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2000 BCE
2000 years B.C.
Pre-Celtic people had already settled in Great
Great Britain. These were called the Iberians. They probably came from Spain. They built Stonehenge in southern England. -
700 BCE
700 B.C.
In 700 BC. the Celts arrived
from Northern Europe. They were managed in tribes, worshiped the natural elements and their priests were called druids.
The Celts performed human sacrifices and believed in the
immortality -
410 BCE
410 AD around 1066.
The Anglo-Saxon age in Britain spans from410 AD around 1066.
They were tribes from Germany, Denmark and
Holland. The three largest were the Angles, Saxons and the
jute. The land they settled on was "Angle-land",
The most important Anglo-Saxon
the kings were Alfred the Great. -
55 BCE
55BC
In 55 BC. Julius Caesar invaded Britain He didn't want to subdue the land but only to get tribute and
slaves.
The country was in fact conquered by the Romans in 43 AD, below
Emperor Claudius. They subdued Wales but failed to conquer it
Scotland -
1000
1000
the vikings
attacked Great Britain under the leadership of Canute the Great. King
Alfred defeated the Viking army in battle but was unable to lead it
After years of fighting the Vikings and Alfred
made a peace deal. The lands of the east and west were divided -
1066
1066
William, Duke of Normandy claimed the throne of England. The Normans introduced the feudal system
and the Domesday Book showing all the land and theirs
owners. -
1214
The Plantagenet’s
The Plantagenets were a huge and powerful family not only in
England but throughout Europe and ruled England and a half
of France from 1154 to 1485. The dynasty produced such
various characters such as the energetic Henry II King John (he was forced to sign the
Magna Carta which limited the powers of the king in favours of the barons) -
1455
War of the Roses 1455 – 1485.
There was an English throne struggle between the House of York and the
lancaster house,
Each house was represented by a rose. York House
he used a white rose. The House of Lancaster used a red rose.
The Wars of the Roses ended when Henry Tudor defeated King Richard III, a Yorkist al
Battle of Bosworth Field on 22 August 1485. -
Period: 1485 to
The Tudor
The two most famous Tudor monarchs
they were Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. Henry the Eighth
he was married to a Spanish princess named Caterina di
Aragon, but only had one daughter (Mary)
He therefore created a separate Church and England
become a Protestant country. When Edward died, Maru the first became queen and went for it
to convert the country back to
the Catholic Church, by killing
many people who refused: for
for this it is often known
come Bloody Mary. -
Period: to
Stuart dynasty
Mary
Stuart tried to force
Catholics go to Protestant churches. A group of
The Catholics planned to blow up the Houses of Parliament
when James was there, that was it
known as the Gunpowder Plot. But the plan was
discovered and was
captured and burned alive. -
Period: to
Georgian period.
For over
100 years all of the kings
were called George: George I, George II, George
III and George IV. This is known as the Georgian
period. During this time the Parliament in
Westminster became increasingly powerful.
The two main political parties during the Georgian
period were the Tories -
Victoria the Queen
Victoria became Queen in 1837
and married a German prince called Albert
He was a great
administrator and organized the Great Exhibition in 1851 There were many advances
in science during the Victorian period.