Old Britain Old Britain was a historical region of Earth also known as Great Britain and the UK ( short for United Kingdom ) , and containing England and Scotland . The country played a significant role in Earth history . Residents of Britain were known as British , Britons , or Brits . Its flag , known as the " Union Flag , " was two red crosses superimposing on a white cross on a blue background , and which was also carried on the fighting vessels of its Royal Navy , as was evidenced on the prow of Geordi La Forge ' s model of . ( ; ; ; ) History . In 1588 , England defeated the Spanish Armada . ( ) One of the ships of the Royal Navy , the , was one of the earliest vessels to carry the name " Enterprise " . ( ; opening credits ) Great Britain was an instrumental participant of World War II against Nazi Germany , particularly the Battle of Britain . ( ) In 1941 , President Franklin D . Roosevelt of the United States of America pressured the United States Congress to send aid to the British . ( ) During the 1960s , Great Britain was involved in the Earth Cold War . ( ) British school s had a core curriculum , which in Malcolm Reed ' s opinion , gave student s a well - rounded education . ( ) 2024 saw re reunification of nearby Ireland as a result of violence used as a political instrument , rather than through peaceful negotiation . ( ) In 2032 , Great Britain took part in the " Ares IV " mission . ( ) The Royal Academy in Old Britain mapped areas of space well into the 2060s , including Sherman ' s Planet in 2067 . ( ; ) In 2143 , the " Ariane 1 " assignment patch , which was on display in the 602 Club , bore the flag of ESA member United Kingdom . ( ) Alternate , parallel , and imaginary Britains . In an alternate version of 1944 , caused by activities within the Temporal Cold War , after England was taken over by Nazi Germany , Prime Minister Winston Churchill urged all Britons to continue to fight for either anarchy or order in World War II . These events were witnessed by . ( ) In a World War II holoprogram used on the , British intelligence was in contact with the French Resistance in Sainte Claire . ( ) In the holoprogram " Julian Bashir , Secret Agent " , set in the Cold War , the government of Great Britain paid for every item and luxury that secret agent Julian Bashir would need for his espionage and intelligence gathering duties . Garak was incredulous that a government would even pay a spy for trivial items such as an apartment and weapons . ( ) Geographical details . Great Britain included Scotland and England . ( ) It was separated from Europe by the English Channel . ( ) Appendices . Background information . In the real world , the " Kingdom of Great Britain " merged with Ireland in 1801 to become the " United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Ireland " ( or UK ) , later called the " United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland " . The term " Great Britain " was used once , in . It was referred to as " Old Britain " by Spock in . Dialogue from " Our Man Bashir " and " The Trouble with Tribbles " implies that Britain no longer exists as a sovereign country in the 23rd and 24th century . It may have lost its sovereignty by joining the European Alliance or United Earth . However , this may depend upon the internal political functioning of both the United Earth and the European Alliance . The script of the episode described the position of the ' s security officer s facing the Jem ' Hadar on the transporter platform as being " like British infantry " . Later in the script , the rogue Jem ' Hadar ' s weapons are described as being " " like a cross between the s used by British and Japan ese s . " "