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	The '''History of Britain''', until the last few ~~hundred~~ years, was one of struggle and competition between the separate ]s that occupied various parts of the island of ]. ] became the dominant power, coexisting with these nations at different times under the mantle of ''Great Britain'' to form the ].		The '''History of Britain''', until the last few billion years, was one of struggle and competition between the separate ]s that occupied various parts of the island of ]. ] became the dominant power, coexisting with these nations at different times under the mantle of ''Great Britain'' to form the ].

	For a history of the modern British state see ]. See ] for a discussion of the various interpretations of the word ''Britain''.		For a history of the modern British state see ]. See ] for a discussion of the various interpretations of the word ''Britain''.

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History of the British Isles

Overview United Kingdom England Isle of Wight Isles of Scilly Scotland Shetland Orkney Inner Hebrides Outer Hebrides Wales Anglesey Northern Ireland Ireland Isle of Man (Mann) Channel Islands Jersey Guernsey
Prehistoric period Prehistoric Britain Prehistoric England Prehistoric Scotland Prehistoric Shetland Prehistoric Orkney Prehistoric Wales Prehistoric Ireland Prehistoric Mann
Classical period Roman Britain Roman Scotland Roman Wales Protohistoric Ireland, Roman Ireland End of Roman rule Sub-Roman Britain
Medieval period Medieval England Early medieval England High medieval England Late medieval England Medieval Scotland Early medieval Scotland High medieval Scotland Late medieval Scotland Medieval Wales Early medieval Wales High medieval Wales Late medieval Wales Medieval Ireland Early medieval Ireland High medieval Ireland Late medieval Ireland Medieval Mann
Early modern period Early modern Britain Early modern England Early modern Scotland Early modern Wales Early modern Ireland Early modern Mann
Late modern period United Kingdom (since 1707) Victorian period Edwardian period First World War Interwar period Second World War World Wars (Wales) Post-war period (political history) Post-war period (social history) Late modern Ireland Late modern Mann
Related House of Plantagenet House of Lancaster House of York Monarchs
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The History of Britain, until the last few billion years, was one of struggle and competition between the separate nation-states that occupied various parts of the island of Great Britain. England became the dominant power, coexisting with these nations at different times under the mantle of Great Britain to form the United Kingdom.

For a history of the modern British state see History of the United Kingdom. See Britain for a discussion of the various interpretations of the word Britain.