England Evolution

Evolving Kingdom and Yarnall Ancestoral Arrival

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White is England

Red is Wales - In 1284 it became part of the kingdom during the reign of Edward I.

Green is Ireland - In 1536 it became part of the kingdom during the reign of Henry VIII.

Blue is Scotland- In 1603 it became part of the kingdom during the reign of James I.

Early England experienced domination by various groups. Maps of England show the changes in the control of the land where the Yarnall origins are.

Northern Ireland had six counties: Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry,and Tyrone. It existed from 1922 until 1999.

Four structures of the English government prior to when the United Kingdom was formed in 1707.

Various houses ruled during the above periods.

Before 4th Century	During 6th Century	During 6th Century	End of 6th Century
Dobunnic Celtic tribe territory became part of the Roman Empire Province of Britannia Prima. Another tribal territory just to the north. was the Cornovi tribe. These Celtic tribes and Romans were pushed out by the Saxons in the 5th century.	Above is one of the Saxon Kingdoms named Hwicce. It encompassed the area where the early Yarnall families eventually lived. Maps to the right show which folks settled there in England during the 6th century.	This map shows the location of Saxons (in brown) in Germany, the location of Angles (in red) half in Germany, half in Denmark, and the location of Jutes (in yellow) in Denmark. Denmark was called Jutland at one time.	Location of Saxons (in brown) in England. Location of Angles (in red) in England. Location of Jutes (in yellow) in England. This is all before the Vikings invaded England in 793 AD. Can you find the Hwicce Kingdom on the above map?

During 7th Century	During 8th Century	During 10th Century
In 628 the Saxons lost their dominance of Mercia. It is clear from the subsequent history of the area that Penda (an Angle) defeated the Saxons.	The above map shows that the Mercia Kingdom replaced the Hwicce Kingdom. Both were Anglo-Saxon kingdoms at one time. Next came the Vikings who were comprised of people from Denmark and Scandinavia.	The above map shows territories after the Danish (aka Norse) invasion. Notice that Mercia is split into Danish and English sections by the 10th century. The references to Danish, Norse, and Vikings were synonyms.

Flags of some of the ruling classes in England in different areas.

We do not have any documentation to show if the Yarnall ancestors were in England during the Celtic tribal times. We do not know when the first Yarnall ancestors came to England. Did they come with the Romans, the Saxons, the Angles, the Vikings, or the Normans?

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