英国历史-时间轴及事件76919.doc

History of Britain - timeline and facts Woodlands Junior School is in the south-east corner of England Timeline of theKings and Queens History of London History of the Union Flag Thousands of years ago, Great Britain was joined to Europe and was covered with ice. About 15,000 years ago, the weather became warmer. The ice melted and the sea level rose. Great Britain became an island about 8000 years ago. Celtic people called Britons settles in Britain. They were warriors and farmers who were skilled metal workers. They built villages and hill forts, and used iron weapons and tools. Celts called Gaels lived in Ireland. Prehistoric Britain BC Roman Britain 43 AD Anglo Saxon Britain 450 Viking Britain 793 Medieval Britain 1066 Tudor Britain 1485 Stuart Britain 1603 Georgian Britain 1714 Victorian Britain 1837 Modern Britain 1902 + King and Queens of England Romans Saxons Vikings Normans Tudors Victorians WW ll 43 450 793 1066 1485 1837 1939 Prehistoric Britain The first men and women came to Britain over two and a half million years ago. They were hunters and gatherers of food who used simple stone tools and weapons. BC Britain Abroad 500,000 People migrate to Britain from Europe. ? 6500 The land bridge joining Britain to Europe is flooded as the sea level rises. Britain becomes an Island. ? 3000 New Stone Age begins: farming people arrive from Europe. ? 3000 First stone circles erected. ? 2100 Bronze Age begins ? 2150 People learn to make bronze weapons and tools ? 2000 Stonehenge completed ? 1650 Trade routes begin to form ? 1200 Small Villages are first formed ? 750 Iron Age begins: iron replaces bronze as most useful metal. Population about 150,000. ? 500 The Celtic people arrive from Central Europe. The Celts were farmers and lived in small village groups in the centre of their arable fields. They were also warlike people. The Celts fought against the people of Britain and other Celtic tribes. ? Romans Saxons Vik