History of britain 2

KPK 9a The history of Britain

By Angela&Kerli
  • Britain becomes an island
    6000 BCE

    Britain becomes an island

    • The ice melted after the last ice age.
    • The landbridge was covered by water
  • Period: 3000 BCE to 2000 BCE

    The Iberians

    • First people, that inhabited Britain.
    • Lived in limestone caves and made leather - working tools.
  • 2000 BCE

    New settlers

    • People from Germany, Neatherlands and Northwest - France.
      • Mined metal, built settlements, aquired farming skills, bulit large stone monuments (like Stonehedge on Salisbury Palin).
  • The Celtic invasion
    500 BCE

    The Celtic invasion

    • Invaded in two waves.
    • Brythons > Britain.
    • Had better farming skills, brought with them the knowledge of smelting iron, which produced stronger weapons, tamed and bread animals, had pottery skills, made corse cloth and brought their own religion.
  • 55 BCE

    The first Roman invasion

    • Conqured Gaul and made two raids across the English channel.
    • Defeated Celtic tribes.
    • A rebellion in Gaul forced Julius Caesar to withdraw.
  • The second Roman invasion
    43

    The second Roman invasion

    • Was made under the rule of Emperor Claudius.
    • Took place nearly 90 years later.
  • Period: 43 to 410

    The Roman rule

    • Britain was ruled as a province. *The Celts were relatively free, but had to pay taxes and tributes to the Romans.
    • The Roman brought their advanced civilisation.
    • Bulit houses, bridges and roads.
    • Brought christianity to Britain.
    • Latin influemced the early development of English.
  • Hadrian's wall
    122

    Hadrian's wall

    • Was bulit to keep out the raiding picts in the far north.
  • The Romans leave Britain
    410

    The Romans leave Britain

    • Left Britain to protect Rome from the raiding barbarians.
    • The Britons could no longer protect themselves from invading tribes
  • Viking attacks
    787

    Viking attacks

    • Fierce pagan seafaring warriors with their own customs and laws.
    • Began their raiding picts from Denmark.
    • Mercilessly raided and pillaged costal towns. * Even raided churces and monasteries.
  • Period: 800 to 886

    Wessex is difficult to conquer.

    • The Vikigs had conquered all the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms except Wessex.
    • Wessex defeats the Viking in 886.
    • Wessex wins under the rule of Alfred the Great.
  • The Danelaw
    886

    The Danelaw

    • Was signed between king Alfred the Great of Wessex and Guthrum, the Danish king of east Anglia.
    • England was divided with the east declared as Danish territory.
  • 900

    King Alfred's death

    • The throne went to his successors.
    • Reconquered the Danelaw.
    • Viking attacks resumed.
    • Canute became the king of Engalnd.
  • 950

    Canute's death

    • The Anglo-Saxon dynasty was restored.
    • Lasted until 1066.
  • Harold Godwin inherits the throne
    1066

    Harold Godwin inherits the throne

    • The throne went to Harold Godwin.
    • Two other men also calimed the throne, but didn't get it.
  • The battle of Hastings
    1066

    The battle of Hastings

    • William of Normandy defeats the Saxon king Harold.
    • Britain was ruled by the Normans.
    • Three main languages in Britain: Latin; Norman-French and Anglo-Saxon German.
  • The University of Oxford
    1168

    The University of Oxford

    • The first university.
    • Latin, logic, astronomy, theology, medicine, grammar, rethoric, arithmetic, geometry, music.
  • The University of Cambrige
    1209

    The University of Cambrige

    • The second university.
    • Latin, theology, music, medicine, rethoric, geometry, logic, grammar, arithmetic, astronomy.
  • 1300

    Middle-English is formed

    • By the 14th century.
    • Norman-French and Anglo-Saxon German.