England has always played the most powerful part
in the history of the British Isles.But the stories of Wa les,
Ireland and Sco tland are also important, because
the ir peop le still feel different from the AngloSaxon English.However, the
orhe r three countries, Wa les, Ireland and Scotland,
have a differen t history.Wales
By th e eight h century most of the Celts had been
driven int o the Welsh peninsula.Until recently few
historians looked at British history exce pt from an
English point of view.The experience of the Welsh, Irish
and Scots helps to explain the feeling they have
today.T hey were kept
out of England by Offa's Dyke , the huge earth wall
built in AD 779.