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1 England has been united since the eleventh century. Before that, however, several groups of people had invaded the British Isles.
2 Between 700 and 400 BC the Celts came to Britain from modern Belgium. There had been people in the British Isles before the Celts, but we don't know much about them. The Celts were farmers and traders and they had settled all over Europe from the Black Sea to Spain.
3 In 43 AD Britain became part of the Roman empire This wasn't the first Roman invasion. Julius Caesar had brought his army to Britain a hundred years before, but they hadn't stayed long When they came in 43 AD the Romans built roads, towns, and castles. The Romans stayed in Britain for over 300 years, but in 410 AD the last Roman soldiers left. Tribes from Germany had started to attack the empire and the army was needed to defend Rome.
4 After the Romans had left, the Anglo-Saxons invaded Britain The Anglo-Saxons were tribes from the Netherlands, Germany, and Denmark. They pushed the Celts into Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. The Anglo-Saxons gave the country its modern name. The Romans and Celts had called the country 'Britannia', but the Anglo-Saxons called it 'Angle-land' or England.
5. Four hundred years after the Anglo-Saxons had settled in England, the Vikings from Norway and Denmark attacked the country. The English king gave the Vikings the north-eastern part of England. The Vikings also attacked other parts of Europe. The king of France gave them land, too. It was called 'the land of the Northmen' or Normandy.
6 In 1066 William, the Duke of Normandy, invaded England. At the Battle of Hastings the Normans defeated the Anglo-Saxons. King Harold was killed and William became the new king. The Norman Conquest was an important turning point for English history and created the English language. The Anglo-Saxons had spoken a language like German. The Normans spoke French. So modern English has developed as a mixture of German and French.
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