Chronology
43 (A.D.) - Britain becomes part of the Roman Empire
156 - British king Lucius receives holy baptism
304 - St. Alban dies for the Christian faith, becoming the first British marty
410 - Last Roman legion leaves Britain
5th century - Anglo-Saxons invade Britain; the Heptarchy is formed
432 - St. Patrick starts his missionary work in Ireland
597 - King Aethelbert of Kent converts to Christianity and allows missionaries to preach openly
635 - Monastery of Lindisfarne is founded by St. Aidan
793 - Vikings raid Lindisfarne
851 - London is attacked by the Vikings
866 - Vikings take York
1011 - Canterbury falls to the Vikings
1066 - Battle of Hastings; Duke William of Normandy conquers England