Before Roman times, (A.D.43. London), there was no Britain. Britain had no political meaning, and no single cultural identity. Believable this continued to be true until the 17th century, when James I of England tried to create a single British Sovereignty (British Cultire, n.d)
The first accounts of Britain are the Romans, One example was Julius Ceaser who penetrated in 55 and 54 BC. Most people call the Britons before the Romans the Celts. The celts originated from Europe and settled in Briatin. Their culture goes back to about 1200 BC. The Celts were famous for their art work and jewellery. They were pre christain and are however known as 'pagans' and their priest were known as Druids. there are still practising Druids in Britain. (British Culture, n.d)
According to Mandy Barrow (2010), Britain’s are the people who live in United Kingdom, They can either be English, Welsh or Scottish from these countries respectively England, Wales and Scotland. People from Northern Ireland are not Britain’s. Most people confuse the fact that Ireland is in Britain. United Kingdom is made up of Britain and the Northern Ireland.
British is a country of mixed cultures. London has the largest non-white population of any European city and over 250 languages are spoken there. Not all British people are white or Christians.
Many individuals think that English is the same as British, which is not. People who are English are from the country of England and on the other hand British people are people who live in Great Britain and the United Kingdom (Mandy Barrow, 2010)
Most white people born in Britain do not regard their selves as British but prefer to state their identity as English, Scottish or Welsh
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