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When did the Vikings raid Lindisfarne?
In 793.
What is the name of the Roman emperor who built a wall across the north of Britain?
Hadrian
What did the Romans call Britain?
Britannia
What collective term do we use for the tribes of Angles, Saxons and Jutes?
The Anglo-Saxons
Who defeated the Vikings?
King Alfred the Great
When did the Roman emperor Claudius send an army to Britain?
In AD 43
Who was Athelstan?
The first king of the whole of England.
Did the Romans conquer Scotland?
No, they never conquered the area which is now Scotland.
How many different kingdoms were there during the Anglo-Saxon period?
Seven
Where did the Vikings come from?
Denmark and Norway
What happened in 410 AD?
The Romans left Britain for good.
Who made Britain part of the Roman Empire?
the Roman emperor Claudius
Who led the first invasion of Britain?
Julius Cesar
What does the word England mean?
Angle-land, land of the Angles.
What part of England did the Vikings conquer?
the north-eastern part of England
When did the Celts arrive in Britain?
600 BC
Who won the Battle of Hastings?
Duke William of Normandy
What important thing did the Roman emperor Hadrian do?
He built a wall across the north of Britain.
Name the 3 German tribes that invaded Britain in 4th century AD.
The Angles, the Saxons, the Jutes
What name was given to the land that Alfred the Great granted to the Danes?
Danelaw.
What happened in 1066?
Duke William of Normandy invaded England, defeated the last Anglo-Saxon king, Harold, at the Battle of Hastings and became King William I.
Who was the last Anglo-Saxon king?
Harold
What did the Roman emperor Claudius do in 43 AD?
He sent an army to Britain and conquered it.
What did the Anglo-Saxons do with the Celts?
They pushed them into the hills and mountains of the north and west.
Name the Anglo-Saxon heptarchy
Northumbria, Mercia, East Anglia, Essex, Kent, Sussex, Wessex