Prehistory, Saxon invasion and Celtic Kingdoms
coast). They may be the forefathers of the people from Cornwall and Wales. The building of
Stonehenge started around that time. 2400BC the 'Beaker' people arrived in Britain. They had better
metal working skills and they soon became the leaders of the British society. They started building
individual graves. 1300BC the farming society became more important than the henge society. 55BC
the Romans arrived.
The Celts The Celts arrived from central Europe or further east around 700BC. They were tall and
had fair or red hair and blue eyes. They knew how to work with iron. They are the ancestors of many
people living in Britain today. Celtic languages are still spoken today. The Celts lived in tribes which
were ruled by a chief. They did a lot of trading and the main trading centres were the capitals of
England and Scotland. The Celtic tribes were ruled over druids who memorised religious teaching,
tribal laws, history etc.
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