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The Celtic people arrive from Central Europe.
The Celts were farmers and lived in small village groups in the centre of their arable fields. They were also warlike people. The Celts fought against the people of Britain and other Celtic tribes. -
The Romans came to Britain 2000 years ago. They changed our country. The Roman Empire made its mark on Britain, and even today, the ruins of Roman buildings, forts, roads, and baths can be found all over Britain. Britain (not Scotland) was part of the Roman Empire for almost 400 years! The Roamns divided England into four areas centred by the following towns London, Cirencester, York and Lincoln.
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The Anglo-Saxons ruled most of Britain but never conquered cornwall flag Cornwall in the south-west, welsh flag Wales in the west, or scottish flag Scotland in the north. The Anglo-Saxons divided England into several kingdoms. Missionaries from Roman spread Christianity across southern Britain.
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First recorded Viking attack happens in Dorset
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Kingdom of Scotland formed
Some sources suggest that around 843 AD the kingdom of the Scots and the Picts was amalgamated, and that from this date historians can speak of a 'kingdom of Scotland'. -
6 January: Edward the Confessor dies and is succeed by Harold Godwinson
Harold, earl of Wessex, was crowned king of England. He was immediately faced with powerful threats from William, duke of Normandy, and Harold Hardrada, king of Norway, both of whom laid claim to the English throne. -
The Middle Ages in Britain cover a huge period. They take us from the shock of the french flag Norman Conquest, which began in 1066, to the devasting Black Death of 1348, the Hundred Years' War with France and the War of the Roses, which finally ended in 1485. The Normans built impressive castles, imposed a feudal system and carried out a census of the country.
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July 1483 Richard III becomes king and the 'Princes in the Tower' disappear
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The Tudors were a Welsh-English family that ruled England from 1485 to 1603. They came to power as a result of the victory of Henry VII over Yorkist king Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. The Tudor dynasty ended when Henry's grand-daughter Elizabeth I died childless. The Throne passed to their cousins, the Scottish Stuarts, unifying Engalnd and Scotland.
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The Stuart (Stewart) dynasty ruled scottish flag Scotland (1371 - 1714) and England flag England (1603 - 1714), with an interregnum (1249 - 60). This is the period in British history when a king was executed! In 1707, England and Scotland officially became one country - Great Britain
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By the Act of Succession of 1701, on the death of Queen Anne the throne passed to her nearest Prostestant relative. This proved to be George, Elector of Hanover german flag, the great-grandson of James I. During this period the United Kingdom is created when Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and Ireland are formally joined under the Act of Union in 1801.
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Victoria reigned for more than 60 years, longer than any other British monarch. Her reign was a period of significant social, economic and technological change, which saw the expansion of Britain's industrial power and of the British empire.20 June 1837 - 22 January 1901. Victoria married her cousin, Prince Albert. In 1837 most people lived in villages and worked on the land; by 1901, most lived in towns and worked in offices, shops and factories.