Timeline of British history (before 1000)

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

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### AD

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* 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.[1]
* 142: Construction of Antonine Wall in Scotland begins.[2]
* 286: The Carausian revolt begins when Carausius declared himself emperor over Britain and northern Gaul.
* c. 383: Beginning of Roman withdrawal from Britain
* 410: The last Roman leaves Britain and tells the natives to defend themselves from other invaders overseas, as Rome is under attack from the Goths
* 449: According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Hengist and Horsa (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 Edington, defeat of Viking forces, results in Treaty of Wedmore and establishment of the Danelaw
* 895: Danish fleet captured by Alfred the Great
* 927: Æthelstan first used the title "king of the English" and is considered the founder of the English monarchy.[3]

## References

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1. ^ "Hadrian's Wall: The Facts". Visit Hadrian's Wall. 2016-03-08. Archived from the original on 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
2. ^ Robertson, Anne S. (1960) The Antonine Wall. Glasgow Archaeological Society. p. 7.
3. ^ Borman, Tracy (2022). Crown & sceptre: a new history of the British monarchy, from William the Conqueror to Elizabeth II (hardcover ed.). New York: Atlantic Monthly Press. p. 3\. ISBN 978-0-8021-5910-6.

## See also

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* 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