Dates And Events Flashcards
2,000 BC
Invaded by iberians, erected stone henge, tribes
Prehistory
Cave dwellers
1,000 BC
Celts spread through england, forts, farmers - original people
55 BC
Rome under Cesar tries to conquer britain, fails - conquers to punish brits for resisting the celts
43 AD
Cladius of Rome successfully invaded Britain. Queen Boudica fights back and fails, people driven to scotland and whales, mining and manufacture, 72 foot wall, 3 regions
410 AD
German savages defeat rome, romans on their own, obscure time, towns abandoned, latin spoke, manufacturing declines, celtic revival.
441 AD
Germanic Tribes invade through Thames, Jutes, anglos, saxons, celts flee west. King arthur tries to defeat germans, fails “Tribal
society”
560 AD
King Aethelbert united tribes, anglo-saxon culture flourishes good era
597 AD
St augustine of rome converts aethelbert and kingdom, 40 years of missionary work
867 AD
Vikings invade in northeast, under dane law
878 AD
Alfred the Great defeats vikings at Edington, vikings leave, Alfred brings good era
1066 AD
Norman invasion, french introduced