A chronological list of the important events for
the topic "Peterborough"
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43 The Roman conquest of BritainRoman conquest of Britain By AD43, the time of the main Roman invasion of Britain [i], Britain had already frequently been the target o ...
begins. Aulus Plautius lands with four legions and defeats the Britons, led by CaratacusCaratacus Caratacus was a historical British [i] chieftain of the Catuvellauni [i] tribe, who le ...
and Togodumnus, in battles on the rivers Medway and Thames. He halts at the Thames and sends for Claudius, who leads the march on Camulodunum. Meanwhile, VespasianVespasian Imperator Caesar Vespasianus Augustus , known originally as Titus Flavius [i] Vespasianus and usua ...
subdues the south-west. The Romans found the cities of LondonLondon London is the capital [i] city of England [i] and of the United Kingdom [i]. ...
, then known as Londinium, and Peterborough, and begin to construct a road that later becomes Ermine Street.
870 Among the buildings destroyed by the Danish invaders are the abbey of Ely and the monastery of Peterborough.
1177 Benedictus Abbas becomes abbot of Peterborough.
2004 A 163 metre high radio mast in Peterborough, UKUnited Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country and sovereign state [i] tha ...
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