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The Romans AD 43- AD 410
The Romans finally invaded Britain in AD 43 from Kent . The Romans lead by Julius Caesar attempted to invade Britain twice before that in 55 and 54 BC but the invasions were unsuccessful. They made their way to the river Thames and sailed up it. The Romans knew it was important to control a crossing point at the river Thames, so they decided to build a settlement on the north bank . Although small settlements had been built on the banks of the Thames, the Romans were the ones who built the first city. They called their city Londinium. The Roman engineers noticed that the point where the swampy river narrowed would make an ideal crossing point, they built London Bridge . Less than 20 years later the native Iceni tribe , led by Queen Boudicca, rose up against the Romans in revenge for mistreatment and burnt Londinium to the ground . The well disciplined Roman army defeated her forces and Londinium was rebuilt. By AD 100 it had also become the capital of the Roman province . A massive wall was built to protect the city from further attacks . The Roman Empire came under increasing attack across Europe and in AD 410 they retreated.
The Romans gave us a language based on Latin , the calendar , law and legal system, the census and also straight roads, central heating and concrete.
Anglo- Saxons around AD 400
Anglo- Saxons were warrior farmers from Germany , Denmark and the Netherlands . Later in the 5th century , Anglo-Saxons settled just west of Londinium, around the Strand , and formed the town of Lundenwic. The area of the old Roman city became a landing- place for ships and a centre for trade.The first English King to convert to Christianity, King Ethelbert, founded St Paul’s Cathedral in 604.
The Vikings 8th and 9th century
By the 9th century, London was a very prosperous trading centre, and its wealth attracted the attention of Danish Vikings. The Danes periodically sailed up the Thames and attacked London. In 851 some 350 longboats full of Danes attacked and burned London to the ground.
King Alfred the Great totally defeated the Danes in 878 and they split the country between them . The Danes took eastern England including London while Alfred took the South and West. Alfred's men took London in 886 and repaired the walls of the old Roman city. In 1016 the Vikings attacked London again but the Saxons fought them off.
The attacks ceased when the Danish king Cnut came to power in 1017. Cnut managed to unite the

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