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55BC - Julius Ceasar lands near Dover. Defeated by British.
54BC - Ceasar lands second assault. Defeats British.
45BC -The Romans took possession of the Isle of (Vectis or Vecta)(Isle
of Wight) in the reign of Emperor Claudius, and kept it until 495AD
when it was reduced by Cerdic the Saxon. Vespasian fought thirty times
with the British enemy, and reduced upwards of twenty towns, two
powerful nations, and the Isle of Wight,under the Roman power.
CUNOBELINUS
7AD - King of the Catuvellaunians, captures Colchester for his Capital.
He was Known as CYMBELINE in Shakespears play.(Since the book,The Bible
Fraud came out we now know this was the man known as 'Jesus".)
ARVARIGUS
36AD "The twelve hides of Glaston", were twelve parcels of land at Glaston given to Joseph of Aremethea and his followers. It was at the time called YNISWYTRYN or the Glassy Island. (meaning blue colored)Joseph was said to
have built the 1st oratory in England.(?) It was dedicated to the Virgin
Mary. This was later the site of Avalon (the isle of apples) also after British chief who had his residence here. SEE '1434AD.’
CYMBELINE (CUNOBELINUS)
sometime between 10B.C. - 20 A.D.
Two sons. His conquest of the Trinovantes (of Essex) made him the wealtheist and most powerful ruler in S.E. ENG.(Strange that the area of South East England was never conquered by the Romans who are recorded as never going past York. Could it be possible that this was already considered Roman territory as Cymbeline/Jesus may actually have been a son of a Roman Emperor?)
Known tribes in South Britain;
ATRIBATES=SILCHESTER
DUROTRIGES=MAIDEN CASTLE.
ICENI=EAST ANGLIA
SILURES=SOUTH WALES
ORDOVICES=NORTH WALES
BRIGANTES=(?)
CARACTACUS (ARATACUS)? = 50 AD
(1) - COLONIA = a town inhabited by Roman veteran soldiers whose primary business was garrison duty and to form a centre from which Roman civilization would spread out in the region around.
43 AD =AULUS PLAUTIUS. : Commander -in-Chief of the present Emperor Claudius of Rome, landed on the Kentish coast near Sandwich (at Richborough),crushed the two sons of Cunobelinus,and marched on to Medway, where the Britons had gathered. Vespasian was commanding one of the legions.
=After a two day battle the Britons retreated across the Thames. The Romans crossed at a bridge near London.
=The Britons retreated up the Thames Valley to the stronghold of CAMULODUN,
in the COLNE VALLEY near present day Colchester. The Romans came up against them here and Claudius was sent for. He recieved the submission of many British tribes here.
=CAMULODUN became the capital for a Roman provence. A new city was laid out on a hill nearby. It was first called COLONIA CLAUDIA VICTRICENSIS, then CAMULODUNUM, then COLCHESTER. A great temple was built in the middle of this city. *over the ruins of the Roman Temple a huge Norman castle was built. In WWII the vaults or underground foundations were used as an AIR RAID shelter.
=Vespasian conquered the British stronghold of Maiden Castle at Dorchester after a fierce battle.
=Plautius became Governor of the new Roman Provence.
45AD = The Romans capture the Isle of Wight(Vectus or Vecto)in the reign of Claudius and kept it till 49AD
45AD =Isle of Wight reduced by Vespasion. Britons had a fort here.
Repaired by the Romans.
47AD =OSTORIUS SCAPULA succeeded Plautius as Governor. He made CAMULODUNUM
a colonia.
=CARACTACUS fled to the Brigantes, who’s Queen was Pro-Roman. She handed him over to them and he ended his days in honourable captivity in Rome
BOADICEA (BOUDICCA) = ICENIAN QUEEN
50 AD -62AD
Husband =Prasutagus-king of the Iceni. SUETONIUS WAS ROMAN GOVERNOR.
CASSIUS DIO (c150 -235) described her as having a mane of bright red hair,
a rough voice, huge frame, and the notoriety of having put men to shame.
Her husband, Prasutagus, King of the Iceni, in order to preserve his kingdom and household from attack had made the emperor of Rome co-heir with his two daughters.
(61A.D.)The Trinobantes tribe and others rebeled with Boadicea.
Suetonius fought her with 10,000 Roman regulars and auxiliories.
The Britons were anhilated, including all women and baggage
animals. 80,000 Britons fell,(Tacitus). Boadicca took Poison.
(1988AD Feb. 22. (Daily Telegraph) her grave was located by
Archeologists, They believe that it is under platform eight,
at king’s Cross Station in London.)
43AD= CLAUDIUS INVADES BRITAIN.
CARTIMANDUA=Pro-Roman queen of the Brigantes of Yorkshire and
Northumbria. Rescued by the Romans when her husband Venutius
toppled her from power.
59AD =Suetonius Paulinus replaces Ostorius as Governor of
Roman Briton.
