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The early history Of the United Kingdom ——the information found in following places:www.great-britain.co.uk Prehistory（史前史） 石器时代 —Stonehenge（巨石阵) 凯尔特人的迁徙 —the Bronze Age(青铜时代) the Iron Age(铁器时代) End of Prehistory (终结) —the invasion of Rome (罗马入侵) The Early Settles Of England The Celtic ‘s migration For some unexplained reason, Iron Age man started to change his living habits. They stopped building burial mounds and stone circles, stopped using the ancient sites like Stonehenge. Instead the Iron Age peoples took to farming in permanent fields and to living in protected hill forts. The Rule Of Roman A well planned invasion by 40,000 to 50,000 Roman soldiers took place in the summer of 43AD. A massive force for those days, and the British tribes were no match for them. The Rule Of Roman Anglo-Saxon and Jutes The breakdown of Roman law and civilisation was fairly swift after the Roman army departed in 410 AD. To counter the raids from continental pirates, Vikings, Picts and Scots towns would bring in mercenaries from Europe to defend them from attack. These mercenary soldiers were Angles and Saxons from northern Germany. Anglo-Saxon The Danish monarchy The other major legacy of Williams reign is the Domesday Book. William wished to know the existing and potential value of his new kingdom. Surveyors were sent out across the whole country and their report was the massive Domesday Book which noted land down to individual landholdings The Norman Conquest Remember that William I had been duke of Normandy as well as King of England (map left). Henry II expanded this empire, as he wasDuke of Aquitaine (right) though his wifes title. England was there a major player on Continental Europe, and continued to hold parts of France for 500 years until Calais was finally lost in 1558 . Three crisises of the Early United Kingdom The Norman Conquest(诺曼入侵) The reign of King John（约翰治下） Wars of the Roses (玫瑰战争) The Norman Conquest(诺