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200
First Settlements
Celtic and Pict tribes settle on the British Isles -
250
Roman guard Hadrian's Wall
The Roman Empire sent a group of black soldiers to guard Hadrian's Wall, which marked the border of the Roman Empire. -
400
Roman's quit
The Roman Empire withdraw from the British Isles -
Period: 400 to
Jutes Angles and Saxons settle
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Jan 1, 1066
Norman Immigration
Norman (Viking Descendants) immigrants arrive in Britain in large numbers. -
Jan 19, 1100
William The Conqueror and the jews
Wilhelm The Conqueror invites Jews to settle in England -
Jan 19, 1505
Africans in British entertainment
Africans arrive in small numbers, mainly entertaining the royal entourages. A band of drummers live in Edinburgh -
Jan 19, 1562
Slave Trade
John Hawkyns was the first english slave tradesman, selling mainly to the Spanish and Portuguese, selling 300 African men to work plantages in Haiti. -
14.000 black people in England
By 1770 14.000 black people were living in England, living primarily as slaves for wealthy people. -
Slavery is up for debate
A case in court lightens a debate about slavery -
Parliaments ban slave trade
The British Parliament bans slave trade, but not slavery.
Slave ships still operated in the dark. -
Period: to
Irish Immigration
Tens of thousand of Irish Immigrate to England, fleeing poverty. -
Slavery is finally banned
Slavery is banned, and is almost not happening anymore -
First non-white MP
Britains first white Member of Parliament is elected into the house of Commons. He is Indian and is named Dadabhai Naoroji. -
Period: to
WWI
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Black rioting in britain
Government started fearing the impact of black immigrationhttp://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l8icucU9S61qddpyno1_500.jpg -
Period: to
WWII
60.000 immigrants to UK during the second world war. -
Poles immigrate
157.000 poles immigrate to britain due to need for labour. -
"The Empire Windrush" docks in the UK with many immigrants
The ship "The Empire Windrush" Docks in Tilbury, London, with hundreds of thousands of immigrants from the british west indies.
