Posts Tagged ‘English History’
March 23rd, 2009 | 
Author: England’s history begins to unfold upon the arrival of the Anglo-Saxons. This happened when Britain partition to different countries began. Britain’s history was initiated in prehistoric time when Stonehenge was built. Britannia then was ruled by the Romans during the heights of the Roman Empire.
It was until 410AD that the Roman continued to rule during which time different independent kingdoms were created by the Romano-British. The Anglo-Saxons prevailed to control England and they become its major ruler. After AD 800 there were frequent attacks by the Vikings. England was conquered by the Normans in 1066 after its invasion.
Throughout the Middle Ages several civil wars took place with battles over other nations. Tudor rules England during the Renaissance period and England was able to conquer Wales by the 12th century. It was in the 18th century when England reunited with Scotland and built the Kingdom of Great Britain . It was after the Industrial Revolution that Great Britain ruled the little remains of the empire. Its culture has significant impact and became widely known in many countries even in today’s times.
