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A Brief History of Great Britain PDF

Celtic tribes settled in Britain around 700 BC, with Iron Age culture and female leaders like Boadicea who fought the Romans. The Romans invaded Britain in AD 43 and controlled southern Britain until 409, establishing roads, towns and converting some to Christianity. After the Romans left, Anglo-Saxon tribes from Germany invaded and settled between 400-600 AD, establishing kingdoms and displacing the Celts. Vikings from Scandinavia then began raiding parts of Britain from the late 8th century, eventually establishing kingdoms in northern and eastern England. The last to invade were the Normans in 1066, led by William the Conqueror who defeated the English king at the Battle of Hastings, establishing Norman control over England.

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A Brief History of Great Britain PDF

Celtic tribes settled in Britain around 700 BC, with Iron Age culture and female leaders like Boadicea who fought the Romans. The Romans invaded Britain in AD 43 and controlled southern Britain until 409, establishing roads, towns and converting some to Christianity. After the Romans left, Anglo-Saxon tribes from Germany invaded and settled between 400-600 AD, establishing kingdoms and displacing the Celts. Vikings from Scandinavia then began raiding parts of Britain from the late 8th century, eventually establishing kingdoms in northern and eastern England. The last to invade were the Normans in 1066, led by William the Conqueror who defeated the English king at the Battle of Hastings, establishing Norman control over England.

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A Brief History of

Great Britain
A timeline from 700 BC-1066 AD
From page 20-22 in Crossroads 8A

BC= Before Christ


AD= Anno Domini latin for In the year of the Lord/ after Christ was
born

CELTIC

Celtic people settled in Britain around 700 BC-0 AD.


Celtic= ethnic group (folkegruppe), tribes= grupperinger/stamme
They were warriors, living for the glories of battle and plunder
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWdDxOXMPJE
Iron to the British Isles
Ancestors of Scotland, Wales, Cornwall and Ireland (Ancestors=forfedre)

Women as leaders One famous: Boadicea: fought the Romans

http://www.slideshare.net/tarzanol
/a-short-history-of-great-britain
www.bbc.co.uk
wikipedia

Romans

Britain in 55 BC occupied in AD 43.


Not Scotland Hadrian`s wall
Romans stayed until AD 409 Roman empire was under threat.

Angles and Saxons invaded Britain, AD 400-1066 Celts pushed westwards.


Angles and Saxon= Anglo-Saxons= germanic tribes from Europe.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vzxiz3Kw9eI f.o.m 0.30->2.50
Christianity

www.fashion-era.com
www.romanobritain.org

Vikings

People from Denmark, Sweden and Norway


Great seafarers who attacked cities and towns - raid
Arrived English coast in 793
Ruled parts of Britain for nearly 300 years.
Norwegian/Danish kings ruled England from 1013-1066
Battle of Stamford Bridge - Harald Hrdrde
The Battle of Stamford Bridge was one of the most impressive victories any Saxon
King ever won.

mediagallery.usatoday.com

www.hurstwic.org

Normans

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4iMQcz1YDQ
The last group of people to invade Britain was the Normans
Came in 1066

The Norman Conquest: language issues


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B8TwBrCIEY

1sta-revision-a.wikispaces.com

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