne (other) * Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brittain (other)
Brittain may refer to: * Brittain, West Virginia, United States * Brittain, Ohio, United States * Brittain Creek, a stream in North Carolina * Brittain Dining Hall * Brittain Speaker, a historical name for the Leslie speaker People * Brittain (surname) * Brittain Alexander, Member group Insight 23 * Brittain Ashford, American actress * Brittain Brown (born 1997), American professional football player * Brittain Gottlieb (born 2003), American professional soccer player See also * Brittian, a township in Hettinger County, North Dakota * Britain (other) * Britten (other) Benjamin Britten (1913–1976) was an English composer, conductor and pianist. Britten or Benjamin Britten may also refer to: * Britten (surname) * 4079 Britten, an outer main-belt asteroid * Britten Inlet, an ice-filled inlet on Monteverdi Penin ... * Brittin {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
