The Chronicles of Britannia

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General Information of Britannia

Britannia or Great Britain has an area of 229,850 km2 and it’s the larger island of

the British Isles. Great Britain is very often, but in correctly used as a synonym for the sovereign state properly known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK). Great Britain is the official name given to the two kingdoms

of England and Scotland and the principality of Wales

The United Kingdom of Great Britain Identity

Motto : Dieu et mon droit The National Song : God Save the King/ Queen The Empire Area : Great Britain The Capital City : London Language : English (formal)

Cornish (Cornwall) Gaelic Scotland (Scotland) Walsh (Wales)

  Administration :Monarch of Parliament

Differences Between Great Britain and United Kingdom

The United Kingdom is a country that consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. In fact, the official name of the

country is "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.“

Great Britain is the name of the island northwest of France and east of Ireland

that consists of three somewhat autonomous regions: England, Wales and

Scotland.

THE TIME LINE OF BRITAINThe Beginnings of British History

Stone Age Britain (5000 BC- 55BC)Over thousands of years, groups of people

came from the continent of Europe to Britain. The very first people were

StoneAge hunters living all over Europe and the British Isles. It was about 2400

BC when the first farmers arrived in England from southern Europe; these are the people who built the mysteriousstone

monuments like Stonehenge.

The Celts (800-600 BC- Roman occupation)

From around 750 BC to 12BC, the Celts were the mostpowerful people in centraland northern Europe. Therewere many groups (tribes) ofCelts, speaking a vaguelycommon language. The word Celt comes from theGreek word, Keltoi, whichmeans barbarians and isproperly pronounced as "Kelt".

The Romans (55BC- AD 440)

The Romans came to Britainnearly 2000 years ago and changed our country. Eventoday, evidence of theRomans being here, can be seen in the ruins of Romanbuildings, forts, roads, andbaths can be found all overBritain.The Romans invaded othercountries too. The RomanEmpire covered much ofEurope, north Africa, and theMiddle East.

The Anglo-Saxons (440-1066)

After the Romans left Englandin the 4th century,thepeaceful Celtic Britons wereattacked by the warlikeAngles,Saxons and Jutes,three groups of people whocame from West Germanyand Denmark. They tookcontrol of most of the countrythey called, “Aengla-land”between AD 450 and 600.

The Vikings (793)

The Viking Age in Britain began about1,200 years ago in the 9th Century ADand lasted for just over 200 years. About the year 800, bands of fierceraiders began to attack our coasts.They were the Vikings (also called the Danes although they didn't just come from Denmark. The Vikings came across the NorthSea, just as the Anglo-Saxons haddone 400 years earlier. In time, like

theAnglo-Saxons, the Vikings made theirhome here. They drove the Saxons outof part of the country and took it for themselves.

The Normans (1066)

In October 1066 William, the Norman king invadedEngland,becoming KingWilliam I (William theConqueror) of England.Withinfive years, the Normans hadconquered all of England.Theyimposed unity on England andhelped to link England withthe culture of the rest of Europe.

The Tudor Age (1485-1603)

Five hundred years ago the world was

a very different place. We were only just realizing that America existedand we had no idea about Australia. England (including the Principality ofWales) and Scotland were separatekingdoms, each with their own royalfamily. The Tudors were a Welsh-English

familythat ruled England and Wales from1485 to 1603 - one of the most

excitingPeriods of British history. They ruled for 118 years and duringTheir reign encouraged new religiousideas, overseas exploration andcolonisation.

Victoria (1837)

The Victorians lived over onehundred and fifty years agoduring the reign of QueenVictoria (1837 to 1901).

Victorian times means duringVictoria's rule. The time

QueenVictoria was on the throne.She ruled for 64 years.

The Rise of the British Empire ( Modern Britain )

During the 17th and 18th centuries theBritish sailed across the seas with thepurpose of increasing British power andwealth, competing mostly with France forcolonies around the world. Emigration wasa solution to the over population problemin Britain. Little by little, people looking forfreedom or wealth settled in these faraway places.

History of Great Britain

( The Act Union)The motivation in 1707 is largely

economics for the Scots and political for the English. The Act Union abolishes

the Scottish Parliament, giving the scott instead a proportion of the seats

at Westminster ( forty-five in the commons, sixteen in the lords .

Scotland’s legal system, radically different from English Common law, is

specifically safeguarded.

Summary

In conclusion, Britannia or commonly called the Great Britain has an area of 229,850 km2 and it’s the larger island of the British Isles

Great Britain is made up of: England – the capital is London.

Scotland – the capital is Edinburgh.Wales – the capital is Cardiff.

The beginnings of Great Britain start at Stone Age in 5000 BC until 500 BC and Britain became the most powerful and richest country in the world, with the largest empire that had ever existed, ruling a quarter of the world's population, when Queen Victoria was on the throne.