Britain
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Britain[2][3] is a region of formerly constituent parts of a defunct nation.[4]
The adjective for Britain is British.[5][2] A distinct accent was known to come from Britain.[6]
Overview[edit]
Topography and ecology[edit]
Locations[edit]
- Birmingham - One of the cities chosen to display Jake Courage's "Shooting a Hero" exhibit, demonstrating imagery of the Second Battle of New Mombasa.[3]
- Bristol - One of the cities chosen to display Jake Courage's "Shooting a Hero" exhibit.[3]
- Cheshire - One of the cities chosen to display Jake Courage's "Shooting a Hero" exhibit.[3]
- Doncaster - One of the cities chosen to display Jake Courage's "Shooting a Hero" exhibit.[3]
- Hull - birthplace of Randall Aiken
- Leeds - One of the cities chosen to display Jake Courage's "Shooting a Hero" exhibit.[3]
- London - Previously the capital of England and home to the Houses of Parliament, the site of a terror attack in the 22nd century and the location chosen for Iona's trial.
- Plymouth - One of the cities chosen to display Jake Courage's "Shooting a Hero" exhibit.[3]
- Portsmouth - One of the cities chosen to display Jake Courage's "Shooting a Hero" exhibit.[3]
- Reading - One of the cities chosen to display Jake Courage's "Shooting a Hero" exhibit.[3]
- Romford - One of the cities chosen to display Jake Courage's "Shooting a Hero" exhibit.[3]
- Sheffield - One of the cities chosen to display Jake Courage's "Shooting a Hero" exhibit.[3]
- Wolverhampton - birthplace of Malcolm Geffen
- Scotland - Childhood home of Michael Baird[8]
- Iona - the island of which inspired the name of the AI Iona.
- Edinburgh - Location of The University of Edinburgh. Later one of the sites to display the "Shooting a Hero" exhibit.[3]
- Edinburgh University - A renowned centre for teaching and research. Unharmed during the Battle of Earth, it was used for research on Forerunner artefacts and home to the Department of Xenoarchaeological Studies.
- Department of Xenoarchaeological Studies - Where Dr. William Iqbal and his colleagues were hired by ONI to study Forerunner relics discovered on various worlds including Earth and the Ancient Human ruins of Heian.[9]
- Edinburgh University - A renowned centre for teaching and research. Unharmed during the Battle of Earth, it was used for research on Forerunner artefacts and home to the Department of Xenoarchaeological Studies.
Known residents[edit]
History[edit]
18th and 19th-century[edit]
In the 18th and 19th-centuries, British colonies began to diverge from Britain itself, in one case leading to war.[11] At some point, the British constructed a training and refueling base on Diego Garcia due to the island's position near India, Pakistan, Hong Kong, and Africa.[12][13] During World War II, the British managed to crack a German code.[14]
22nd-century[edit]
In the 22nd-century, the Houses of Parliament were destroyed in an act of domestic terrorism.[4]
25th and 26th-century[edit]
By the 26th-century, the island of Iona, was part of the North Atlantic Protectorate.[4] As well, the cities of London and Edinburgh were a part of the European Union.[12][13]
During the Battle for Earth in the Human-Covenant War, London came under attack by Covenant forces.[10][15]
Following the Human-Covenant War, a collection of photographs by Jake Courage toured Britain.