Collection No. 04 of 24

War, conflict and security

Weapons, battles, armies, forts, rebellions and raids.

3 subjects · 6 lessons · 1 object · 20 events

The thread through time

Everything in this drawer at its date. Objects above the line, lessons and events below. Each step to the right is ten times closer to today.

300,000 years ago10,0003,0001,000100nowA modern human jaw in Kents CavernHunters camp at Star CarrFarming reaches BritainThe first Stonehenge, an earthworkThe stones of Stonehenge are raisedThe Amesbury Archer is buriedBronze for the ancestorsMust Farm burnsMaiden Castle’s great rampartsThe invasionBoudica’s revoltHadrian’s WallSeverus dies at YorkHow it endedThe Sutton Hoo helmetSaints and raiders

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  1. Bronze for the ancestorsWhat were the Shang bronzes for, and what did a queen take to her grave?Shang China · About 1300 to 1041 BC; Lady Hao’s tomb found 1976
  2. The invasionWhy did Rome invade Britain in AD 43, and how did it win?Roman Britain · 55 BC to AD 47
  3. Boudica’s revoltWhy did Boudica rebel, and how much can we trust the story?Roman Britain · AD 60 to 61
  4. Hadrian’s WallWhat was the Wall for, and how was it built?Roman Britain · AD 122 to 410
  5. How it endedDid Roman Britain fall, or fade away?Roman Britain · About AD 250 to 500
  6. Saints and raidersWhy did the Viking raid on Lindisfarne shock Europe?Anglo-Saxon Britain · AD 635 to 875

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