Common
Historical immigration to Great Britain
Modern humans inhabited Great Britain long before the arrival of the Romans in the first century BC, an era for which no written historical records exist. Following the Roman withdrawal, there was a substantial migration of Germanics, specifically, the Angles, the Saxons, and the Jutes, spanning from the 5th to the 7th centuries AD, leading to the formation of England by 12 July 927. Beginning at the end of the eighth century, bands of Vikings began a series of maritime incursions, which subsequently led to permanent settlement across extensive areas of Britain. In 1066, the Normans successfully took control of England. Subsequently, the Plantagenet Dynasty held the Throne of England from 1154 to 1485. These events resulted in a continuous flow of migration from France during this period. Other European migrants included Flemings and French Huguenots. The Great Famine in Ireland, then part of the United Kingdom, resulted in perhaps a million people migrating to Great Britain. Throughout...
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