The history of Britain

  • 60 BCE

    The Celtic people invade

  • 140

    Romans conquer Scotland

  • 450

    Britain is divided up into the Seven Kingdoms

  • 450

    The Anglo-saxons begin to settle in Britain

  • 500

    The Celtic people arrive

  • 600

    Christianity is introduced by Saint Augustine.

  • 800

    The Vikings frist come

  • 830

    Wessex becomes the Supreme Kingdom

  • 850

    Kingdom of Scotland is formed.

  • 930

    The Saxons defeat the Vikings

  • 1015

    The Danish conquer England

  • 1066

    The invading Normans defeat the Saxons

  • Period: 1095 to 1254

    The Crusades

    The Crusades were a series of nine religious wars waged from 1095 to liberate Jerusalem and the Holy Land from Islamic rule. Richard raised taxes, sold assets and emptied the treasury to raise funds for his army.
  • 1215

    Civil War

  • 1348

    The Black Death