History of Scotland - Spanish team

  • HISTORICAL SCOTLAND

    Scotland's written history begins with the Romans.

    The Romans invaded Scotland in 80 AD led by Agricola. When in 82 ad the Romans marched in trying to conquer Caledonia as they called it, they had to battle with the Picts, the painted people.

    The Romans beat the Picts but could not conquer their land. So they raised a wall to separate England from ‘Caledonia’. That wall is known as Hadrian’s Wall, named after the Roman emperor Hadrianus and can still be visited in the north of England.

    Later the Romans build another wall, called the Antonine Wall, smaller and more to the north. About 400 ad the Romans had left their most northerly settlements and Scotland was divided into 4 peoples, each with its own king. The Picts were in the majority and shared the south with the Britons and Angles. The smallest group, the Scots, who originated from Ireland, occupied the south-west.

    RELEVANT DATES IN THE HISTORY OF SCOTLAND

    Part 1: 13th, 14th and 15th centuries (click here)

    PART 2: 17th, 18th and 20th centuries (click here)