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This
category is for
fictional characters from the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , or whom are of
British descent; including characters who are citizens of the
British Overseas Territories ,
Crown Dependencies ,
dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom .
British nationality law governs modern British citizenship and nationality, which can be acquired, for instance, by descent from British nationals.
When used in a historical context, "British" or "Britons" can refer to the
ancient Britons , the indigenous
Brittonic -
Pictish Celtic inhabitants of
Great Britain and
Brittany , whose surviving members are the modern
Welsh ,
Cornish and
Bretons .