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400 BCE
Earliest times
Britain prehistory
The Celts
The Romans Britain is an island, and Britain's history has been
closely connected with the sea . Until modern times
it was as easy to travel across water as it was across
land , where roads were frequently unusable. At
moments of great danger Britain has been saved
from danger by its surrounding seas. Britain's
history and its strong national sense have been
shaped by the sea. -
430
The Saxons
Angles
Saxons
Jutes The wealth of Britain by the fourth cen tury, the
result of its mild climate and centuries of peace , was
a temptation to the greedy. At first the Germanic
ir ibes only raided Britain , but afte r AD 430 they
began to set tle. The newcom ers were warlike and
illiterate. We owe our knowledge of this period
mainly to an English monk named Bede, who lived
three hundred years later -
842
The Vikings
842 first Viking raiders
865 Invasion and settlements
950 England rich and peaceful under Viking kings Towards the end of the eighth century new raiders
were tempted by Britain 's wealth. These were the
Vikings, they came from Norway and Denmark.
They only raided at first. In 865 the Vikings invaded Britain this time they came to conquer and to settle. The Vikings quickly
accepted Christianity and did not disturb the local
population. -
1066
The Celtic kingdoms
Wales
Ireland
Scotland
England has always played the most powerful part
in the history of the British Isles. However, the
other three countries, Wales, Ireland and Scotland,
have a different history. The stories of Wales,
Ireland and Scotland are also important, because
the ir people still feel different from the Anglo Saxon English. The experience of the Welsh, Irish and Scots helps to explain the feeling they have today. -
1070
The Early Middle Ages
The Norman Conquest William the Conqueror had governed England and
Normandy by travelling from one place to another
to make sure that his authority was accepted. He,
and the kings after him , raised some of the money
they needed by trying cases and fining people in the
royal courts. The king's "household" was the
government, and it was always on the move. -
1275
The beginning of Parliament
Edward I The beginning of Parliament -
1330
The late Middle Ages
Wars
Plague
Disorders -
1485
The Tudors 1485-1603
Henry VII
Henry VIII
Elisabeth I -
The Stuarts 1602-1714
The Civil War
Republican Britain
Cromwell -
The Eighteen Century
Political world
The loss of American Colonies
Ireland
Scotland -
The years of Revolution
The Industrial Revolution
Napoleonic Wars -
The nineteen Century Victorian Age
Reforms
Workers revolts
Family Life
Growth of towns and cities -
Te twentieth Century
Britain at War :
The first WW
The second WW
The lost of the Empire
Northern Ireland -
The Twenty-first Century
The Welfare State
Technological Revolution
The Brexit