Timeline of British history (before 1000)

Timeline

For a full timeline overview, see timeline of British history.

This article presents a timeline of events in British history before 1000.

Timeline of Prehistoric Britain Timeline of British history (1000-1499)

## To 999[edit]

### AD[edit]

* 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[edit]

* 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

## References[edit]