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Britannia is an ancient term for Great Britain, and also a female personification of the island. The name is Latin, and derives from the Greek form Prettanike or Brettaniai, which originally designated a collection of islands with individual names, including Albion or Great Britain. However, by the 1st century BC Britannia came to be used for Great Britain specifically. In AD 43 the Roman Empire began its conquest of the island, establishing a province they called Britannia, which came to encompass the parts of the island south of Caledonia (roughly Scotland). The native Celtic inhabitants of the province are known as the Britons. In the 2nd century Roman Britannia came to be personified as a goddess, armed with a trident and shield and wearing a centurion's helmet.
The Latin name Britannia long survived the Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century, and yielded the name for the island in most European and various other languages, including the English Britain and the modern Welsh Prydain. After centuries of declining use, the Latin form was revived during the English Renaissance as a rhetorical evocation of a British national identity. Especially following the Acts of Union in 1707, which joined the Kingdoms of England and Scotland, the personification of the martial Britannia was used as an emblem of British imperial power and unity. She has appeared consistently on British coinage ever since.
Actors: Marion Cotillard (actress), John Cameron Mitchell (writer), John Cameron Mitchell (director), Mark Fite (actor), Todd Sherry (actor), Claudia Katz (actress), Daniela Sea (actress), Whitney Dylan (actress), Chip Smith (editor), Stefanie Klausmann (actress), Terry McShane (producer), Dom Freeman (producer), Caesar Barajas (actor), Mark Fite (actor),
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Harry Saltzman (producer), Albert Finney (actor), Thora Hird (actress), Laurence Olivier (actor), John Addison (composer), Tony Richardson (director), Miriam Karlin (actress), Nigel Davenport (actor), Alan Bates (actor), Joan Plowright (actress), Charles Gray (actor), Shirley Anne Field (actress), Alan Osbiston (editor), Roger Livesey (actor), Daniel Massey (actor),
Plot: Archie Rice, a pathetic music hall comic, plagued by debts, manipulates those around him in a defiant and selfish attempt to survive against improbable odds. He drinks, makes crude philosophical jokes about sex and politics and humiliates his lamenting, gin-soaked wife. Archie lures his father, Billy Rice, out of retirement for a benefit performance which will ultimately bring financial aid to Archie and his impractical investments.
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Genres: Comedy,Actors: Kitty Darling (actress), Roscoe C. Spurin (producer),
Genres: Short, War,Actors: Cecil M. Hepworth (actor), Cecil M. Hepworth (director), Percy Stow (director), May Clark (actress), Norman Whitten (actor),
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But I am not afraid I'll take it all the way
I'm gunna give more than it takes
Work harder than the rest till I'm the very best
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You think ur so damn cool what's that all about
But I've got mime just watch this space
And you just wait
Hold up a mirror you should see yourself
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But I've got time just watch this space
And you just wait
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Burns with a thousands flies
So relentess my desire
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Beyond the finish line
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You think ur so damn special what's that all about
But I've got mime yh watch this space
And you just wait
Hold up a mirror you should see yourself
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I'll be one step ahead
Your tears will fall
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