The myth says the sea-god Neptune gave an island to his son Albion and named it after him.

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Some years later Albion was killed by a visiting Hercules (who sems to have gone around mercilessly killing people everywhere as he pleased).

Some years later Brutus arrived and made himself king after killing off various giants living there.

The island then had two names – Albion and Britannia (corruption of Brutannia).

And the Brits lived happily ever after.

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