Early Britain

EARLY BRITAIN

Stonehenge,
near Salisbury, Wiltshire
Ty Newydd, Anglesey
Neolithic tomb
White Horse,
Westbury, Wiltshire

The earliest people are thought to have come to Britain about 500,000 years ago. Britain and Ireland were joined to Europe at this time, and during several Ice Ages much of the land was covered with thick ice. This period was known as the Stone Age, and peopleused stone tools to hunt and fish. The melting ice created the English Channel and Irish Sea, forming the islands of Britain and Ireland. Stonehenge was an ancient temple built in several stages between about 3000 BC and 1300 BC. After about 1800 BC metal tools started to be made by mixing copper and tin (from Cornwall) : this is known as the Bronze Age. The Celts were tribes invaded from Europeafter about 800 BC. They developed knowledge of how to make stronger weapons and tools using iron: the start of the Iron Age.Gaelic, Irish, Welsh and Cornish languages are all connected to the language of the Celts. The Celts living in Britain were known as Britons.

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Las primeras personas que se cree que han llegado aGran Bretaña hace unos 500.000 años. Gran Bretaña e Irlanda se unieron a Europa en este momento, y durante la Edad de Hielo varias parte de la tierra estaba cubierta de hielo de espesor. Este periodo se conoce como la Edad de Piedra, y la gente utiliza las herramientas de piedra para cazar y pescar. El derretimiento del hielo creó el Canal Inglés y el Mar de Irlanda, que forman las islas de GranBretaña e Irlanda. Stonehenge fue un antiguo templo construido en varias etapas entre 3000 aC y 1300

Después de cerca de 1.800 herramientas de metal antes de Cristo comenzó a ser realizado por la mezcla de cobre y estaño (de Cornualles): esto se conoce como la Edad de Bronce. Los celtas eran tribus invadieron desde Europa después de alrededor de 800 aC. Ellos desarrollaron el conocimiento decómo hacer más fuertes las armas y herramientas con hierro: el inicio de la Age.Gaelic Hierro, Irlanda, Gales y Cornualles idiomas están todos conectados a la lengua de los celtas. Los celtas vivían en Gran Bretaña eran conocidos como los británicos.

1.1 HISTORY OF THE BRITISH ISLES


Bayeux Tapestry depicting events leading to Norman conquest of England, a moment that defined much of thehistory of the British Isles since.
The history of the British Isles has witnessed intermittent periods of competition and cooperation between the people that occupy the various parts of Great Britain, Ireland, and the smaller adjacent islands, which together make up the British Isles, as well as with France, Germany, the Low Countries, Denmark, Scandinavia, etc.
Today, the British Isles containtwo sovereign states: the Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom. There are also three Crown dependencies: Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man. The United Kingdom may be further broken down into the four countries of the United Kingdom: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Each of these countries bears its own history, with all but Northern Ireland having been independent states atone point. The History of the formation of the United Kingdom is very complex.
The British monarch was head of state of all of the countries of the British Isles from the Union of the Crowns in 1603 until the enactment of the Republic of Ireland Act in 1949, although the term "British Isles" was not used in 1603. Additionally, since the independence of Ireland, historians of the region often avoidthe term British Isles due to the complexity of relations between the peoples of the archipelago.*************************************************************
La historia de las islas británicas ha sido testigo de períodos intermitentes de la competencia y la cooperación entre las personas que ocupan las diferentes partes de Gran Bretaña, Irlanda, y las islas menores adyacentes, que en...