History of the British Isles(Лингвострановедение, 2 курс) By Val.ry 250,000 BCE First evidence of human life 50,000 BCE The ancestors of the modern British 3000 BCE Neolithic people and their "henges" Period: 700 BCE to 42 The Celtic period Period: 43 to 410 The Roman period Period: 410 to 1066 The Germanic invasions 865 The Vikings invaded Britain 1066 The Norman invasion 1215 Magna Carta Period: 1337 to 1453 Hundred Years War with France 1348 The Bubonic Plague 1476 The first printing press was brought to England Period: 1485 to 1603 The Tudors' rule Period: 1603 to 1714 The Stuarts' rule 1707 Scotland united with Britain 1800 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was formed 1922 The Irish Republic became independent