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4000 BCE
A group of Neolithic immigrants arrived from Europe
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2500 BCE
The population began to divide into tribes
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2000 BCE
The Celt started settling across much of Britain and Ireland
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1300 BCE
A new people entered the story of the western world
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55 BCE
Julius Caesar's arrival in Britain
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410
The departure of the Romans left the island undefended against the invasions of the Angeles and Saxons from northern Germany
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Period: 900 to 500 BCE
The Celts crossed the narrow English Channel and settled in peace in many parts of Britain
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1066
The Saxon king Edward the Confessor died
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1215
The signing of the Magna Carta feudalism began its slow decline
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Period: 1300 to 1400
England experienced the terrible Black Death
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Period: 1337 to 1453
Hundred Years' War with France
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Period: 1455 to 1485
Wars of the Roses
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1485
The final battle at Bosworth
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1558
Elizabeth I ascended the throne
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Elizabeth reigned unitil