Britain's most important historical periods

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  • Period: 700 BCE to 500 BCE

    Celtic Britain

    people lived in tribes and worked with iron and fire
  • Period: 43 to 410

    Roman Britain

    Roman Empire spread to Britain; military strength and new inventions (eg underfloor heating)
  • Period: 1066 to 1154

    Norman Britain

    started with the Battle of Hastings (1066); the French Empire spread to Britain; poor people worked hard for the lords
  • Period: 1485 to

    the Tudor period

    foundation of the Church of England and the Navy by King Henry VIII; start of colonialisation in America; golden age for art, music and drama (William Shakespeare)
  • Period: to

    Victorian Britain

    time of the Industrial Revolution (new machines like steam trains and factories); exciting travel opportunities, but lots of dirt
  • Period: to

    Modern Britain

    Britain’s colonies became independent (Commonwealth of Nations); rich history and current trends; London as a world city