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Many of Britain’s main towns Roman baths in Bath, Aquae between 1-4 century Hadrian’s Wall Built in 122 to keep out the raiding of Picts and Scots. 70 miles from Solway to the Tyne Christianity was brought by Roman traders and soldiers in 4th century, Christian Church was established Kingdom In the 5th century the Angles, Saxons and began raiding Britain. Within 100 years Saxon kingdoms (such as Wessex, Mercia, East Anglia) were established Disliked towns and destroyed Roman establishments Trade soon increased The Celts were driven to high and remote areas in Scotland, Cornwall, Wales, Islands English is the descendant of the Saxon invaders language of the 5th century Anglo-Saxons were agricultural: villages self-sufficient, no shops, little trading The conversion of the A-S into Christianity began in the 6th century. The link the pagan A-S invaders had broken was thus restored Canterbury Cathedral Cathedral’s first archbishop- St. Augustine The Venerable Bede wrote „Ecclesiastical History of the English People“-only book on A-S history „Beowulf“-heroic poem The assassination of Thomas Becket in 1162 Celtic family was the clan Danelaw During 9th and 10th centuries Vikings came first to plunder, then to stay. Their invasion were successful because the kingdom of England had neither a regular army nor a fleet in the North Sea In 871 the invaded Wessex. King Alfred The Great led Wessex’s resistance against invaders Danelaw was founded in the northern boundary, the town of York being its capital Alfred the Great read and write Many books were translated Translated E H o t English Ppl Ordered a history of England to be written- The A-S Chronicle Canute/Cnut/Knut 1016 Danish king Canute conquered England Divided England to territorial lordships His son was Edward the Confessor, who restored the Saxon line of kings Norman Invasion Confusion
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