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We are called Great Britain because that is what James VI (I in England) called us when Scotland and England finally merged into Great Britain. He was our firs
by gerdesj 5y ago
We are called Great Britain because that is what James VI (I in England) called us when Scotland and England finally merged into Great Britain. He was our first joint King.
The other Britain is Brittany - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brittany https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brittany. Have a look at the county names in Brittany and see if they look suspiciously like Devon and Cornwall.
My family/surname is Gerdes. In Scotland, that is rendered as Girders. Only you can pronounce it properly 8)
- cyberpunk 5y agoSorry but: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Britain https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Britain GB is the island. It has fuck all to do with France. Edit: sigh, okay you are a little bit right, but besides of course the settling after the whole Gallic period, and the Brittons, the Normans, and the Saxons -- please, forget all that we are talking about the term GB right now and this only refers to the island.