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What is the celtic tribes?
The people, who first invaded the british isles.
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What is 55 BC?
The year the romans first visited The British Isles.
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Who was the vikings?
The invaders, who conquered much of England and Scotland in the 8th and 9th century.
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What is war?
What Britain was dominated and shaped by throughout most of the middle ages.
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What is Wales, Scotland and Ireland?
The 3 of 4 UK countries, that have regions, that are still highly influenced by the celtic tongue.
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What is the Scottish tribes?
The only british tribes, the roman empire didn't conquer.
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Who was King Canute?
The king of viking decent, who briefly ruled all of Britain in the 11th century.
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What is the black death?
The most lethal thing ever to hit Britain to this day.
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What is Christianity?
The religion most of Britain converted to in the 6th century
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Who was Julius Ceasar
The emperor of the roman empire during the first roman visit to Britain
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Who was the norman empire?
The first successful foreign invaders of Britain after the viking rule was gone.
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Who is the Scottish?
The people of The British Isles, whom the king of England couldn't conquer.
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Who was st. augustine?
The man leading the missionaries to Britain
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Who was emperor Hadrian
The head of the roman empire, during the roman invasion of Britain
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What is norman french
The language the normans brought into the mix that was early common english
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What is the Magna Charter a.k.a Great Charter?
The document King John was forced to sign, that ultimately lead to parliament rule.
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What is the tale of Beowulf?
An old english folklore tale, that was made into a movie not so long ago?
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What is towns, a basic legal system and infrastructure. (medical practice is also acceptable)
The 3 most important things the romans had established before they left Britain in the year 410
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What is danish sounding place names, like "by" and danish sounding words?
The two linguistic remnants of the danish rule over Britain.
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What is The War of the Roses?
The last great war fought in middle age Britain.
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