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Celtic and Pict tribes settle on the British Isles
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The Roman Empire sent a group of black soldiers to guard Hadrian's Wall, which marked the border of the Roman Empire.
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The Roman Empire withdraw from the British Isles
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Norman (Viking Descendants) immigrants arrive in Britain in large numbers.
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Wilhelm The Conqueror invites Jews to settle in England
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Africans arrive in small numbers, mainly entertaining the royal entourages. A band of drummers live in Edinburgh
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John Hawkyns was the first english slave tradesman, selling mainly to the Spanish and Portuguese, selling 300 African men to work plantages in Haiti.
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By 1770 14.000 black people were living in England, living primarily as slaves for wealthy people.
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A case in court lightens a debate about slavery
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The British Parliament bans slave trade, but not slavery.
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Tens of thousand of Irish Immigrate to England, fleeing poverty.
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Slavery is banned, and is almost not happening anymore
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Britains first white Member of Parliament is elected into the house of Commons. He is Indian and is named Dadabhai Naoroji.
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Government started fearing the impact of black immigrationhttp://28.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l8icucU9S61qddpyno1_500.jpg
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60.000 immigrants to UK during the second world war.
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157.000 poles immigrate to britain due to need for labour.
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The ship "The Empire Windrush" Docks in Tilbury, London, with hundreds of thousands of immigrants from the british west indies.
