1. The origins of the British  Early invasions

2. The Celts When and how long? Where from?Major contribution? The Celts

4. The Romans When and how long? Where from?Major contribution? The Romans

5. Roman Baths (Bath)

6. http://orbis.stanford.edu/http://orbis.stanford.edu/#

7. Hadrian's Wall

8. The Saxons, Jutes and Angles When and how long? Where from?Major contribution? The Saxons, Jutes and Angles

9. The Heptarchy is a collective name applied to the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of south, east, and central Great Britain during late antiquity and the early Middle Ages, conventionally identified as seven: Northumbria, Mercia, East Anglia, Essex, Kent, Sussex and Wessex.Anglo-SaxonGreat Britainlate antiquityearly Middle AgesNorthumbria MerciaEast Anglia EssexKentSussexWessex The Anglo-Saxon kingdoms eventually unified into the Kingdom of England.Kingdom of England

10. Photo of the Sutton Hoo helmet temporarily located in room 1 of the British Museum. Based on a Roman parade-helmet design, it has decorations similar to those found in contemporary Swedish helmets found at Old Uppsala.

11. The Vikings When and how long? Where from?Major contribution? The Vikings About A.D. 790Scandinavia (Norway, Denmark…) Traders and navigators…

12. A Viking ship, pictured in an Anglo-Saxon history book. Though not very accurate, the picture shows the ship's wooden planks and 'dragon-head'. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69iyqX-FZE8

13. By the end of the ninth century there were large-scale settlements of Scandinavians in various parts of Britain, and they had achieved political domination over a significant territory. Early in the 11th century the king of Denmark became king of England as well. Many monasteries in the north were destroyed, and with them any records of the raids.

14. The remains of a Viking farm at Ribblehead in Yorkshire, England.

15. Ruins of homes built by Vikings who settled in Greenland. This is a modern photo.

16. Yet the most significant development of the period was an indirect result of Scandinavian involvement in the affairs of Britain … => The emergence of two kingdoms of newly unified territories, England and Scotland.

17. The Normans When and how long? Where from?Major contribution? The Normans

18. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLy1LskT6Y8 The battle of Hastings 1066 (BBC) http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/normans/launch_gms_battle_hastings.shtml The game :