British history By Marte Johansen 2200 BCE Stonehenge was completed 600 BCE the Celtic people arrive 55 BCE Julius Caesar invades Britain 43 The Roamn empire invades Britain 410 The last of Romans leave Britain 450 The Anglo-Saxons settles in Britain 793 The Vikings arrive 802 The Wessex becomes the dominate kingdom Period: 1337 to 1553 The Hundred years war with France 1349 The black death hits England Period: 1455 to 1485 The war of roses 1591 William Shakespeare starts performing plays 1666 The great fire of London 1707 England and Scotland are united 1770 The Industrial revolution begins Period: 1914 to 1918 World war 1 Period: 1939 to 1945 World war 2 1952 Elisabeth the second is crowned queen