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In the Iron Age, England was inhabited by the Celtic people know as Britons. They spoke languges similar to modern Welsh or Gaelic.
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They first came to Britain in 55 BC, led by Julius Caesar. The Romans stayed for almost 400 years and they changed the way of life in many ways: they bulit roads, water pipes, bridges, baths and they influenced english lam
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In 450 AD tribes called the Anglo-Saxons invaded the British Isles. They came from Germany, Denmarch and the Netherlands. It was the origin of England: the English people and the Old English language.
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In the 9th century Vikings came from Scandinavia and they were fierce invadors and they destroyed everything.
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In 1066 England was invaded by the Normans led by Duke William of Normandy. After the Battle of Hastings he became king and was known as William the Conqueror. English Monarch was Born.
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During the Renaissance, England was ruled by the Tudors. The most famous king is Henry VIII: he had 6 wives and in 1534 he broke from the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church and estabilished the Church of England, of which he was Head. With Elizabeth the II England was one of the most powerful.
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In the 17th and 18th centuries there were the Stuarts and Haovers dinasty.
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The Industrial Revolution started in England and made it the first industrial nation in the world. In 1837 Victoria was crowned queen and she reugned until 1901. During her reign, known as the Victorian Age, Britain built a large and powerful empire.
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In the 20th century Britai was involved in the two World Wars; Sir Winston Churchill, as Prime Minister, led the country and helped Britain and the Allies defeat the Germans.
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In 1952 George VI died and his eldest daughter became Queen Elizabeth II.
