How Britain changed after the Romans
I can describe how Britain changed after the Romans left.
How Britain changed after the Romans
I can describe how Britain changed after the Romans left.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Without the Roman legions to defend it, Germanic tribes invaded and quickly settled across Britain.
- They established seven great Anglo-Saxon kingdoms that rivalled one another.
- By the late 8th century Mercia was the most powerful kingdom following the rule of Offa and Cynethryth.
- Christianity withered away, but returned in the 6th and 7th centuries, eventually spreading across Britain.
- In Scotland, the Picts were joined by Irish Scots who brought Gaelic culture with them.
Common misconception
As Christianity was popular in Roman times before its return, pupils may think this isn't a change.
Due to two forms of Christianity being practiced before the Synod of Whitby, there was a significant change to religion in Britain.
Keywords
Rivalled - rivalled means to have competed with someone and tried to be better or more successful than them
Withered - if something has withered it has gradually declined or shrunk
Gaelic - Gaelic is the traditional language and culture of groups such as the Scots and Irish
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).
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to have competed with someone to be better than them
to have gradually declined or shrunk
the Angles, Saxons and Jutes tribes who arrived after the Romans left