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What group of people invaded Britain after the Roman legions were called back in 410 AD?
Germanic tribes: the Angles, the Saxons and the Jutes
What event marked the beginning of a new wave of foreign invaders in Britain?
The attack on the monastery of Lindisfarne by Scandinavian pirates
What is the ancestor of modern English language?
Anglo-Saxon or Old English
What was the name given to Britain when it was made into a province of the Roman Empire by Emperor Claudius?
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What did the Vikings initially do when they came to Britain?
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What was the name of the earliest known inhabitants of Britain?
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Who invaded Britain and made it a province of the Roman Empire in AD 43?
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Which Germanic tribes invaded Britain after the Roman legions were called back in 410 AD?
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What marked the beginning of a new wave of foreign invaders in Britain?
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What was the language of the Germanic tribes that settled in Britain and is the ancestor of modern English?
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Roman Britain
- In 410 AD, the Roman legions were called back, leaving Britain vulnerable to invasion.
- Britain was made a province of the Roman Empire by Emperor Claudius in AD 43 and was named Britannia.
Anglo-Saxon Invasion
- The Angles, Saxons, and Jutes, Germanic tribes, invaded Britain after the Roman legions departed in 410 AD.
- The Anglo-Saxon Chronicles mark the beginning of a new wave of foreign invaders in Britain.
- The Germanic tribes' language, Old English, is the ancestor of modern English.
Viking Invasions
- The Vikings initially raided and plundered Britain when they arrived.
Early Britain
- The earliest known inhabitants of Britain were the Celts.
Roman Conquest
- The Romans, led by Emperor Claudius, invaded Britain and made it a province of the Roman Empire in AD 43.
