Prehistoric
4000 to 1500 BCE
The people of this era left no literature, but they did leave many
burial chambers, monuments and artifacts.
Avebury 4 inter-connected monuments
Bronze Age 2500 - 700 BCE.
The Beaker
People migrates and settles in England. They are called the
Beaker People because of the shape of the pottery vessels which are
so often found in their round barrow graves.
Stonehenge site was before the Bronze Age, built sometime around 2800 B.C.E. The
Beaker People began the process of building a double ring of stones
inside the henge. These "bluestones" were transported all
the way from southern Wales, a distance of several hundred miles.
The Iron Age (700BCE - 43CE)
During the Iron Age people took to farming in permanent fields and to
living in protected hill forts. Maiden
Castle in Dorset is typical of a large protected hill fort.
The Celts (600 BCE - 50CE)
Many of Britain's Celts came from Gaul, driven from their homelands by the Roman armies and
Germanic tribes.
Roman Britian (43 CE to 410CE)
The first Roman invasion of the British Isles took place in 55 B.C.
under war leader Julius Caesar, who returned one year later, but this
did not lead to any significant or permanent occupation.
In 43 CE Emperor Claudius ordered an expedition was ordered against
Britain. He sent his general, Aulus Plautius, and an army of 40,000
men. The Romans pushed west to a line from Exeter to Lincoln, and by
60CE controlled most of Britain south of the Humber. They pushed
north into Scotland, they decided to build a gigantic wall, Hadrian's
Wall, to control the frontier. They were to remain for nearly
400 years.
Boudicca,
Queen of the Iceni, led a revolt against the Roman military in 60-61CE.
England
Museum of London
Tells the fascinating story of London from
prehistoric times to the present day.
The British Monarchy official web site
Learn about the British Monarchy through the ages. Take a stroll and
learn the history of many castles and palaces of the United Kingdom.
Downloads
Grey
Olltwit's Guide To England
Requirements: Wins95 or later. File size: 703KB. Free. Age 8+
Travel around the UK. with Grey Olltwit in a red balloon. Zoom in or
out of the maps. You even have the option of printing the maps.
Play the a game with Grey where you gather souvenirs you find in
different cities. Remember where they all came from.
Scotland
Sites to See
Landscapes
With the friendly guide Goggs tour the landscapes of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. Also, learn geographical terms and map skills.
Lock
Ness Live Web Cam
Keep a watchful eye out for Nessie with a special web camera on the
shores of Loch Ness. Site also has an underwater camera. See pictures
live to the Internet from below the surface of Loch Ness. Can you
spot Nessie live on camera?
Stories to Read
The
Lore of the Orkney Islands has collected a number of essays and
stories about odd things from the land to the sea. From the hogboon
to selkies, vanishing islands to ghosts, there is a variety of
folklore at this site.
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