And despite what our friends in North Britain may think, being English is no simple matter of how one dresses or speaks.

Early Celtic art in North Britain.

This was an astute move as it divided the tribes of North Britain from those in Wales.

North Britain as a descriptive term for northern Great Britain emerged following the Union of the Crowns in 1603.

By the end of the fourth century, the area had been taken over by Coel Hen and his kingdom of North Britain.

From the fifth century North Britain was divided into a series of petty kingdoms.

On 28 January 1952, North Britain ran aground off Fiji.

After the Act of Union 1707, Scotland was sometimes referred to as "North Britain".

North Britain is often used historically, referencing the time period before the formation of Scotland and England.

Ireland had separate Districts and organisation, and Scotland, or North Britain, was one administrative area.