The History Of England - From The Earliest Times To The Norman Conquest

HISTORY OF ENGLAND FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE NORMAN CONQUEST BY THOMAS HODGKIN. CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. THE PREHISTORIC FOREWORLD. B. C. T-AGE Palaeolithic Man in Britain .... I Neolithic Man in Britain . . B ... 3 Pre-Celtic stone-workers . . B . . 4 Celtic workers In bronze and iion . 5 Brythons and Goidels ....... 6 Dolicho-cephalic and Brachy-cephallc men . 7 CHAPTER II. C BSAK IN BRITAIN. Pythaas the geographer his description of Britain 8 Caesars conquest of Gaul ....... 9 55. His first invasion of Britain. The voyage n The landing-......... 13 First skirmish and naval disaster, 14 British war-chariots ........ 15 Return to Oaul and thanksgivings in Rome . .16 54. Second invasion. CnsRivellaunus heads the resistance of the Britons ....... 1 7 liattle of the Thames ....... 18 Mandubracius, a rival candidate to Casvslvellaumis 18 Cassivellaunus makes a nominal submission . . . 19 Caesar returns to Caul ....... Z9 Csesars description of JlJritain ...... 20 His motives for the invasion ..... .21 Note on Caesars points of arrival and departure in. his ex peditions to Britain ....... 23 CHAPTER HI. Tim CKNTURY OF SUSPENSE. Coin-kings of Britain Commius . ........ 26 Tincommius, Verica and EppUus . . 26 Dubnovellaunus . ., . ., .26 Tasciovanus at Verulamium . - ... 27 Cunobelinus Shakespeares Cytnbeline m . 38 POLITICAL HISTORY OF ENGLAND. CHAPTER IV, THE ROMAN CONQUEST OF BRITAIN AJ. PAGE 41. Claudius, Emperor of Rome ...... 29 Aulus Plautius, commander of expedition to Britain . . 30 Mutinous disposition of the troops . .... 31 Battle of the Medway 31 Claudius arrives to complete the conquest . . .32 Camulodunum captured . . . 32 44. Cogidubnus and Prasutagus, subject allies of Rome. . 33 47. Aulus Plautius returns to Rome 34 Ostorius Scapula, the new Icgatus 35 War against the Silures ....... 35 51, Caratacus defeated sent a captive to Rome, . 36 52. Didius Gallus, governor 37 59, Veranius, governor . 37 Suetonius Paulinus conquers the Druids of Anglesey 38 Revolt of the Iceni under Boadicea 39 Camulodunum sacked 41 London and Verulam sacked .42 Defeat and death of Boadicea 43 61. Recall of Suetonius 44 Trebellius Maximus, an incompetent governor ... 45 71. Petillhis Cerialis, governor, subdues the Brigantes . . 46 75. Julius Frontinus completes the conquest of the Silures . 46 78. Agricola, governor, conquers the Ordovices ... 47 Wise administration of Agricola . . . . - 47 79. Probable foundation of Eburacum . .... 48 80. Agricola subdues all the country up to the river Tanaus, 49 81. Possible foundation of some of the stations on the Roman Wall 50 3-84. Agricolas Caledonian campaigns . . ., . 50 84. Recall of Agricola ...... e . 5 CHAPTER V. THE ROMAN OCCUPATION. The Roman Wall between Tyne and Solway 53 Circa 120, Probably built by Hadrian 54 Manner of its construction ...... 55 The Prtetenturte or camps on the line of the wall . 56 Troops garrisoning the wall 57 Circa 140. Wall of Antoninus Pius between Firths of Forth and Clyde 58 185. Ulpius Marcellus, governor 59 208. The Emperor Severus in Britain Go Builder or rebuilder of the wall . . . ., 6 211. Severus dies at Eburacum 62 Third century a time of disintegration of the empire . 63 284. Accession of Diocletian, His system of partnership emperors .., , 64 CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME. xi 287-293. Usurpation of Carausius 65 293. Carausius assassinated by Allectus 65 296. Emperor Constantius overthrowsAllectus ... 66 306. Death of Constantius. Proclamation of Constantine 67 367. Theodosius father of the emperor checks the ravages of the barbarians in Britain and relieves London . . 68 383. Usurpation of Maximus ....... 69 The Notitia. Imperii ........ 70 409. The usurper Constantine withdraws the legions to Gaul ...