61AD = Under Boudicca, the Iceni and Trinovantes revolted
against the Romans and burnt to the ground Camulodunum, and
massacred its Roman Inhabitants.
=The Roman Procurator was Decianus Catus, a greedy, brutal
man. He demanded more tribute after the death of the Iceni
King, his Queen was flogged and her daughters raped by
Roman Officials.
=Boudicca razed Colchester then turned on the 9th Legion when
it arrived to relieve Colchester, and destroyed everything
but the cavalry and Cerialis, the Commander.
=Paulinus, when he heard rushed across Britain with the Cavalry
of the 14th and 20th legions. He left their infantry to follow.
The commander of the 2nd legion never came as he considered
discretion the better part of Valour.
=Boudicca swept down on London and Burnt it to the ground. She
then pursued Paulinus to Verulamium. She burnt that town also.
It is estimated that 70,000 people were killed in these three
towns she burnt.
=Paulinus overcame her army and rather than fall into enemy
hands Boudicca took poison. Paulinus then went on a killing
rampage of all Britons.
=The hamlet of ISELDON in the forest of Middlesex was a british
settlement before the Romans came.
GAIUS JULIUS ALPINUS CLASSICANUS
62AD =He was the Procurator(tax collector) who succeeded
Decianus Catus who escaped to Rome and was responsible for
Boudicca’s revolt. He championed the British people against
Paulinus, who was bent on revenge. Gaius sent messengers to
Emperor Nero at Rome to send a more humane governor. Paulinus
was recalled and his successor was ordered to show more leniency.
AGRICOLA= 62AD TO 80AD
78AD= AGRICOLA -Provincial Governor of Britain.
79AD England and Wales under Roman Rule.
WESSEX
LUCIUS ? TO 180AD
180AD =GLASTONBURY ABBY site; king Lucius is claimed to have
requested of the 12th Bishop of Rome; Eleutherius, missionaries to
keep Christianity alive. Eleutherius sent two men. They built an
oratory on the summit of the hill now called Tor. Dedicated to
Michael the Archangel.
?no date yet= Iseldon became a Roman camp
=Greenwich was called by the Romans GRENOVICUM
300AD = Tilbury fort; in the parish of West Tilbury, an ancient
town in Essex, opposite to Gravesend. Here the four Roman
Proconsular ways crossed each other.
190AD= King LUCIUS, said to be the 1st Christian king in any
country. Obtained his knowledge of Christ from relatives in
Britain and Rome. His relatives were in the religion. He applied
to Saint Eleutherius, (Bishop of Rome). Two teachers, Fugatius
and Duvionus were sent. KING LUCIUS and all his subjects were
baptized by them. He then founded 28 church’s in all the
‘large towns’. He built the Cathedral of Winchester. British
tributary Prince, Church was destroyed by the Romans.
305AD =CONSTANTIUS CHLORIS succeeded Maximian and became Emporer
of the West. 1st act was to put an end to the trials of the
Christians who emerged from hiding and resumed normal life.
312AD= Winchester Cathedral was rebuilt but not as grand.
375AD= GURGUNSTAS; founded the site of Porchester Castle at
this time. He was the son of Beline. Its British name was
CAER PERIS. In Roman times the harbor of Portsmouth was called
‘Portus Magnus'. Vespasion landed here on his first arrival. He
conquered the Isle of Wight.
380 AD= Maximus, Roman commander took the 1st deciceve steps
towards the evacuation of Britain, by carrying with him into
Gaul the Roman legions stationed in the Country, and with them
the, "flower of the British youth." to support his claim to the
Imperial Purple.
439AD= GLASTONBURY ABBY. St. Patrich was supposed to have
visited and repaired two chapels. Became first Abbot.
444AD=(?)Roman Bath extended 12,000 ft in length, 1150ft in
breadth, and was surrounded by a wall 9ft thick and 20 ft high.
495AD= CERDIC, founder of West Saxon Kingdom, swept down upon
Hampshire with a force of Norsmen, succeeded at once in gaining
a foothold in the country, and in a few years defeated the British
and captured Winchester with great slaughter, profaned the church
and turned it into a heathen Temple.
530AD= St. David, Archbishop of Menevia, journeyed to Avalon and
extended large sums to add to Glastonbury. St. David was uncle of
King Arthur who, in 543A.D. having been mortaly wounded in the
rebelion of his cousin Murdred, at the battle of Camlon, was
carried to this Abbey and Burried here. See HenryII (Geraldus
Cambrensis was supposed to be an eyewitness.
DANES=827-?
ETHELBERT 560AD TO 616AD
SAXON KING
St. Pauls site; He built a Cathedral here. He gave to the church
the estate of Tillingham, Essex. (Saxon temple found on site)
Married Bertha, a Merovingian princess born to Charibert and
Ingoberg. Charibert was one of four sons born to Chlotar (d. 561)
His brother was Sigibert, husband of BRUNHILD.
