The ENTIRE History of England: Romans to Brexit in 14 Minutes

The history of England, from Roman Britain and the Vikings to the Norman Conquest, the Tudors, the British Empire, two world wars, and Brexit. This England history documentary tells the story of how a small island, conquered again and again, became one of the largest empires in history. England is an island fortress, cut off from Europe by the English Channel. That water protected it from some invaders and invited others. Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings and Normans all took their turn, and each one shaped English law, language, and identity. In this documentary: Stonehenge and the Celtic Britons, the Roman invasion of 43 AD, Boudica, Hadrian's Wall, the Anglo-Saxons and the Heptarchy, the Viking raid on Lindisfarne, the Great Heathen Army, Alfred the Great and the Battle of Edington, Athelstan the first King of England, Harold Godwinson, Stamford Bridge, the Battle of Hastings, William the Conqueror and the Domesday Book, Henry II and English Common Law, King John and Magna Carta, the Hundred Years' War, Agincourt, the Black Death, the Peasants' Revolt of 1381, the Wars of the Roses, the Battle of Bosworth, Henry VIII and the Act of Supremacy, Elizabeth I and the Spanish Armada, Charles I and the English Civil War, Oliver Cromwell, the Glorious Revolution and the Bill of Rights of 1689, the Industrial Revolution, the Battle of Waterloo, Queen Victoria and the British Empire, the First World War, Winston Churchill, the Battle of Britain and the Blitz, decolonization, the National Health Service, Margaret Thatcher, and the 2016 Brexit referendum. The empire of the past is gone, but England's mark on global law, language, and culture remains. This documentary is based on archaeological discoveries, peer-reviewed research, and primary historical sources. We bring world history to life while remaining faithful to the historical record. SOURCES UNESCO World Heritage Centre — Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Hadrian's Wall) Encyclopaedia Britannica — Battle of Edington The Royal Family — Alfred 'The Great' (r. 871-899) World History Encyclopedia — Battle of Stamford Bridge World History Encyclopedia — Battle of Hastings The National Archives — Domesday Book The Magna Carta Project, University of East Anglia — Magna Carta 1215 Given-Wilson, C., "The Black Death and Mortality: A Reassessment," Fourteenth Century England VI, Cambridge University Press Parliamentary Archives — Act of Supremacy 1534 Royal Museums Greenwich — Launch of fireships against the Spanish Armada, 7 August 1588 London Museum — Why Charles I was executed Museum of London — King Charles I's execution and relics The Royal Family — William III (r. 1689-1702) and Mary II (r. 1689-1694) The National Archives — The Glorious Revolution of 1688-89 and the Declaration of Rights Richards, A., The Battle of Britain: A Visual History, Imperial War Museums Levine, J., Forgotten Voices of the Blitz and the Battle for Britain, Ebury Press UK Parliament, House of Commons Library — European Union Referendum 2016 #HistoryOfEngland #EnglandHistory #England #BritishHistory #History #Documentary #HistoryDocumentary #WorldHistory #BritishEmpire #NormanConquest #TudorHistory #EnglishCivilWar #IndustrialRevolution