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A History of Roman Britain. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-1928-0138-8. Southern, Patricia (2012). Roman Britain: A New History 55 BC – 450 AD. Stroud: Amberley Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4456-0146-5. Todd, Malcolm, ed. (1989). Research on Roman Britain 1960–89. London: Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies. ISBN 978-0-9077 ...
The Roman conquest of Britain was the Roman Empire's conquest of most of the island of Britain, which was inhabited by the Celtic Britons.It began in earnest in AD 43 under Emperor Claudius, and was largely completed in the southern half of Britain (most of England and Wales) by AD 87, when the Stanegate was established.
In 383, the Roman general then assigned to Britain, Magnus Maximus, launched his successful bid for imperial power, [1] crossing to Gaul with his troops. He killed the Western Roman Emperor Gratian and ruled Gaul and Britain as Caesar (i.e., as a "sub-emperor" under Theodosius I). 383 is the last date for any evidence of a Roman presence in the north and west of Britain, [2] perhaps excepting ...
Mary I, the future queen of England (r. 1553-1558), is born to parents Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon. 1521: Lutheran writings begin to circulate in England. 1527 21 May Phillip II, the future king of England (r. 1554-1558), is born to parents Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire and Isabella of Portugal. 1526
This is a timeline of British history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of England, History of Wales, History of Scotland, History of Ireland, Formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and History of the United Kingdom
Postumus's Gallic Empire is reabsorbed into the Roman Empire under Aurelian. [3] 277. Imperial edict lifts restrictions on British wine production. [1] General Victorinus puts down revolt, and settles Burgundian and Vandal prisoners in Britain. [1] Britannic Empire 286-296 287. Mausaeus Carausius takes power in Britain and proclaims himself ...
Roman army in Britain mutinies. Pertinax appointed as governor and suppresses mutiny. [2] 187. Pertinax resigns, after becoming unpopular with the army. [2] 192. Clodius Albinus, Governor of Britain, briefly proclaimed Emperor, but instead acquiesces to the rival claim of Septimius Severus. [2] 196
Territorial development of the Roman Republic and of the Roman Empire (Animated map) The history of the Roman Empire covers the history of ancient Rome from the traditional end of the Roman Republic in 27 BC until the abdication of Romulus Augustulus in AD 476 in the West, and the Fall of Constantinople in the East in 1453.