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South Britain is a term which was occasionally used in the 17th and 18th centuries, for England and Wales in relation to their position in the southern half of the island of Great Britain. It was used mainly by Scottish writers, in apposition to the term "North Britain", which generally referred to Scotland. ==Origins== Early uses of the designation have been noted after the 1603 Union of the Crowns of the Kingdoms of England and Scotland. King James VI & I used the terms "South Britain" and "North Britain" for England (and, implicitly, Wales) and Scotland respectively, most famously in his Proclamation of 1606 (''here'') establishing the first Union Flag, where Scotland and England are not otherwise named: This usage was repeated in Charles I's Proclamation of 1634 on the use of the flag, though adding ''England'' and ''Scotland'' too for explanation:
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