Timeline of British history (before 1000)

This article presents a timeline of events in British history before 1000.

Timeline of Prehistoric Britain Timeline of British history (1000-1499)

AD

 * 43  Roman invasion of Britain, ordered by Claudius, who dispatches Aulus Plautius and an army of some 40,000 men
 * 60  Revolt against the Roman occupation, led by Boudica of the Iceni, begins
 * c. 84 Romans defeat Caledonians at the battle of Mons Graupius
 * 122 Construction of Hadrian's Wall begins
 * 142 Construction of Antonine Wall in Scotland begins
 * c. 383 Beginning of Roman withdrawal from Britain
 * 410 Last Roman leaves Britain and tells the natives to defend themselves from other invaders overseas, as Rome is under attack from the Goths
 * 449 Hengest, Saxon leader, arrives in England
 * c. 466 Battle of Wippedesfleot
 * 597 Arrival of St. Augustine
 * 793 Vikings raid Lindisfarne
 * 802 Vikings ransack monastery on Iona
 * 843 Birth of Kingdom of Scotland with union of the Picts and the Scots
 * 878 Battle of Ethandun, defeat of Viking forces, results in Treaty of Wedmore and establishment of the Danelaw
 * 895 Danish fleet captured by Alfred the Great