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== History ==

== History ==

Around AD 43, the [[Romans]] invaded [[Britain]] and took control over the southern half of the islands, where they founded the fort of "Londinium", which later became [[London]]. As the [[Roman Empire]] abandoned its frontier territories, [[Germanic]] tribes, specifically the [[Angles]], [[Saxons]] and [[Jutes]], began to settle over the majority of the islands. Parts of the regions now known as [[Wales]], [[Scotland]], and the county of Cornwall continued to be independent Celtic nations for some time after this.  The Germanic invaders were still [[pagan]]s when they conquered Great Britain, but they were converted to [[Christianity]] in the 7th Century AD after the death of [[Penda]] of Mercia, (allegedly) the last pagan King. While the first missions to the Angles were from the [[Celtic]] church based in northern British monasteries such as [[Iona]] and [[Lindisfarne]], the entire [[British Isles]] later came under the sway of [[Roman Catholicism]], following the mission of [[St. Augustine]], emissary of Gregory the Great. Later, in 1066 AD, the Norman French Duke [[William the Conquerer]] defeated the last [[Anglo-Saxon]] King, [[Harold Godwinson]], and amongst the privileged elite [[French]] language and customs became a part of English culture, however for the most part the common population continued to use their own language and customs.  

Around AD 43, the [[Romans]] invaded [[Britain]] and took control over the southern half of the islands, where they founded the fort of "Londinium", which later became [[London]]. As the [[Roman Empire]] abandoned its frontier territories, [[Germanic]] tribes, specifically the [[Angles]], [[Saxons]] and [[Jutes]], began to settle over the majority of the islands. Parts of the regions now known as [[Wales]], [[Scotland]], and the county of Cornwall continued to be independent Celtic nations for some time after this.  The Germanic invaders were still [[pagan]]s when they conquered Great Britain, but they were converted to [[Christianity]] in the 7th Century AD after the death of [[Penda]] of Mercia, (allegedly) the last pagan King. While the first missions to the Angles were from the [[Celtic]] church based in northern British monasteries such as [[Iona]] and [[Lindisfarne]], the entire [[British Isles]] later came under the sway of [[Roman Catholicism]], following the mission of [[St. Augustine]], emissary of Gregory the Great. Later, in 1066 AD, the Norman French Duke [[William the Conqueror]] defeated the last [[Anglo-Saxon]] King, [[Harold Godwinson]], and amongst the privileged elite [[French]] language and customs became a part of English culture, however for the most part the common population continued to use their own language and customs.

== Religion ==

== Religion ==