Before the Romans arrived, the people who lived in Britain were known as the Celts. When the Romans invaded, some groups of Celts made peace with the Romans, but other groups chose to put up a fight and attacked Roman towns and forts, long after the invasion.
The Romans decided that they did not want to occupy Scotland and built Hadrian’s Wall across North England to separate their empire from the Celts who lived there. |
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In AD 60-61 there was an uprising led by Queen Boudiccia. Boudiccia had become the leader of the Iceni people (from East Anglia) when her husband died. The Iceni people were angry with the Romans and started a revolt .
With an army of 70,000, they attacked Colchester and London before having a major battle with the Roman army. The rebels lost and Boudiccia drank poison to save herself from being taken prisoner. |
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During Roman Times, the towns of Britain had Roman names, for example:
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