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250
The Roman entrance
Celtic and pict tribes arrived to the British Isles and formed the first community. In 250 the Romans came with their black soldiers from the African part of the Empire. -
Period: 250 to
Immigration of Britain
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Jan 19, 1066
The Norman conquest
In 1066 was the Norman Conquest. They descended from the Vikings who lived in France, and brought with them their early-French language, which changed the direction of English, government and law. -
Jan 19, 1565
African slaves arrive
In 1565, John Hawkyns sold 300 African men and made England's first slavetrade. Black slaves began appearing in England a few years later. -
Blacks increases in England
In the early eighteenth century the political map changed and The United Kingdom had now become. The number of African men, women and children increased - 14000 black people lived now in England. -
Movement against slavery
The trade was abolished by a movement where the abolitionists brought a famous case to the court. But it was rejected because of the trade's importance for the UK economy.
