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Fictional British people

  • Winnie-the-PoohA. A. Milne bought a stuffed toy bear for his son Christopher Robin at Harrods department store in 1921. The boy named the bear Edward, then Winnie after a…
  • BritanniaThe Roman province of Britannia emerged in 43 AD following the conquest ordered by Emperor Claudius. A frieze discovered at Aphrodisias in 1980 depicts a…
  • John BullJohn Arbuthnot published a pamphlet titled Law is a Bottomless Pit in 1712. This work introduced the character of John Bull to the public for the first time.