Timeline of British history (before 1000)
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This article presents a timeline of events in British history before 1000.
Timeline of Prehistoric Britain Timeline of British history (1000-1499)
To 999
AD
- 43 Roman invasion of Britain, ordered by Claudius, who dispatches Aulus Plautius and an army of some 40,000 men
- 60 Revolt against the Roman occupation, led by Boudica of the Iceni, begins
- c. 84 Romans defeat Caledonians at the battle of Mons Graupius
- 122 Construction of Hadrian's Wall begins
- 142 Construction of Antonine Wall in Scotland begins
- c. 383 Beginning of Roman withdrawal from Britain
- 410 Last Roman leaves Britain and tells the natives to defend themselves from other invaders overseas, as Rome is under attack from the Goths
- 449 Hengest, Saxon leader, arrives in England
- c. 466 Battle of Wippedesfleot
- 597 Arrival of St. Augustine
- 793 Vikings raid Lindisfarne
- 802 Vikings ransack monastery on Iona
- 843 Birth of Kingdom of Scotland with union of the Picts and the Scots
- 878 Battle of Ethandun, defeat of Viking forces, results in Treaty of Wedmore and establishment of the Danelaw
- 895 Danish fleet captured by Alfred the Great
See also
- British Iron Age
- Early Middle Ages
- Timeline of British history
- History of the British Isles
- History of England
- History of Ireland
- History of Northern Ireland
- History of Scotland
- History of Wales
- History of the United Kingdom
- Prehistory