Britain

is the name of an island off the north-western coast of continental Europe. It designates both the island itself, of the , and serves as an alternative name for the country covering the whole island, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the for short), which is formed of three constituent regions known as "countries": to the south and east, to the west, and to the north. Britain is the oldest known name for the island.
==History==
According to myth, the descendants of Trojan prince Aeneas eventually settled down on the island, becoming the founders of its first kingdom.Fate/Grand Order - Bradamante's Interlude: Dear Ancestor! Before the island was known as Britain, it was called .
Eventually, after Gaius Julius Caesar's ,Fate/Grand Order material I - Gaius Julius Caesar, p.062-071, translated by Kinalvin on Reddit. Britain came to find itself integrated into the Roman Empire as a province called . Under Emperor Nero Claudius, heavy taxes were levied against the province, and Queen Boudica, seeking revenge for what happened to her and her daughters, rallied the various kings of Britannia and incited a rebellion with her at the head. She gained multiple victories, overwhelming the imperial army, but was eventually defeated by Nero Claudius's army, ending with her death.Fate/Grand Order material I - Boudica, p.232-241 translated Kinalvin
In the fifth century, Britain started to decline after the Western Roman Empire collapsed on the continent. The empire had been believed to be indestructible, but it was only awaiting its destruction at the hands of invading barbarians. In preparation for the war against the barbarians, Rome deprived her island province of any military forces left there. Once Britannia lost the empire's protection, it could not escape becoming independent, causing it to break into smaller countries soon after.Fate/Grand Order: Cosmos in the Lostbelt - Avalon le Fae: Fae Round Table Domain - Part 2 Prologue
Foreign forces known as the Saxons invaded the island from across the sea in search of food and land, while the Picts in the north also warred the native Britons. This led to an alliance of the British kings, but one of them, King Vortigern, the incarnation of the white dragon born from Britain in order to one day destroy it, betrayed them, aiming to use the Saxons to fulfill his own desire of unifying Britain. Londinium, the cornerstone of Britain, a fortress city constructed when the Roman Empire once ruled, was reduced to ruins. Uther Pendragon, the greatest of all kings, was defeated by Vortigern in battle and killed. Vortigern granted the Saxons land, and the respite afforded to them temporarily quelled the invasion, but from this day onwards started Britain's Dark Age, where war became an everyday occurrence.Garden of Avalon - 01: The Morning of the Selection
Britain's salvation came in the form of King Arthur. Arthur Pendragon, born between Uther Pendragon and Queen Igraine, a Queen hailing from the rival kingdom, grew up under the guidance of the Magus Merlin, and became the king after pulling out Caliburn, the Sword of Selection, out of its stone. For ten years, Arthur led the famed Knights of the Round Table to achieve innumerable deeds, defeating the Saxons at the Battle of Badon Hill and bringing peace to the land of Britain for ten years. However, Queen Guinevere and the serving knights grew more distant from the king precisely because he was too ideal. In the civil war that raged at the end of his reign, he crossed blade with his very own son, Mordred, at the Battle of Camlann, and was mortally wounded. In legend, the body of King Arthur was transported to Avalon, where he is healing his wounds in peace.
During the , Britain was considered a second-rate power with no real influence beyond its borders and no colonies of worth overseas. People like Francis Drake, who circumnavigated the globe, paved the way for Britain to become the dominant superpower, giving rise to the British Empire. The United States of America was originally a colony of the British Empire, before it broke off from its parent nation after a Revolutionary War,Fate/Grand Order - E Pluribus Unum: The Grand Battle of Legends in North America - Section 1: Feet on the Ground, Eyes on the Stars and expanded across the continent of North America.
Britain was the birthplace of the , a series of massive changes in technology and society that spread around the world in the 1800s.Fate/Grand Order - London: The Death World in the City of Demonic Fog - Prologue These changes caused damage to both the Association and the Holy Church, and led to the current political situation within the Clock Tower.
In the World of Fate/EX, Britain is one of the many nations under the control of the Western European Plutocracy, with the British Royal Family among its most prominent members.
