Britain at the end of Roman rule
I can describe the different groups that lived in the British Isles at the end of Roman rule in Britain.
Britain at the end of Roman rule
I can describe the different groups that lived in the British Isles at the end of Roman rule in Britain.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- In 367 CE, the Scots from Ireland and Picts from Scotland came together to attack Roman Britain but were defeated.
- In 401 CE, the last Roman legionaries left Hadrian’s Wall, built over 200 years before to protect the northern frontier.
- Much of south-east England and the Midlands had a Romano-British culture.
- Wales and the north and south-west of England had less Romanisation.
- Scotland was mostly controlled by the Celtic Picts.
Keywords
Hadrian’s Wall - Hadrian's Wall was a long wall the Romans built in the north of England to defend it from Celtic tribes
Frontier - a frontier is the edge of a place where people live or the border of a state or an empire’s land
Romanisation - Romanisation is when people started living and acting like the Romans did
Romano-British - Romano-British culture is a mix of Roman and old British ways of living
Common misconception
Pupils may believe the Scots tribe were originally from Scotland.
The Scots tribe originated from Ireland but the name 'Scotland' comes from the tribe after they migrated there.
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