British Studies

  • 50

    Roman Gods and Christianity

    Roman Gods and Christianity
    Christians in Rome and the Roman Emperors did their best to get rid of the Romans in AD 50. After Romans had their own gods.
  • 55

    Romans fought the Britons

    Romans fought the Britons
    By 55 BC, The Roman Leader, Julius Caesar heard that a Roman army was fighting in Gaul, so he decided to teach Britons a lesson by gathering 12,000 men to fight against them.
  • 60

    The Rebel Queen

    The Rebel Queen
    In AD 60 to AD 61, Queen Boudica's husband Prasutagus ruled as an independent ally of Rome and left his kingdom jointly to his daughters and the Roman emperor in his will. However, when he died his will was ignored, and the kingdom was conquered. Boudica was beaten, her daughters were raped. Boudica lead 100,000 Iceni and an estimated 70,000–80,000 Romans and British were killed in the three cities.
  • 128

    Emperor who ordered built wall in one day

    Emperor who ordered built wall in one day
    In AD 128, Emperor Hadrian ordered a wall on a single day to separate the Romans from the barbarians.
  • 330

    Roman Catholic made the birth of Jesus Christ

    Roman Catholic made the birth of Jesus Christ
    In AD 330, the Christian church decided to fix a date for Jesus birth, when the pagans were celebrating the Yule. Christian church later decided that new Christians could go on killing and eating oxen to the glory of God, instead to the devil.
  • 480

    Arthur, the King

    Arthur, the King
    In AD 480 at Tintagel Castle, Cornwall, the king of the Britons died. Arthur became the king after his father died and began fighting the Saxons and always won.
  • 542

    The Death of King Arthur

    The Death of King Arthur
    In AD 542,King Arthur returned to Britain to fight with his nephew. He defeated his nephews group but got baldy wounded. Some people thought he was dead, some thought he was just sleeping.
  • Jan 1, 650

    Anglo Saxons

    Anglo Saxons
    In 650 AD, Anglo Saxons controlled most of England.
  • Jun 8, 793

    The Vikings

    The Vikings
    Vikings attack on June 8th 793 AD, it was a very sudden attack.
    They came for gold and other treasures in the churches. IT was a Smash and grab attack
  • Jan 1, 851

    The Vikings with big ships

    The Vikings with big ships
    In 851, for the first time, The Vikings brought a huge fleet of ships. They stayed and later came for Farming Land.
  • Dec 24, 870

    Alfred the Great

    Alfred the Great
    Alfred the Great was growing up and the Viking were starting to settle in England. In 870, they began to attack Wessex. He tried to pay them money to go away but they returned, so Alfred built new ships, forts, he improved the army.
  • Jan 1, 1191

    Rebuilding a Monastery

    Rebuilding a Monastery
    In 1191, the monks at the Glastonbury rebuilt their monastery destroyed by fire. The monks found the bones of a big man and a skull, which were thought belonged to King Arthur. Some people thought that the monks were only using the rebuilding of monastery to raise money.