Volcanic map of the United Kingdom
There are no active volcanoes in the UK today, but the UK's volcanic past tells a story spanning hundreds of millions of years.
Hattusa, Capital of the Hittite Empire – Interactive Map
The Hittites were an Ancient Anatolian people who established an empire centred on Hattusa in north-central Anatolia around 1600 BCE.
Ancient Rome – Interactive Map
The Roman empire expanded to become one of the largest empires in the ancient world, though still ruled from the city, with an estimated 50 to 90 million inhabitants (roughly 20% of the world's population) and covering 5.0 million square kilometres at its height in AD 117.
Anglo-Saxon and British Kingdoms Map c. 800
The Anglo-Saxons were a people who inhabited Great Britain from the 5th century. They comprise people from Germanic tribes who migrated to the island from continental Europe, their descendants, and indigenous British groups who adopted some aspects of Anglo-Saxon culture and language.
Cities and settlements of the Hittites – Map
The Hittites were an ancient civilisation of Anatolian people centered in Hattusa who established an empire around 1600BCE.
The Gask Ridge – Rome’s Frontier Forts
Gask Ridge Map - The Gask Ridge is an early chain of frontier forts, watchtowers and fortifications built by the Romans in Caledonia (Scotland).
Iron Age Tribes of Southern Britain – Interactive Map
The British Iron Age is a conventional name used in the archaeology of Great Britain, referring to the prehistoric and protohistoric phases of the Iron Age culture of the main island and the smaller islands, typically excluding prehistoric Ireland, which had an independent Iron Age culture of its own.
Iron Age tribes of Northern Britain (Caledonia) – Interactive Map
The names of the Iron Age tribes in Northern Britain were recorded by Roman and Greek historians and geographers, especially Ptolemy. Information from the distribution of coins has also shed light on the extents of the territories of the various groups that occupied the northern territories of the island that the Romans called Caledonia.
