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55 BCE
The first attempt of Invasion
Julius Caesar tried to invade Britain in 55 BC. But he failed. -
43
The first successful invasion
The Romans managed to invade the Island. The emperor Claudius was succesfull. The emperor annexed Britain to the Roman Empire. -
Period: 43 to 409
Romain Britain
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78
Total control of the territory
The Romans controled both England and Whales. -
122
Hadrian's wall
It was built on the orders of the emperor Hadrian as a defence against the N British tribes. This fortified border stretched over 73 miles (117kms) from coast to coast. -
142
The second wall
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Period: 400 to 1066
Invasions
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Period: 400 to 600
Anglo-saxons invasions
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409
The departure
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597
The evangelisation on Britain
The Pope, who was in Rome, decided that it was necessary to evangelize England. -
790
The emergence of the three kingdom
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Period: 800 to 900
The Scandinavian Invasions
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Period: 869 to 899
King Alfred
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973
King Edgar is crowned
Edgar became “the first ruler to be crowned as King of the Anglo-Saxons, and this was crucial in the formation of the unified English nation.” -
1042
Edward the confessor
King of England from 1042 to 1066. Although he is often portrayed as a listless, ineffectual monarch overshadowed by powerful nobles, Edward preserved much of the dignity of the crown and managed to keep the kingdom united during his reign of 24 years. -
1066
Battle of Hastings
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Period: 1066 to 1506
The Middles-Ages
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Period: 1087 to 1400
The feudal system
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1189
Richard Lionheart
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1215
Magna Carta
signed under duress by King John of England in 1215 that influenced the development of many important modern legal and constitutional principles.
