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Period: 100 to Dec 31, 1200
The foundation of Great Britain
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122
The Hadrian's wall
At 122 A.D. the Emperor Hadrian ordered his soldiers to build a wall between Roman Britain and Scotland. It ran from Wallsend in the east to Bowness on the Solway Firth. According to Hadrian’s biographer it was built to separate the Romans from barbaríans. Nowadays it’s believed that its main purpose was to control immigration and trade, as our modern borders.
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Oct 14, 1066
Battle of Hastings
http://www.britishbattles.com/norman-conquest/battle-hastings.htmNorman conquest of England On October 14th 1066 the Battle of Hastings was fought between the Norman-French army of Duke William of Normandy and the English army under the Anglo-Saxon King Harold II. During the battle King Harold was killed and his army was defeated. Duke William claimed the throne of England and on Christmas Day of that year he became King William I. A new era had begun. Image: Scene from the Bayeux Tapestry - the death of Harold. -
King Alfreat the Great beat the Vikings
At 878 AD the English king Alfred the Great beat the Viking army in the battle of Edington. Both sides agreed a treaty of peace and Guthrum -the Viking’s leader- agreed to become a Christian. As a consequence, Alfred allowed the Vikings to settle in part of England, which became known as the Danelaw.
Image: Silver penny of Alfred the Great.
See more at http://saxons.etrusia.co.uk/saxons_alfred_the_great.php
