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2000 BCE
Stonehenge monument
Best known megalithic monument on Salisbury Plain -
500 BCE
The Celts invade the British Isles
The celtic tribes were called the Britons. They grew wheat and corn -
122
Hadrian's wall
To keep out the raiding Picts -
787
Viking attacks begin
The Vikings began their invasion from Denmark which was to leave a lasting impression on Britain -
800
The Danelaw
Signed between King Alfred the Great of Wessex and Gunthrum, Danish kinfbof East Anglia. ENGLAND WAS DIVIDED -
900
Reconquring the Danelaw
After the death of Alfred the Great, his successors reconquered the Danelaw in the early 900's. Danish viking attacks continued, however, and Canute, a brother of the king of Denmark, became the king of England -
1066
Battle of Hastings
Norman Duke William defeated Saxon King Harold and was crowned the king of England on Christmas Day -
1066
Restoring the old Anglo-Saxon dynasty
It was restored in England and lasted until the year 1066. The last famous Saxon king of England was Edward the Confessor. He started to build Westminister Abbey in London -
1168
Oxford University
The students were taught Latin, theology, medicine, grammar, rhetoric, logic, arithmetic, geometry, astronomy and music -
1400
Middle English formation
Norman-French and Anglo-Saxon German formed one language called Middle English