597AD = ST. AUGUSTINE reached Kent. From the Isle of Thanet he
sought an interview with the king. Ethelbert when he arrived a few
days later would not meet him in a house in case he was a practiser
of the magical arts. (Bede; A History of the English Church and
people.)
EDWIN 616(617) -633AD ?
KING OF NORTHUMBRIA
627AD = Converted to Christianity by Paulinus, who was sent by
Gregory to assist Augustine. The story of the Pope seeing the
golden haired English boys in the slave markets at Rome and
asking who they were, was told they were Angles, the Pope said,
‘Not Angles but Angels."
It was said of Edwins time that a women could carry her new-born
babe from sea to sea without fear of harm. And such was the King’s
concern about his people that in a number of places where he had
seen clear springs near highways, he ordered posts to be erected
with brass bowls hanging from them so that people could drink and
refresh themselves. So great was the respect and awe of him that
no one presumed to use them for any other purpose. His dignety was
always respected throughout his realm, and in war or peace his
standard was borne before him.
BEDE= HISTORIA BRITONUM OF GEOFFREY OF MONMOUTH=
Edwin of Northumbria was a rival of Caedwalla, circa (790-834),
was killed by him in 833AD along with his son osfrith.
(One of these is wrong, Edwins nephew killed CADWALLA in 834?)
answer; =that was CADWALLADER in 834AD
OFFA - 755AD - 792AD. Son of Wingfred
King of the Mercians
755AD= OFFA put to flight the king of Mercia and ruled for 39 years.
Descended from WOTON.;
= He defeated the men of Kent in Battle, also those of Wessex and
Northumbria.
= He transferred the bones of St. Alban to a monastery that he built.
785 AD = Thorney Island (Westminster site), granted a charter here.
"Overgrown with thorns, and environed with water."
=Offa minted a gold coin copied from the Arab Dinar and his
ministers thought the words in the coin were just pretty designs. As
a result this Christian kings coins had on them,="There is no God
but one, and mohamet is his prophet."
787AD =He gave to the Vicar of St. Peter.(Pope) a fixed payment
from every house in the land. Dated from the Synod of 787. Origen
of ‘Peters Pence.’
= Mathew Paris credits Offa with the actual Pence which he said he
used to endow the English school in Rome and levied on all house
property in England except St. Albans.
= He built ‘Offa’s Dyke’ from the mouth of the Wye to the mouth
of the Dee, to repel raids from Wales.
787AD KING OFFA’S daughter Eadburg married Brihtric (Beartric)
king of WESSEX. In his time, Danish pirates came to England with
three ships. These were the 1st Danes who landed in England
(Florence of Worcester, 12th Century)
SUSSEX = SOUTH SAXON = 491-728AD
SAXON HEPTARCHY
ELLA =491-514AD
CISSA =514-585AD
DEPENDANT ON WESSEX =585-648AD
EDILWALD =648-686AD
AUTHUN =686-705AD
BERTHUN =705-740AD
787AD BEARTRIC 784-800AD
m
EADBURG
(Daughter of OFFA , King of the Mercians.)
King of WESSEX and SUSSEX
787AD=Married Eadburg, daughter of Offa, King of the Mercians.
793AD=Fiery dragons were seen in the sky’s over England.
MERCIA 586-827AD
CRIDA =586-593AD
WIBBA =593-615AD
CEORL =615-626AD
PENDA =626-655AD
WULFHERE =655-675AD
ETHELRED =675-704AD
CELREB =704-716AD
ETHBALD =716-755AD
OFFA =755-792AD
KENULF =792-820AD
BEORNWULF=820-827AD
? =827-829AD
EGBERT =829-838AD
?
BURHRED =852-874AD
DANES =874 =UNDER CEOLWULF
820AD
BEORNWULF = MERCIA
Led an army against the East Anglians and was defeated and killed
by them in 827AD The Anglians had gone over to Egbert.
ESSEX =530 AD TO 838AD
SAXON HEPTARCHY (EAST SAXONS)
ERCHWINE =530-587AD
SLEDDA =587-597AD
SABERT (SEBERT) =597-614AD
SAXRED =614-623AD
SIGEBERT II =623-655AD = Also king of Austroasia(638-56AD)
UNKNOWN =655-661AD
UNKNOWN =661-663AD
SUENFRID =663-693AD
OFFA =693-709AD
SELRED =709-738AD
SWITHRED =738-790AD
UNKNOWN =790-799AD
SIGERED =799-823AD
EGBERT =823-838AD
597AD SABERT (SEBERT) Embraced Christianity and was baptized by
Millitus, Bishop of London. He pulled down a pagan temple at
Thorny Island and founded a church to the honour of St. Peter
before 616 A.D.
620 AD Tilbury fort; the see of Bishop CEADDA or St. CHAD who
converted the East Saxons.
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