===World of Magecraft===
Because of its status as an island and the "navel of the planet", the Age of Gods came to an end in Britain later than the rest of the Earth, finally disappearing in 500 AD thanks to the actions of King Arthur. The Age of Man is in part anchored to the World by the spear Rhongomyniad wielded by the kingFate/Grand Order Profile of Artoria Pendragon (Lancer Alter), translated by Master of Chaos at Beast's Lair.Garden of Avalon - 02: The Light of the Planet and currently held by Gray. 
When the Age of Gods came to an end, the last remaining dragon in the Isles attempted to dig its way to the Reverse Side of the World, creating the Spiritual Tomb of Albion in the process. The Clock Tower was established on top of the Spiritual Tomb shortly afterwards, drawing Magi from around the world to it for research. As a result, the Clock Tower has been the undisputed center of the World of Magecraft, at least in the Western world, since the Barthomeloi Magus family’s progenitor joined the organization around 1000 AD.Lord El-Melloi II Case Files material - Chronology of the Clock Tower
==Stories set in Britain==
*Clock Tower 2015
*Lord El-Melloi II's Case Files
*The Adventures of Lord El-Melloi II (in part)
*Garden of Avalon
*London Singularity
*Patchwork London Singularity
==Locations in Britain==
====Avalon====
===Aylesbury===
 is a countryside village resembling a medieval town with unmatched concrete factories. Though the land was commercially worthless, development funded by to make a band of factories, even if out of date, has made the village previously in ruin from a declining population into an industrial area.Prelude II The company is owned Van-Fem of the The Twenty-seven Dead Apostle Ancestors (Remake), and he has used the area in order to prepare the area for the Aylesbury Valesti ritual.Prelude III Though both the Mage's Association and Church are monitoring the area, all that has gone into it are legitimate funds and human labor, so they cannot act even if they know it is a farm for the Dead Apostles. So long as that human fairness holds, they cannot act until the supernatural has caused it to collapse.
While there is not a deadlock between all three groups, it can be said there is a careful balance of power. Both the Association and the Church are looking to take over the area on their own without any cooperation, so they are enemies in the conflict. The Association has more firepower than the Church, but Magi are fundamentally the same type of existence as Dead Apostles. They share the same craft, but it can be said the Dead Apostles, who have reached a higher level of the supernatural, have the upper-hand against them. The Church specializes in destroying Vampires and can be considered the Ancestors' worst enemy, so they are vying for the Association to quickly overwhelm the Church.
===Blackmore Cemetery===
===Castle Adra===
===Glastonbury===
 is a town in England where is located. King Arthur's alleged "tomb" is a site at the Abbey,Fate/stay night [Unlimited Blade Works] - Episode 25: "Epilogue" though it's not really where she was buried. She was actually buried at Blackmore Cemetery.
===London===
Fate stay night London.jpg|View of the London cityscape and the River Thames from above.
London cityscape and Thames.png|Other view of the London cityscape, with skyscraper in the foreground.
London Eye.png|The wheel at night.
Boudica statue.png|Famous statue of Boudica, .
Druid street.jpg|Druid Street.
Shirou and Rin's apartment.jpg|Shirou and Rin's apartment.
 is the capital of the United Kingdom. Inhabited by eight million people,Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 1: case. Adra Castle Separation - Chapter 1 Part 1 the city is crossed by the flowing through it, with the famous "s" crossing it, such as the .
