Great Britain was a nation-state located in the northwest European archipelago on Earth. Great Britain was once a major power on Earth, creating the largest naval empire in human history.
Geography
The island of Great Britain comprised of the countries England, Scotland and Wales.
Places of interest
England
- London - UK capital city
- East Anglia
Scotland
History
Political
The formal name and political makeup of Great Britain has varied.
- From 1707, the Kingdom of Great Britain, covering the whole of mainland Britain and created by the merger of the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England.
- From 1800, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland encompassed the whole of the British isles when the Kingdom of Ireland merged with the Kingdom of Great Britain.
- From 1927, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland comprised Great Britain and part of the island of Ireland.
- From 2025, the United Kingdom of Great Britain returned to covering the island of Great Britain when Northern Ireland reunified the Republic of Ireland.(TNG: "The High Ground")
- From 2047, the Optimum Republic of Great Britain, renamed after the Optimum Movement came to power. (Star Trek: The Adventures of Argus: "Nuclear Time")
- From 2079, the United Kingdom of Great Britain, restored when the Optimum were overthrown. (Star Trek: The Adventures of Argus: "Nuclear Time")
- Great Britain existed as a nation-state well into the 22nd century. Malcolm Reed wanted to join the nation's Royal Navy as a child. (ENT: "Silent Enemy")
Culture
Many human cultural artifacts, including the English language, originate in Great Britain and were widely disseminated during the existence of the British Empire, when access to relative high technology (for the time) allowed Great Britain to impose its norms on other countries.
Mirror universe
In Star Trek: New Empire, the Terran Empire grew out of Earth's British Empire.
Notable citizens
External links
- Great Britain article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
- Great Britain article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.
- Great Britain article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
- United Kingdom article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
- British Isles (terminology) article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
- British Isles naming dispute article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.