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    We all know of the existence of Great Britain, but in this equation, where is "Lesser Britain"?

    Question #38363. Asked by greg9570. (Sep 03 03 3:30 PM)


    mochyn

    		Brittainy

    A nice link for you
    http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/storyofwelsh/content/thebarbariansarecoming.shtml

    Sep 03 03, 3:50 PM
    Flem-ish

    		Isn't there a Little Britain too somewhere in London, which used to be the residence of the Dukes of ...Brittany?

    Sep 03 03, 4:08 PM
    TabbyTom

    		Yes indeed. Little Britain is a street in the City running out of Smithfield. Washington Irving has an essay on it as it was in his day, and says that the name derives from its having been the residence of the Dukes of Brittany. According to "The Streets of London" by S. Fairfield, it takes its name from Robert le Breton, who inherited land there in 1274. It used to be famous for secondhand bookshops.

    Sep 04 03, 2:22 AM
    GrandCaliph

    		Brittany, definitely.
    That's what old Geoffrey of Monmouth called Brittany in his histories (he was from Middle ages.)
    Also in Cornish (one of the p-celtic languages along with Welsh and Breton) the British mainland is Great Britain, and Brittany 'little Britain'.

    Sep 11 03, 5:35 PM

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