History of England
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The territory today known as England became inhabited more than 800,000 years ago, as the discovery of stone tools and footprints at Happisburgh in Norfolk have indicated. The earliest evidence for ea
Stonehenge, erected in several stages from c.3000–2500 BC
Silbury Hill, c. 2400 BC
Artefacts from Bush Barrow at Stonehenge. Wessex culture, Early Bronze Age, c. 1900 BC
View of the ramparts of the hillfort of Maiden Castle (450 BC), as they look today
England
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England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. England shares a land b
History of England
…The territory today known as England became inhabited more than 800,000 years ago, as the discovery of stone tools and footprints at Happisburgh in Norfolk have indicated. The earliest…
Stonehenge, a Neolithic monument
The Battersea Shield is one of the most significant pieces of ancient Celtic art found in Britain.
Housesteads Roman fort, Northumberland, the northern limit of Roman England
Replica of the 7th-century ceremonial Sutton Hoo helmet from the Kingdom of East Anglia