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In the Iron Age,England was inhabited by the Celtic people know as Britons.
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The Romans first came to Britan 55BC led by Julius Caesar.The Romans stayed for amost 400 years and they influenced english language.
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Tribes called the Anglo-Saxon invaded the Brithish Isles.They came from Germany,Denmarc 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 Vickings came from Scandinavia.
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England was invaded by Normans by duke William of Normandy.After the battle Hasting he became king and he was known as William the Conqueror.English Monarchy was born.
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During the Renaissance, England was ruled by the Tudors,a Welsh-English family.The most famous Tudor King was Henry VIII:he hed six wives and in 1534 he broke from the Pope and the Romans Catholic of England,of which he was head.
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Elizabeth I,Henry VIII's daughter,was the last monarch of the Tudor dynasty.
She had the mind of a political genius.
In 1603 she died.
The Elizabethian Era is also famous for the flourishing of English Trams;William Shakespeare lived and worked in this periode., -
The Industrial Revolution started in England and made it the first industrial nation in the world. In 1837 Victoria was crowned queen and she reigned until 1901 and during her reigne Britain built a large empire.
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In the 20th century Britain was involved in the two World Wars.Churchill helped Britains and defeat the Germans
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In 1952 George VI died and his eldest daughter become Queen Elizabeth II
