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Prehistoric Britain (5000-55 BCE)
Roman Britain
Anglo-Saxon
Anglo-Norman
Medieval Britain
Reformation
Age of the Empire
Modern Britain |
5000 | Beginning of Neolithic period: emergence of farming, stone axes, pottery |
| 3200 | Skara Brae, perhaps the finest and best preserved Neolithic village in Europe, was settled as a farming community between 3200-2200 | |
| 2500 | Beginning of Bronze Age: great stone circles begin to emerge | |
| 1500 | Farm houses are constructed and stone circles fall into disrepair | |
| 1000 | Earliest hill forts are constructed; fortification of farms increases; elaborate artwork appears in the form of decorations | |
| 600 | Beginning of Iron Age | |
| 500 | Celtic customs and crafts spread across England | |
| 150 | The use of metal coinage begins | |
| 55 | Julius Caesar invades Britain | |
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History of the British Isles |