How Britain contributed to the Fall of Rome.

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What, I hear patriotic Britons exclaim enraged, Britannia contributing to the Fall of the Western Roman Empire? Preposterous ! Well, yes, Britannia was a good province, certainly rich in minerals, the Romans mined tin, iron, gold and silver there. But apart from that, the province created a lot of problems for the empire, first and foremost a giant multitude of usurpers over the course of the centuries. In fact, from nowhere else did so many usurpers spawn than from Britannia. From its conquest in 43 AD under emperor Claudius, to the final withdrawal of Roman troops after 407 AD under Constantine III, this island spawned an incredible 9 usurpers to the Roman throne, one of which, namely Constantine, became a legitimate emperor. You can imagine the incredible damage this did to the empire, and especially the last usurpers, Magnus Maximus and Constantine III, were devastating for the Western Roman Empire, as the battles with the legitimate emperors destroyed many legions, draining especially the Western Empire of many troops that would have been necessary in fighting the barbarian invaders. Thus, paradoxically, Britain indirectly contributed to the Fall of the Western Roman Empire.