FROM THE IRON AGE TO THE GOLDEN AGE

Ancient Mysteries

Stonehenge is a mysterious group of huge standing stones. It was built about 5000 years ago. To built it they used two types of stone, the “bluestones” and “Sarsen”.

The mystery is: what was the purpose? Many people beleave that the stones were placed in this way to look at the movement of the stars and the sun and moon.

The Celts

The Celts lived in Britain around 600 BCE. They came from Central Europe and we know about their from the objects which archaeologists have found. We know about their for the “bog bodies” too. There are areas of wet land, where kept a body if is buried.

A warrior queen

In 55 BCE Julius Caesar invaded Britain. The Celts were great warriors but the Romans win them. 100 years later ,Claudius sent another army to Britain.

The roman occupation

the British city name ends in -Cester or -Caster or -Chester, it was originally a Roman camp. In 122, the emperator Hadran visited Britain and decided to build a wall across the north of England.

The King Buried in a ship

In 410, the romans left Britain. When they left, the Anglo Saxons and the Jutes invade Britain. In the 7^th century a king was burned at Sutton Hoo. In July 2009 another collection of o objects was found in Stafford Shire.

The Normans

In 1066, a duke from Normandy invaded England and the Normans built many castles and cathedrals.

The Middle Ages

In these ages the king and the church had a great power. There was also a fight for power between the kings and rich men in England. In 1348, the Black Death came to England and killed nearly half of 5-6 million people. Through out the Middle ages, there were important wars (The “hundred years War” between England and France).

The Tudors period

Henry Tudor became the king Henry VII. His son have six wifes. He had two daughters. Elisabeth's neigh was a golder age for England and there were many famous writers.