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| c. 100 |
| | | The Celtic chieftains of Britain adapt willingly to Roman customs and comforts | |
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| c. 380 |
| | | Roman legions begin to be withdrawn from Britain, leaving the Celtic population increasingly vulnerable | |
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| c. 450 |
| | | Angles, Saxons and other Germanic groups invade southern England and steadily push the Celts westwards | |
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| c. 450 |
| | | St Patrick creates a strong tradition of Celtic Christianity in Ireland, from his base in Armagh | |
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| c. 530 |
| | | St Finnian founds the first of Ireland's great Celtic monasteries, at Clonard | |
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| c. 550 |
| | | If there is any historical basis for the legendary King Arthur, it is as a Celtic chieftain resisting the Anglo-Saxons in the sixth century | |
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| 563 |
| | | St Columba establishes a monastery on the island of Iona, from which Celtic Christianity is carried to Scotland and northern England | |
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| c. 610 |
| | | St Columban founds a monastery at Bobbio, the furthest outpost of Celtic Christianity | |
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| c. 650 |
| | | The Book of Durrow, one of the earliest of the great Celtic manuscripts, is written and illuminated in Ireland | |
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| 664 |
| | | The king of Northumbria summons a synod at Whitby to hear the arguments of Roman and Celtic Christians, then opts for Rome | |
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