London was originally , a fortress city established by the Roman Empire. Some time after Rome left Britain, Londinium was destroyed in a battle between the kings and brothers Uther Pendragon and Vortigern. Some years following that, King Arthur confronted Vortigern in Londinium's ruins, and after his defeat, built her castle Camelot in the location.Fate/Grand Order: Cosmos in the Lostbelt - Avalon le Fae: Fae Round Table Domain - Chapter 3 Section 2
In the summer, London is pretty cool, with the highest temperature hardly ever going above 25°C, the average temperature being only around 15°C, and, at night, it is sometimes even necessary to take precautions against the cold.Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 6: case. Atlas Contract (Upper) - Chapter 1 Part 1 By contrast, the winters are actually not that cold. Though the days are short and the skies are cloudy, thanks to the westerly wind and the warm currents from the Gulf of Mexico, the temperature rarely drops below zero.Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 6: case. Atlas Contract (Upper) - Prologue 
London is often called the "City of Fog", partly because it is quite foggy in the winter, but the main reason is its smog. Since the 19th century, the enormous amount of fossil fuels consumed by the Industrial Revolution had given off smoke and soot that had mixed with the city’s natural fog, enclosing the capital in a thick smog that bound one’s vision to only a few meters in front of them.Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 4: case. Mystic Eyes collection train (Upper) - Chapter 2 Part 1 The massive amounts of smoke emitted from steam engines during the Industrial Revolution even became a great social problem, as the sulfurous gases in the smoke got caught in the cold fog, retaining and concentrating into a fog of sulfuric acid.Fate/Grand Order - London: The Death World in the City of Demonic Fog - Section 2: Knight of Londinium The worst of all was the ; it is said that the thick mist of sulfur covering London caused over 10,000 deaths.Fate/Apocrypha: Act 1 Unbirth
Various areas of London are internationally well-known. , whose name derives from a hunting cry,Lord El-Melloi II's Case Files Volume 8: case. Grand Roll (Upper) - Prologue: Dream is such an example, and the in Soho is one of the largest in the world, with more than a hundred Chinese restaurants.Lord El-Melloi II's Case Files Volume 8: case. Grand Roll (Upper) - Chapter 4 Part 2 Another is , believed by anecdotes to be a place for thieves to sell their goods. An infamously known area of London is the district called , in , where, in 1888, the infamous serial killer Jack the Ripper murdered and dismembered many prostitutes.Fate/Apocrypha Volume 2: Round Dance of Black / Festival of Red - Chapter 2Fate/Apocrypha Volume 4: Cup of Purgatory - Chapter 1Fate/strange Fake Volume 1 - Prologue II: "Berserker"
London also has many famous streets, such as , where Lord El-Melloi II lives.Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 1: case. Adra Castle Separation - Chapter 1 Part 1 There is also , known for its luxury fashion, where Lord El-Melloi II's suits are custom made.Interview with Sanda and Urobuchi about Lord El-Melloi II For transportation, London is especially well-known for its red :Lord El-Melloi II's Case Files Volume 8: case. Grand Roll (Upper) - Chapter 2 Part 2 though the city used to use horse carriages for transport, buses and underground trains took over after they were introduced in the 20th century, with London having had an underground transportation network since the middle of the 19th century.Fate/Grand Order - London: The Death World in the City of Demonic Fog - Section 11: Angrboda London would introduce in 2001.
London is home to many famous monuments and locations, like the , , , among others.Fate/Grand Order - London: The Death World in the City of Demonic Fog - Section 13: Beyond the Fog One example is the figure of Boudica driving her chariot, which has been immortalized as a bronze statue at the Thames Path in the Westminster area. The is one other such spot, one of the most famous tourist attractions in the city. It is a castle overlooking the Thames river, originally built as a fortress, then used as an armory and a bank, before finally becoming a prison for nobles. For that reason, many kings and members of the royalty have been executed here, and many legends were spawned as a result of the regrets and laments of the people.Lord El-Melloi II's Case Files Volume 8: case. Grand Roll (Upper) - Chapter 5 Part 4 For instance, the tale of how an ancient queen’s ghost haunted it, or how, deep underneath it, the head of an ancient king of Britain named Bran is buried, and it watches over the city. Another story is about how the Tower's crows are the avatar of King Arthur, and watch over London.
