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Who were among the first inhabitants of Britain mentioned in the text?

The Celts, who came from northern Europe before the 6th century BC.

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Question: Who were among the first inhabitants of Britain mentioned in the text?

Answer: The Celts, who came from northern Europe before the 6th century BC.

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Question: What major public works did the Romans build in Britain?

Answer: Towns, roads and centralized administration.

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Question: Which Germanic tribes invaded Britain in the 5th century?

Answer: The Angles, Saxons and Jutes.

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Question: Where did the Celts go when Germanic tribes invaded?

Answer: They took refuge in the mountainous parts of Britain.

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Question: What major external threat plagued the Anglo-Saxon period?

Answer: Viking raids.

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Question: Who invaded England in 1066 and became king?

Answer: William the Conqueror, the Duke of Normandy.

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Question: What significant document was signed in 1215 and what did it establish?

Answer: The Magna Charta; it established the supremacy of the law over the king and laid foundations for parliamentary government.

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Question: Which long conflict began in 1337 and when did it effectively end?

Answer: The Hundred Years War between England and France; it lasted until 1453.

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Question: What were the Wars of the Roses and what dynasty resulted from them?

Answer: Wars for the English throne between the Yorks and Lancasters; ended with Henry Tudor's victory and the Tudor dynasty.

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Question: How did Henry VIII change religion in England?

Answer: He withdrew England from the Catholic Church and created the Church of England with himself as its head.