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Early Independent Britain AD 400-425 - The History Files
WEBApr 1, 1999 · Post-Roman Britain Early Independent Britain AD 400-425 by Peter Kessler, 1 April 1999. Updated 16 February 2019: The well-known date of Britain's final official break from Rome is AD 410, but by that stage Roman Britannia had mostly been fighting its own battles for at least thirty years with only occasional support from Rome itself.
Assessing the Anglo-Saxon Invasions - The History Files
WEBThe End of Roman Britain: Assessing the Anglo-Saxon Invasions of the Fifth Century. by William Bakken, 16 November 1994. Updated 28 December 1998. The years between the collapse of the Roman government in Britain in the early years of the fifth century and the arrival of St Augustine at the end of the sixth included a period of significant change.
Pytheas and Britain - The History Files
WEBPytheas and Britain. by Peter Kessler & Edward Dawson, 23 December 2016. Around 325 BC, a Greek geographer and explorer by the name of Pytheas of Massalia undertook a voyage of exploration to north-western Europe. In the process he became the first scholar to note details about the Celtic and Germanic tribes there.
Kingdoms of Germany - Holy Roman Empire - The History Files
WEBThe European political organisation which would become the late medieval 'first' German empire was created in part through a single act in AD 800. The powerful Frankish king, Charlemagne, had already conquered much of the German-speaking lands during and after his eventual defeat of the mighty Saxons. He was crowned 'Holy Roman Emperor' by Pope Leo III, partially in a papal attempt to be able ...
Kingdoms of Northern Europe - Denmark - The History Files
WEBDenmark is located on the Cimbric peninsula in Northern Europe, with Germany to the south, and Norway and Sweden to the north. Rulers of the Scandinavian kingdoms emerge from legendary origins, and the early Danes could be found in what is now southern Sweden. Population pressures around the fourth and fifth centuries AD forced them to begin a migration into Denmark, a process that was made ...
Waves of Migration to Britain - The History Files
WEBSep 5, 2006 · Waves of Migration to Britain. by Jonathan Amos, 5 September 2006. Updated 18 August 2017. At least eight times humans came to try to live in Britain and on at least seven occasions they failed - beaten back by freezing conditions. By 2006, scientists thought that they could write a reasonably comprehensive …
A Short History of Canterbury - The History Files
WEBFrom AD 835-855, Kent suffered a series of attacks by Danish (Viking) raiders. Canterbury, by this time, was firmly established as the centre of the English church and had grown wealthy and well-populated. This wealth was a great attraction to raiders, however, and in 842 and again in 851 there was 'great slaughter' as the Danes ransacked the city.
Early Cultures Index - The History Files
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Emergeance of Finland - The History Files
WEBThis meant that the administration of Finland was handled directly by the emperor, while Russian authorities were unable to interfere. The enlightened Russian Emperor Alexander I, who was grand duke of Finland in 1809-1825, gave Finland extensive autonomy, thereby creating the Finnish state. The Lutheran Church retained its position in Finland ...