... and Southern Scotland. About 400AD to 418, the Romans evacuated Britain. Roman Law was almost certainly used extensively in the Roman settlements but probably not outside the settlements. This is slightly surprising, bearing in mind that the Romans were in England for about 400 years. The reason may well be that Roman law was too sophisticated for the state of Britain as it was then and that in dealings between Britons themselves, the Romans were content to allow them to continue to use their own customs. The Romans introduced Christianity which apparently spread throughout Britain. 410 AD onwards. Invasion by tribes from (probably) Northern Germany, Holland, Southern Denmark. These invaders were principally Jutes, Angles and Saxons. The Jutes colonised Kent, Isle of Wight and the part of Hampshire opposite the Isle of Wight. The Saxons colonised Essex (a shortened version of 'East Saxons'), Sussex , Middlesex and Wessex, which was largely ...

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