1. The Iberians The Celts GaelsBrythons The Danes The Celts GaelsBrythons The Romans Julius Caesar Emperor Claudius The Anglo-Saxons

2. Pre-Celtic peoples living in Britain about 2000 years b.C. Dark-haired people, not very tall Shepherds (started breeding goats, oxen, pigs) Good at working metals (started to exploit the surface mines for gold, tin and copper) Introduced agriculture Lived in wooden huts Built Stonehenge The Iberians

3. http://www.history.com/topics/british-history/stonehenge/videos

4. About 7th century b.C. started to invade Britain Tribes from Northern Europe Subdued the Britons and settled in the North About 4th century b.C.: a new wave of invasions: the Brythons Settled in the South-West Fair-haired, tall Organised in tribes The Druids (priests) had great power: ministers of religion, administered justice, educated the young Skilful in iron-working, hunting, agriculture Had good commercial relations with Mediterranean traders The Celts GaelsBrythons

5. Julius Caesar (55 b.C) (54 b.C) It wasn’t a real invasion, only to obtain tributes, slaves, to punish people because they had sided with the Gauls. 43 A.D.: Emperor Claudius. The Romans settled in the South (Roman Province) Real invasion Emperor Hadrian built a wall (121 A.D.) to protect the Province from Northern invasions Introduced their culture and civilisation: system of laws, houses, cities, net of roads, baths Christianity was introduced but Celtic gods were tolerated The Romans Julius Caesar Emperor Claudius

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8. The Anglo-Saxons Alfred Edward the Confessor Harold (849-901) (1042-1066) (1066) http://primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/saxons/who.htm

9. The Anglo-Saxons 410 A.D. the Romans withdrew their legions, new invasions of Nordic peoples coming from the North Sea (Angles, Saxons, Jutes) Pagan, worshipped their gods Lived in wooden huts Liked fighting, drinking, gambling Famous for their sense of hospitality and their respect for women Liked music and singing (scop) British inhabitants pushed to Wales and Cornwall Roman civilisation cancelled out (with the exception of roads, the commercial centre of London) Welsh civilisation remained mainly Celtic (legend of King Arthur) Christianity returned to Britain from Rome (Pope Gregory the Great sent St. Augustine in 597) Seven Kingdoms: Northumbria, Kent, Wessex, Essex, Sussex, East-Anglia, Mercia) Invasion of the DANES (9th century) but Alfred, king of Wessex, defeated them Alfred the Great introduced Latin culture into Britain After his death the Danes regained the country and reigned until 1042 when an English King, Edward the Confessor, was restored to the throne. He was weak, with no political ambition, without heirs. At his death Harold, of the Wessex family, took the throne.