Roman, Saxon and Viking Timeline

  • First Roman Invastion
    55 BCE

    First Roman Invastion

    Julius Caesar heads first Roman Invasion but lose
  • Romans invade
    43

    Romans invade

    Roman conquest Britain becomes part of the Roman Empire.
  • Roman founded
    50

    Roman founded

  • Against the Romans
    61

    Against the Romans

    The life of Boadicea queen of the Iceni. The British Revolt Against Rome.
  • Romans conquer Wales
    70

    Romans conquer Wales

    Romans conquer Wales and the North
  • Emperor Hadrian builds a wall
    122

    Emperor Hadrian builds a wall

    The Roman Emperor Hadrian came to Britain in AD 122. It is believed that he gave the order for the building of the wall as a frontier, demarcating the Roman south from the barbarian north.
  • Roman conquer with Scotland
    140

    Roman conquer with Scotland

    Roman conquer with Scotland
  • St Alban becomes the 1st Christian
    209

    St Alban becomes the 1st Christian

    This was a Christian priest, Alban is honoured as the first British martyr.
  • The Great declared Emperor
    306

    The Great declared Emperor

    Constantine was hailed emperor in the Roman city of York, known as Eboracum.
  • The Picts and Scott
    350

    The Picts and Scott

    The Picts and Scots attack the border
  • The Roman lose
    410

    The Roman lose

    The Roman lose from Britain. Anglo Saxons migrants begin to settle
  • Saxons Hengist and Horsa
    450

    Saxons Hengist and Horsa

    Saxons Hengist and Horsa locate in Kent
  • Period: 450 to Dec 25, 750

    Invasion

    Invasion of the Jutes from Jutland, Angles from South of Denmark and Saxons from Germany.
    Britain is divided up into the Seven Kingdoms of Northumbria, Mercia, Wessex, Essex, Sussex and Kent.
  • St Patrick returns
    460

    St Patrick returns

    St Patrick returns to convert Ireland
  • The Battle of Mount Badon
    510

    The Battle of Mount Badon

    This is a construction of British victory over the Saxons under Arthur's leadership and under the active protection of Christ and his virgin mother.
  • St Augustine brings Christianity to Britain
    597

    St Augustine brings Christianity to Britain

    Augustine of Canterbury was a Benedictine monk who became the first Archbishop of Canterbury in the year 597.
  • Northumbria becomes the Supreme Kingdom
    Dec 24, 617

    Northumbria becomes the Supreme Kingdom

    597, St Augustine brings Christianity to Britain from Rome and becomes Archbishop of Canterbury. 617, Northumbria becomes the Supreme Kingdom.
  • Mercia becomes the supreme kingdom
    Dec 24, 779

    Mercia becomes the supreme kingdom

    Mercia becomes the Supreme Kingdom and King Offa builds a Dyke along the Welsh Border
  • First invasion
    Dec 24, 793

    First invasion

    First invasion by the Vikings
  • Wessex becomes the supreme kingdom
    Dec 24, 821

    Wessex becomes the supreme kingdom

    Wessex becomes the Supreme Kingdom
  • The Vikings take Northumbria
    Dec 24, 867

    The Vikings take Northumbria

  • King Alfred conquest the Vikings
    Dec 24, 871

    King Alfred conquest the Vikings

    King Alfred conquest the Vikings but allows them to locate in Easten England.
  • The North subjected to the Danelaw
    Dec 24, 886

    The North subjected to the Danelaw

    The North subjected to the Danelaw, the rules of the Vikings.
  • The Anglo Saxon Chronicle starts
    Dec 24, 889

    The Anglo Saxon Chronicle starts

  • Eastern England (Danelaw) is conquered by the Saxons
    Dec 24, 926

    Eastern England (Danelaw) is conquered by the Saxons

  • King Canute
    Dec 24, 1016

    King Canute

    King Canute of Denmark occupy the English Crown
  • Edward the Confessor becomes King
    Dec 24, 1042

    Edward the Confessor becomes King

    Edward the Confessor becomes King
  • Westminster Abbey is completed
    Dec 24, 1055

    Westminster Abbey is completed

    Westminster Abbey is completed
  • Invasion of the Great Danish ( Viking ) Army.

    Invasion of the Great Danish ( Viking ) Army.

    The Great Viking Army or Great Danish Army, known by the Anglo-Saxons as the Great Heathen Army.