The Roman Conquest of Britain and Why Scotland and Ireland Were Never Conquered
Channel: Celtic History Decoded
Date: 2022-02-15

The Roman Conquest of Britain and Why Scotland and Ireland Were Never Conquered

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The Roman conquest of England began almost 2000 years ago in 43AD under the Roman Emperor Claudius. Prior to this, both Julius Caesar and perhaps Caligula had tried to conquer the island of Britain, but they were largely unsuccessful. 

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0:00 Roman Invasion of England
5:57 Boudica's Revolt 
11:17 Welsh Resistance to the Roman Invasion 
24:29 What About Ireland?
28:19 Rome Invades Scotland