Roman, Saxon and Viking Timeline

  • 55 BCE

    First Roman Invastion

    First Roman Invastion
    Julius Caesar heads first Roman Invasion but lose
  • 43

    Romans invade

    Romans invade
    Roman conquest Britain becomes part of the Roman Empire.
  • 50

    Roman founded

    Roman founded
  • 61

    Against the Romans

    Against the Romans
    The life of Boadicea queen of the Iceni. The British Revolt Against Rome.
  • 70

    Romans conquer Wales

    Romans conquer Wales
    Romans conquer Wales and the North
  • 122

    Emperor Hadrian builds a wall

    Emperor Hadrian builds a wall
    The Roman Emperor Hadrian came to Britain in AD 122. It is believed that he gave the order for the building of the wall as a frontier, demarcating the Roman south from the barbarian north.
  • 140

    Roman conquer with Scotland

    Roman conquer with Scotland
    Roman conquer with Scotland
  • 209

    St Alban becomes the 1st Christian

    St Alban becomes the 1st Christian
    This was a Christian priest, Alban is honoured as the first British martyr.
  • 306

    The Great declared Emperor

    The Great declared Emperor
    Constantine was hailed emperor in the Roman city of York, known as Eboracum.
  • 350

    The Picts and Scott

    The Picts and Scott
    The Picts and Scots attack the border
  • 410

    The Roman lose

    The Roman lose
    The Roman lose from Britain. Anglo Saxons migrants begin to settle
  • 450

    Saxons Hengist and Horsa

    Saxons Hengist and Horsa
    Saxons Hengist and Horsa locate in Kent
  • Period: 450 to Dec 25, 750

    Invasion

    Invasion of the Jutes from Jutland, Angles from South of Denmark and Saxons from Germany.
    Britain is divided up into the Seven Kingdoms of Northumbria, Mercia, Wessex, Essex, Sussex and Kent.
  • 460

    St Patrick returns

    St Patrick returns
    St Patrick returns to convert Ireland
  • 510

    The Battle of Mount Badon

    The Battle of Mount Badon
    This is a construction of British victory over the Saxons under Arthur's leadership and under the active protection of Christ and his virgin mother.
  • 597

    St Augustine brings Christianity to Britain

    St Augustine brings Christianity to Britain
    Augustine of Canterbury was a Benedictine monk who became the first Archbishop of Canterbury in the year 597.
  • Dec 24, 617

    Northumbria becomes the Supreme Kingdom

    Northumbria becomes the Supreme Kingdom
    597, St Augustine brings Christianity to Britain from Rome and becomes Archbishop of Canterbury. 617, Northumbria becomes the Supreme Kingdom.
  • Dec 24, 779

    Mercia becomes the supreme kingdom

    Mercia becomes the supreme kingdom
    Mercia becomes the Supreme Kingdom and King Offa builds a Dyke along the Welsh Border
  • Dec 24, 793

    First invasion

    First invasion
    First invasion by the Vikings
  • Dec 24, 821

    Wessex becomes the supreme kingdom

    Wessex becomes the supreme kingdom
    Wessex becomes the Supreme Kingdom
  • Dec 24, 867

    The Vikings take Northumbria

    The Vikings take Northumbria
  • Dec 24, 871

    King Alfred conquest the Vikings

    King Alfred conquest the Vikings
    King Alfred conquest the Vikings but allows them to locate in Easten England.
  • Dec 24, 886

    The North subjected to the Danelaw

    The North subjected to the Danelaw
    The North subjected to the Danelaw, the rules of the Vikings.
  • Dec 24, 889

    The Anglo Saxon Chronicle starts

    The Anglo Saxon Chronicle starts
  • Dec 24, 926

    Eastern England (Danelaw) is conquered by the Saxons

    Eastern England (Danelaw) is conquered by the Saxons
  • Dec 24, 1016

    King Canute

    King Canute
    King Canute of Denmark occupy the English Crown
  • Dec 24, 1042

    Edward the Confessor becomes King

    Edward the Confessor becomes King
    Edward the Confessor becomes King
  • Dec 24, 1055

    Westminster Abbey is completed

    Westminster Abbey is completed
    Westminster Abbey is completed
  • Invasion of the Great Danish ( Viking ) Army.

    Invasion of the Great Danish ( Viking ) Army.
    The Great Viking Army or Great Danish Army, known by the Anglo-Saxons as the Great Heathen Army.