DM de civilisation

By Anto.Meriot
  • 5000 BCE

    Stonehenge

    Stonehenge was built by early civilisations around 5000 BC.
  • 55 BCE

    First attempt of the Roman to Invade England

    In 55BC, the Roman tried to invade the British Islands for the first type under the rule of Julius Caesar. This attempt ended up being a failure
  • 43

    Invasion of England by the Romans

    England was invaded by the Romans, under the rule of the emperor Claudius in 43 AC. Even if the invasion was successful, the Romans still faced a strong Resistance.
  • Period: 43 to 409

    Romain Britain

  • 78

    The British Islands fall in the hand of the Romans

    In 78 AC, The Romans had finally a full power over the British Islands (including Whales they managed to conquered). Though, Ireland and Scotland weren't under the Roman control.
  • 122

    Hadrian's wall

    After their attempt at conquering Scotland, and failing, they decided to stop fighting (which had cost the lives of many men) and built a whole to separate the two territories. The wall was given the name of the emperor at the time.
  • 409

    The Romans leave England

    The Romans stayed in Britain for almost 4 century.
  • 449

    First Anglo-Saxons invasions

    The end of the 5th century marked the beginning of the Anglo-Saxons invasions. The invaders were mostly from Denmark and Germany. This led to a rather "dark period" since we know very little about it, due to the lack of written testimonies.
  • 597

    The Evangelisation of England

    It's around the end of the 6th century that England started being evangelised. The Pope thought (in 597) that it was mandatory to evangelise England and he sent a group of missionaries led by the monk Augustine for that exact purpose.
  • 710

    The reunion of the two christianities

    Because the Anglo-Saxon didn't invade Scotland, Wales and Cornwall, two type of Christianity were existing in England: The Celtic Christianity (Scotland, Wales and Cornwall) and The Roman Christiniaty (the rest). In 710, the two Christianities were reunited.
  • 790

    The emergence of three kingdoms

    By the end of the 8th century, three kingdoms had emerged despite the conflicts in England. They were named: Mercia, Wessex and Northumbria. Society was still filled with violence and conflicts.
  • Period: 800 to 900

    The Vikings Invasions

    England was invaded during the 9th and 10th century by the so-called "Vikings" (which means "Sea Rider"). The Vikings came from Scandinavia, Denmark, Sweden and Northway and were known for being extremely violent.
  • Period: 871 to 895

    Alfred the Great (reign)

    Alred the Great was King of Wessex between 871 and 895. He stopped the Scandinavian invaders. He is mostly known for creating the first British navy.
  • 973

    King Edgar is crowned

    King Edgar was crowned at the very end of his reign. He was the first King which united the three kingdoms.
  • 1042

    Edward the confessor

    Edward the confessor is crowned in 1042 after the sons of Cnut the great died. He is the one behind the construction of Westminster Abbey. He died with no heir in 1066.
  • 1066

    William the Conqueror, the first Norman King

    In 1066, William the Conquer acceded to the throne as the new king. He is known to be a violent man since he had to conquer Britain. He is the Duke of Normandy. After he became King, he got rid of the Saxons barons and replaced them with people he trusted. He is the one to set up the feudal system in England. He reigned from 1066 to 1072.
  • 1066

    The battle of Hastings

    After Edward died, and since he didn't have any heir to the throne, lots of people started to fight about who should be next King. Among them, William the Duke of Normandy and Harold, the king's brother.
    The two men ended up on the battlefield; it was the battle of Hastings. In the end, Harold died and William became the next king, earning his new title : " William the Conqueror".
  • 1189

    Richard Lionheart

    Richard I was crowned after the death of his father (Henry the Second) in 1189. He led crusades and, needing money, increased the taxes. Since he was victorious on the battlefield, the people weren't complaining about it.
  • 1199

    John Lackland

    John Lackland was Richard's brother. He was crowned in 1199, after the death of his brother. He continued the wars, increasing the taxes, but he wasn't as victorious as his brother and started losing territories. The people became upset about it and decided to not give him money anymore and started rebelling. John tried to fight them but was outnumbered; The rebels took London and John had to negociate with them, creating the Magna Carta.