Britains Earliest Immigrants Flashcards
What year did the Celts migrate to Britain
Around 500BC
Facts about the Celts
• kept themselves clean with soap and perfumes
• farmed the land and built forts
• priests (druids) led religious rituals
When did the Romans invade Britain
43 AD
Facts about the Romans
• Many of our roads are based on old Roman roads
• First to use calendars, coins, and bricks
• Introduced wine, grapes, carrots, and cats
When did the Anglo-Saxons invade Britain
410 AD
Where were the Anglo-Saxons from?
Modern-day Denmark and Northen Germamy
Facts about the Anglos Saxons
• Anglo-Saxons drove many of the remaining British tribes into Wales, Cornwall, Cumbria and Scotland.
• Named days of the week after their Gods (e.g. Thursday - Thunor)
• Anglo-Saxon is one of the key base languages of English.
• Gave England its name, Angle-land.
• Many towns named by Anglo-Saxons (towns which end in ton, wich, worth, burn, ham, and hurst)
• They were excellent farmers.
• Counties named after the Anglo-Saxons such as Anglia and Essex.
When did the Vikings invade England
The late 8th century (late 700s), they were referred to as the ‘Danes’ by the Anglo-Saxons
What did the Vikings do
They stole valuable treasures such as gold, jewels, and books. They also took food, cattle, clothes, and tools.
Facts about the vikings
• There were many battles between the Vikings and the Anglo-Saxons, Vikings took control of most of the large kingdoms
• Country was split into two, Anglo-Saxon lands in the south, and west and the Viking lands in the north and east
• After manys years of fighting, they became neighbours and there were many years of peace
What was special about Edward the Confessor?
His father was an Anglo-Saxon and his mother had once been married to a Viking King
When did the Normans invade England
1066 (the battle of Hastings)
Facts about the Normans
• Normans controlled England and wales but failed to take over Scotland and most of Ireland
• They built many fine castles and Cathedrals that still stand today
• Over 10,000 words in our dictoniary comes from these French settlers
• They invented surnames
• They introduced deers, pheasants and rabbits.
• Planted the New Forest to hunt these animals they introduced
• Intoduced many new laws, traditions and customs which are still used today.
What did the Romans call Britain
Brittania as it comes from Prettania, which is what the Greeks called the British Isles it as they thought there was a Celtic tribe called the ‘Pretani’ which lived there. However the Pretani tribe lived mainly in Ireland.
How long did the Romans stay in Britain for
400 years
