Life in the UK test practice question · History
Which statement about Britain around AD 600 is correct?
Answer options
- Anglo-Saxon kingdoms covered much of what is now England, but most of Wales and Scotland stayed outside them.Correct
- Anglo-Saxon kings ruled all of Britain, including Wales and Scotland.
Answer: Anglo-Saxon kingdoms covered much of what is now England, but most of Wales and Scotland stayed outside them.
The Anglo-Saxons settled most of England and part of south-east Scotland. Britons kept the west, and Welsh kingdoms such as Gwynedd went on.
Checked 8 November 2026