Britannia and the British Empire what Marianne is to France or perhaps what Columbia is to the United States. Britannia became a very potent and more common figure in times of war, and represented British liberties and democracy. During the 1990s the term "Cool Britannia" (drawn from a humorous version by the Bonzo Dog Band of the song "Rule Britannia", with words by James Thomson [1700–1748], which is often used as an unofficial national anthem), was used to describe the contemporary United Kingdom. The phrase referred to the fashionable scenes of the era, with a new generation of pop groups and
Britannia during the High Middle Ages. Following the migration of Brythonic Celts, The term "Britannia" also came to refer to the Armorican peninsula (at least from the 6th century).) The modern English, French, Breton and Gallo names for the area, all derive from a literal use of "Britannia" meaning "land of the Britons". The two "Britannias" gave rise to the term "Grande Bretagne" (Great Britain) to distinguish the island of Britain from the continental peninsula. Following the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain, the term '"Briton" only referred to the native British, Celtic-speaking inhabitants of the province; this remained the case until the