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6000 BCE
Britain becomes an island
The ice has started to melt and the land bridge connecting Britain to Europe is covered by water and Britain becomes an island. -
Period: 6000 BCE to 43
Prehistoric Britain
Britain became an island, the Iberians, the Celts, the tribe Brythons, Celtic language and cruel religion. -
Period: 3000 BCE to 2000 BCE
The Iberians
They lived in limestone caves, used stone axes and fashioned antlers and bones into leather-working tools. -
400 BCE
The Celts' invasion
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55 BCE
Julius Caesar's raids
Two raids across the English Channel, defeated the Celtic tribes, were forced to withdraw the soldiers because of a rebellion -
43
Roman invasion
Occupied Britain for almost four centuries, celts had to pay tribute and heavy taxes, advanced civilization, christianity -
Period: 43 to 410
Roman period
Julius Caesar, Emperor Claudius, Roman occupation, Hadrian's Wall, Christianity, the withdrawal of Roman forces -
122
Hadrian's Wall
Romans had problems with the unconquered native tribes of the far north, so they built the Hadrian's Wall. -
410
Roman forces' withdrawal
Soldiers had toto go back to Rome to protect the city, this ended the Roman period in England. -
Period: 500 to 1066
Early medieval
Viking attacks, the Danelaw, -
787
Vikings invasion
Mercilessly raided and pillaged coastal towns. -
800
The conquering of the Anglosaxon kingdoms
Danish Vikings conquered all the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms except Wessex -
886
Alfred the great defeats the Vikings
A treaty-the Danelaw was signed between the king of Wessex and Danish king Guthrum. -
900
Reconquering the Danelaw
The Viking attacks resumed and Canute became the king of England -
1066
Battle of Hastings
Norman Duke William defeated the Saxon king Harold and became the king of England. -
Period: 1066 to 1300
Late Medieval
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1168
Oxford is founded
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1300
Middle English is formed
Norman-French and Anglo-Saxon German formed language called Middle English.