British power, which depended on a liberal political system and the supremacy of the navy, lent these attributes to the image of Britannia. By the time of Queen Victoria, Britannia had been renewed. Still depicted as a young woman with brown or golden hair, she kept her Corinthian helmet and her white robes, but now she held Neptune's trident and often sat or stood before the ocean and tall-masted ships representing British naval power. She also usually held or stood beside a Greek hoplite shield, which sported the British Union Flag: also at her feet was often the British Lion, an animal found on the arms of England, Scotland and the Prince of Wales.
British power which depended on a liberal political system and the supremacy of the navy lent these attributes to the image of Britannia By the time of Queen Victoria Britannia had been renewed Still depicted as a young woman with brown or golden hair she kept her Corinthian helmet and her white robes but now she held Neptune's trident and often sat or stood before the ocean and tall-masted ships representing British naval power She also usually held or stood beside a Greek hoplite shield which sported the British Union Flag also at her feet was often the British Lion an animal found on the arms of England Scotland and the Prince of Wales