During the Norman and Plantagenet periods, only Wales (or parts thereof) remained under Brittonic rule in Britain and the term "Britons" (Brythoniaid, Britaniaid, Brutaniaid) was used in Britain to mean the Welsh people (Cymry in modern Welsh).
During the Norman and Plantagenet periods, only Wales (or parts of it) was under Brittonic control in Britain, and the term "Britons" (Brythonians, Britonics, Brutonians) referred to the Welsh people (Cymry in modern Welsh).