Britannia (/brɪˈtæniə/) is the national personification of Britain as a helmeted female warrior holding a trident and shield. An image first used by the...
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"Rule, Britannia!" United States Army performance "Rule, Britannia!" Phonograph cylinder recorded by Albert Farrington in 1914 for Edison Records Problems...
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Her Majesty's Yacht Britannia is the former royal yacht of the British monarchy. She was in their service from 1954-97. She was the 83rd such vessel since...
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Navy have borne the name HMS Britannia, after Britannia, the goddess and personification of Great Britain: HMS Britannia (1682) was a 100-gun first rate...
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Britannia Industries Limited is an Indian multinational food products company, which sells biscuits, breads and dairy products. Founded in 1892, it is...
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The Bristol Type 175 Britannia is a retired British medium-to-long-range airliner built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company in 1952 to meet British civilian...
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Britannia coins are British bullion coins issued by the Royal Mint in gold since 1987, in silver since 1997, and in platinum since 2018. The reverse of...
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Britannia silver is an alloy of silver containing 11 ozt 10 dwt (i.e. 11½ troy oz.) silver in the pound troy, equivalent to 23⁄24, or 95.833% by weight...
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Britannia Airways was a charter airline based in the United Kingdom. It was founded in 1961 as Euravia and became the world's largest holiday airline...
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Britannia metal (also called britannium, Britannia ware, or Vickers White Metal) is a specific type of pewter alloy, favoured for its silvery appearance...
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Look up Britannia or Brittania in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Britannia is the Latin name for Britain, used as the female personification of Britain...
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Britannia Range may refer to: Britannia Range (Antarctica) Britannia Range (Canada) in the North Shore Mountains north of Vancouver This disambiguation...
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Roman Britain (redirect from Roman occupation of Britannia)
Roman Britain was the territory that became the Roman province of Britannia after the Roman conquest of Britain, consisting of a large part of the island...
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A number of steamships have been named SS Britannia: SS Britannia (1863), wrecked in 1873. SS Britannia (1882), built for the United Kingdom Steamship...
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Britannia Bridge (Welsh: Pont Britannia) is a bridge in Wales that crosses the Menai Strait between the Isle of Anglesey and city of Bangor. It was originally...
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Britannia Glacier (Danish: Britannia Gletscher) is a glacier in Queen Louise Land, northeastern Greenland. Administratively it belongs to the Northeast...
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Britannia Beach (Sḵwx̱wú7mesh: Shisháyu7áy, IPA: [ʃɪʃæjʊʔaj]) is a small unincorporated community in the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District located approximately...
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Cool Britannia was a name for the period of increased pride in the culture of the United Kingdom throughout the mid and second half of the 1990s, inspired...
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Britannia is a British historical fantasy drama television series created by Jez Butterworth and Tom Butterworth. The show was the first co-production...
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MV Britannia is a cruise ship of the P&O Cruises fleet. She was built by Fincantieri at its shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy. Britannia is the flagship of...
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RMS Britannia was an ocean liner of the British and North American Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, later known as Cunard Steamship Company. She was launched...
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Rule Britannia may refer to: Rule, Britannia!, a British patriotic song Rule Britannia (novel), by Daphne du Maurier (1972) Rule Britannia (TV series)...
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Britannia Village (est. 1818) has a rich history and architecture, having been founded some eight years before Bytown (est. 1826), the former name of...
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Britannia Secunda or Britannia II (Latin for "Second Britain") was one of the provinces of the Diocese of "the Britains" created during the Diocletian...
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Britannia Superior (Latin for "Upper Britain") was a province of Roman Britain created after the civil war between Septimius Severus and Clodius Albinus...
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Britannia Hotels is a British budget hotel group with 64 hotels in Great Britain. The company also owns the Pontins Holiday Parks. Since 2010 Britannia...
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The British Academy Britannia Awards are presented by BAFTA Los Angeles, a branch of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), as "a bridge...
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Britannia Hospital is a 1982 British black comedy film, directed by Lindsay Anderson, which targets the National Health Service and contemporary British...
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The Meriden Britannia Company was formed in 1852 in Meriden, Connecticut, as a manufacturing company focused on producing wares in britannia metal. It became...
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Look up Britannia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Britannia may refer to any one of a large number of ships: Britannia (1772 ship) was launched at...
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