Prehistoric Britain
The first men and women came to Britain over two and a half million years ago. They were hunters and gatherers of food who used simple stone tools and weapons.
BC
Britain
Abroad
500,000
People migrate to Britain from Europe.

6500
The land bridge joining Britain to Europe is flooded as the sea level rises. Britain becomes an Island.

3000
New Stone Age begins: farming people arrive from Europe.

3000
First stone circles erected.

2100
Bronze Age begins

2150
People learn to make bronze weapons and tools

2000
Stonehenge completed

1650
Trade routes begin to form

1200
Small Villages are first formed

750
Iron Age begins: iron replaces bronze as most useful metal. Population about 150,000.

500
The Celtic people arrive from Central Europe.The Celts were farmers and lived in small village groups in the centre of their arable fields. They were also warlike people. The Celts fought against the people of Britain and other Celtic tribes.

Romans
Saxons
Vikings
Normans
Tudors
Victorians
WW ll