History of Scotland

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The recorded history of Scotland begins with the arrival of the Roman Empire in the 1st century, when the province of Britannia reached the Antonine Wall. North of this was Caledonia, inhabited by the Picti, whose uprisings forced Rome's legions south to Hadrian's Wall. As Rome withdrew from Britain, a Gaelic tribe from Ireland called the Scoti began colonising Western Scotland. Before Roman times, prehistoric Scotland entered the Neolithic Era about 4000 BC, the Bronze Age about 2000 BC, and the Iron Age around 700 BC. The Gaelic kingdom of Dál Riata was founded on the west coast of Scotland in the 6th century. In the following century, Irish missionaries introduced the pagan Picts to Celtic Christianity. Following England's Gregorian mission, the Pictish king Nechtan abolished most Celtic practices in favour of the Roman Rite, restricting Gaelic influence on his kingdom and avoiding war with Anglian Northumbria. Viking invasions began towards the end of the 8th century, forcing the Picts...

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