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History of the UK (1) By Alfred Huang Q A Is the house of the parliament of the UK called the Palace of Buckingham? How is a Scottish dressed traditionally? Which part of the UK covers the smallest area and what is its capital? What is the difference between Northern Ireland and other parts of the UK in view of religion? Contents Do you know… some thing about King Alfred? the most gifted poet and writer William Shakespeare? the history of the parliament of the UK? something about P.M. Churchill? Atlas of Europe History of West Civilization Ancient Egypt Ancient Greek Roman Empire Central Century Renaissance Bourgeois Revolution Industries Revolution WWI WWII Post-war Ancient UK: Earliest Settlers Iberians (伊比利亚人) The earliest settlers on the British Isles were the Iberians, who came from the Iberian Peninsula between 3 000 and 2 000 B.C. What they left were only stone monuments, the biggest of which was the Stonehenge. Ancient UK: Earliest Settlers Celts (凯尔特人) From 700 B.C., Celts came from the Upper Rhineland and began to inhabit British Isles. The Celts, like the Iberians before them, remained tribesmen or clansmen. Rhineland refers to the west bank of Rhine. Ancient UK: Roman British In 55 and 54 B.C., Britain was twice invaded by Romans troops under Julius Caesar. It was Conquered by the Romans under Claudius in 43 A.D.. Britain then became a Roman province and so it remained until the beginning of the 5th century. Romans built roads, walls and garrisons and villas for military purposes in Britain. In 410 A.D., the Roman troops went back to the continent, leaving behind them Welsh Christianity, the roman roads and cities, especially London. Hadrians Wall Ancient UK: Anglo-Saxon Britain Anglo-Saxon Settlement From the middle of the 5th century, three Teutonic groups (Angles, Saxons and Jutes) began to migrate from the region of Denmark and the Low countries (Holland, Belgium and Luxemburg) and settle in Britain Ancient UK: Anglo-Saxon Brita