Back in England’s oldest time, people lived in big group call tribes. They were farmers – they grew their food, and kept animals for meat and eggs. They lived in villages, in wooden or mud houses, and there was often fighting between the different tribes. Life was simple but dangerous
Then in AD 43, forty thousand Roman soldiers invaded England from the area of Europe that is now Italy. The Roman army was very well-organized and had good weapons. The soldier built a wall around themselves every night so they were safe. They moved across the country, fighting and winning battles against the different tribes, and after four year they controlled the south of England.