Aulus Plautius governed Britain from 43-47 AD, consolidating the initial conquest. This involved not just fighting but diplomacy — creating a network of client kingdoms. Togidubnus (Cogidubnus) of the Atrebates became a loyal client king whose magnificent palace at Fishbourne shows the rewards of cooperation. The Trinovantes, Cantii, and Catuvellauni were incorporated; the Atrebates, Iceni, and Brigantes left as client kingdoms. This first phase shaped Roman Britain's political geography for decades.
Aubrey generates in-depth historical research for any location in Britain — drawing on Domesday records, scheduled monuments, Victorian OS maps, geological data and archaeological archives to tell the full story of a place.
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