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793-1016: Viking journeys to England

• The 9th and 10th centuries are known as ‘The Viking Age’ in England because of the continuous invasions of Scandinavian raiders.
• Large numbers of Scandinavians, mostly Danes, settled in England during this period and England even had three Danish kings between 1013 and 1042.

1066: The Norman invasion

• In 1066 the last successful invasion of England brought large numbers of Normans from the north of France to England.

1607: Migration during the Ulster Plantations

• King James VI of Scotland became King James I of England and united the English and Scottish Crowns.
• The two countries had been at war with each other for centuries but were united by their Protestant faith.
• King James encouraged people from England and Scotland to migrate to Catholic Ireland in the hope that this would transform the island into a Protestant one.

1680s: Migration of the Huguenots

• Religion was important in the migration of French Huguenots to Britain.
• They were welcomed to Britain after suffering persecution in France for their Protestant beliefs.

1840s-1850s: Migration of the Irish after the Great Famine

• In the 19th century British discrimination against the native Irish Catholics ensured Ireland remained economically under-developed.
• When famine struck between 1845 and 1852 over one million left Ireland and many chose to settle in Britain.