The Mage's Association's current headquarters is located in London, called the Clock Tower. More specifically, its location is situated underneath the British Museum, with its facilities extending from up until .Fate/Grand Order - London: The Death World in the City of Demonic Fog - Section 7: One More Mystery Its First Department, Mystile, the main academic building, looks like a normal old university on the outside,Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 1: case. Adra Castle Separation - Epilogue while its eleven other departments have their own s in the districts and suburbs surrounding London (Slur, Rocks Road, etc).Lord El-Melloi II Case Files Volume 3: case. Twin Towers of Iselma (Lower) - EpilogueClock Tower 2015 01 Summer - Suburb of London - Clock Tower Eleventh District The Clock Tower was originally only its headquarters in London, but in the hundreds of years since its establishment, and as it expanded, more facilities were added.Fate/Grand Order - London: The Death World in the City of Demonic Fog - Section 8: The Death of the Mage's Association
Some affiliated buildings and institutions are known to be located elsewhere in the capital. The Tower of London is still used to hold prisoners like Gazamy, and the Lord of the Faculty of Spiritual Evocation preserves the place so he can use it to replenish his Magical Energy, absorbing the Magical Energy of the dead executed there throughout history. On , northeast from London's Chinatown in Soho is one of the four entrances to the Spiritual Tomb of Albion, the giant dragon buried beneath the city and a well of resources and revenues for the Clock Tower.
In the Unlimited Blade Works scenario, Shirou Emiya and Rin Tohsaka move to London to study,Fate/stay night - Unlimited Blade Works route - True End: Brilliant Years while Rin goes alone for a trial in the Heaven's Feel scenario.Fate/stay night - Heaven's Feel route - True End: Return to the spring In Fate/hollow ataraxia, Rin travels to London to prepare for her move there after her graduation, and meets Luviagelita Edelfelt for the first time, birthing their rivalry.Fate/hollow ataraxia - Night - Emiya's - In London A series of events that started with delivering an important essay led to Rin and Luvia falling from the Tower of London. They survived the incident thanks to the intervention of Shirou Emiya (seemingly involving swimming in the cold waters of the River Thames in winterFate/hollow ataraxia - 10/08 - Streets - Bridge of eternity – right), and in the aftermath received the nickname of Mary of July and Poppins of July.Fate/hollow ataraxia - 10/09 - Streets - Mimic Rin/Tohsaka Lvl 2
In Fate/Grand Order, the London Singularity manifests itself in 1888, consuming the city in a mass of fog that steals the Magical Energy of anyone trapped within it.Fate/Grand Order - London: The Death World in the City of Demonic Fog - Section 1: London, The City of Demonic Fog
====Camelot====
====Carnac====
Carnac building.jpeg|Carnac.
Carnac logo.jpeg|Carnac's logo.
Carnac glass ceiling.jpeg|Inside Carnac.
Carnac mural.jpeg|Mural inside Carnac.
Carnac escalator.jpeg|Inside Carnac, shops and escalator.
Carnac escalators.jpeg|Carnac's escalator.
 is London's largest department store. It is currently owned by Luviagelita Edelfelt after its previous owner, Gurdoa Davenant, was arrested by Policies.Lord El-Melloi II Case Files: Grace Note - Episode 6: "A Girl, a Department Store, and a Gift" It is based on the real-life department store.
====Clock Tower====
====Slur Street====
====Spiritual Tomb of Albion====
===Marburry Workshop===
The is the Magical Workshop and ancestral home of the Codrington Magus family.Lord El-Melloi II Case Files: Grace Note - Episode 4: "A Workshop, a Grave, and a Necromancer"Lord El-Melloi II Case Files: Grace Note - Episode 5: "The Farthest Spear and the Fairy Eyes"
===Twin Towers of Iselma===
==Characters from Britain==
===Heroic Spirits===
*King Arthur
*Merlin
*Mordred
*Gawain
*Galahad
*Agravain
*Tristan
*Gareth
*Percival
*Bedivere
*Kay
*Morgan le Fay/Vivian
*Robin Hood
*Richard I
*William Shakespeare
*Sherlock Holmes
*James Moriarty
*Francis Drake
*Florence Nightingale
*Charles Babbage
*Henry Jekyll and Hyde
*Jack the Ripper
*Astolfo
*Mary Anning
===Historical and mythological===
*Bors
*Ector
*Palamedes
*King Pellinore
*Uther Pendragon
*Vortigern
===Modern day===
*Alice
*Anne
*Bersac Blackmore
*Beryl Gut
*Dan Blackmore
*Gray
*Kirschtaria Wodime
*Magdalena
*Nigel Saward
*Pino
*Satsuki Kurogiri
*Waver Velvet
==References==
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