Timeline: British Studies

55 BCE

Roman army were fighting in Gaul.

The Roman leader,Julius Caesar wanted to give Briton a lesson while Romans were fighting with Gaul. He brought 12,000 soldiers with him to fight with Gaul.

43

King Claudius brought 40,000 men to fight with Briton.

King Claudius made plan to conquer Britain and add it to his Empire.In AD 43,He saw his chance to win a great victory,therefore, he sent huge force of about 40,000 men to fight with Britons.

60

The Romans attack the Druid

in AD 60, The Romans attack the Druid stronghold of Anglesey. The campaign to occupy Wales was however cut short by the Iceni revolt in south east England.

60

The first woman in British history.

Queen Boudica is the leader of revolt Iceni Tribe. After her husband died and gave the kingdom to Roman.She lead 100,000 Iceni and an estimated 70,000–80,000 Romans and British were killed in the three cities.

410

Roman empier was crumble.

With increased incursions from the Saxons, Scots, Picts and Angles, Britain turns to the Roman emperor Honorius for help. He writes back telling them to 'look to their own defences' and refuses to send any help. This letter marked the end of Roman Britain.

449

Anglo Saxons arrive in south east Britain

The traditional date of 449 AD for the arrival of the Anglo-Saxon invaders of Britain is taken from the 'Ecclesiastical History of the English', completed by the Venerable Bede, a Benedictine monk, in 731 AD. It is almost certainly wrong, and other sources suggest that the arrival of Angles and Saxons was part of a process of conquest and settlement that began earlier, and continued until later.

480

King Arthur

King Arthur that we know today is a collection of different legends, written by different authors, at different times. They are all united by the common theme that King Arthur was a fifth century British general who fought against Anglo-Saxon tribes and ensured that Britain remained a paradise of the West. the story began in 480 AD.