Britain’s history has been shaped by successive invasions and has also seen us establish a great empire of our own. However, since the Second World War Britain has struggled to adapt itself to a postcolonial world. As the recent Brexit vote shows we are still unsure of what our relationship with the wider world should be.
The collapse of the Roman empire allowed raiders and settlers from various Germanic tribes to invade Britain. These invaders and the changes they brought to Britain are discussed at www.tinyurl.com/bpw33um and also at www.tinyurl.com/jqgcyb6. Britain was invaded from Scotland and Ireland too. The Anglo-Saxons soon established their own kingdoms across Britain. This process is examined at www.tinyurl.com/zpfmyrf. In the ninth century these kingdoms were attacked by a new wave of invaders — the Vikings — and many collapsed under their assault (www.tinyurl.com/pr72foe and also www.tinyurl.com/bscu3u5).
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