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The Celts lived in tribes. Every Celtic King was wearing jewellery to show how important he was.
The Celts dominated much of Europe around 200 BC until the Roman took over. Celtic languages that survived are for example Welsh or Irish.

More information can be found here: https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/history/celts/who-were-celts/

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Get information about who the Celts were from the DK Find Out website for kids. Improve your knowledge on the Celts and learn more with DK Find Out.

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1.  Romans invaded England in 43 BC (they had tried before but were not successful.)
2. The Romans built cities, walls and roads which can still be seen today in this cold and wet place.
3. The Romans built heating systems for floors ans baths.
4. They built a long wall in the north so the Scots (they were actually Celts) couldn't invade.

You want to find out more? Go here:
https://www.history.org.uk/primary/resource/3851/roman-britain-a-brief-history

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Roman power had grown steadily over the centuries, until by the time of Christ Rome ruled over an empire that stretched north, east and south of its Mediterranean centre. Britain became the westernmost province in this vast empire.

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The Normans

You should all know William the Conqueror.
The man fought in the battle of Hastings. He defeated the enemy (the Anglo-Saxons), killed king Harold and won the battle in 1066. The Normans came from Normandy and settled soon after the war in England.
They built lots of castles and spoke French. The French language had a very big influence: Some new words got invented e.g beef and pork.

If you want to know more about the Norman Conquest, have a look here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zxsbcdm/articles/z3s9j6f

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In October 1066 William of Normandy invaded England with his troops, killed Harold and deafeated the Anglo-Saxons in the famous Battle of Hastings.

After this Willam was called ''William the Conqueror''.

He started the battle because he had thought he would become the next King of England.

Some Information about William:

born in Falaise in France

died in 1087 in France

ruled from 1066 till 1087

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-was a Tudor
-he had six wifes
-his first wife was Catherine of Aragon
-they couldn't produce another boy
--> he wanted to divorce her
--> the Pope didn't allow it because he was a Catholic
---> so he founded his own church - the Church of England
he was the head of this church
--> he divorced his first wife and married Anne Boleyn
-when Henry died, his son Edward became king with 9 years but he died with 15 years because he was ill
- Edward's half-sister Mary became queen, but she also died after 5 years
--> so Elizabeth I was next and she was queen for 45 years

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Walter Raleigh was the thirst man who brought potatos and tabacco back from America.Around 1552 or 1554, Walter Raleigh was born in Hayes Barton, Devonshire, the fourth son of a noble but poor Protestant family.In 1569 he took part in the Wars of Religion in France on the Huguenot side under Admiral Coligny. After almost five years in France, he joined forces with his half-brother, Sir Humphrey Gilbert. Together they undertook some pirate voyages to the West Indies. The attempt to sail to North America in 1578 to fulfill Gilbert's dream of a colony of settlers failed.Like his half brother, Raleigh went to Ireland in 1580. There he served as commander of an English company in the subjection of the country.

Queen Elizabeth I became aware of him through his military actions in Ireland. Raleigh came to the English court in 1581 and won the favor and friendship of the queen. From this he was ennobled on January 6, 1585 as a Knight Bachelor.

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When she was Queen, England defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588, after that they started colonies in America.
Because of Elizabeth, it was a golden age for art, music and drama.
She was a very powerful Queen and England never had a Queen like Elizabeth.
Elizabeth said: I will never marry and I had never married.

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born: 7th September 1533
mother: Anne Boleyn
father: Hernry VIII
became queen: 15th January 1559
defeated the Spanish Armada in 1588
started colonies in America
made England rich and strong
she was very powerful
died: 24th March 1603

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Francis Drake was born in 1540 and died in 1596. He fought multiple times against the Spanish Armada. One time, the Spanish Armada came to conquer England while he was playing bowls. He wanted to finish the game first and didn't care about the Spanish. So, his men had to wait for him. After he had finished his game, he fought against the Spanish Armada - and won! He often brought Queen Elizabeth I presents from his voyage.

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-He came from a Tudor family
- He married six times because he needed a son who could reign after his dead
- He founded a new church, the Church of England with his own rules because the Pope said he was not allowed to divorce.