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Elizabeth I and English Patriotism
Britannia depicted on a half penny of 1936.
Britannia was the Greek and Roman term for the geographical region of Great Britain which was inhabited by the Britons and is the name given to the female personification of the island. It was during the reign of Elizabeth I that "Britannia" came to be viewed as a personification of Britain.
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