A.D.43, The Emperor Claudius, or more properly “Tiberius Claudius, Caesar Augustus, Tribune, Imperator, Pontifex Maximus, Pater Patriae”, ordered his Legions to invade Britain. They gradually fought their way through the country, building roads and forts, eventually pacifying most of the country, but never the north of, what was to become Scotland.

They suffered setbacks, the most famous of which occurred in A.D.60 when, Queen Boudicca ruled the Iceni tribe of East Anglia. The Romans plundered the land and took the Britons as slaves provoking the Iceni and other tribes to rebel against the Romans.
Boudicca and her allies captured the Roman settlement of Camulodunum (Colchester). This victory was followed by Londinium (London) and Verulamium (St. Albans) which were sacked and burned as their defenders fled. However, the Roman Governor of Briton, Suetonius, assembled a huge legion whose more highly trained men slaughtered the Britons with few of their own dying in comparison.
And so the Eastern Region was again pacified.

There then followed over three centuries of rule by Rome.

In Norfolk, they built roads, towns and settlements. Apparently, there was a Roman settlement at the edge of Bale, bordering the parish of Sharrington and evidence of a possible settlement in Brinton.

A.D.367 The Roman Army had always employed Auxilliary Troops to bolster its fighting strength and in Britain, many of these troops were from the Germanic Tribes across the North Sea. As the Empire declined through civil wars and invasions, raiding parties from the North European coast started to trouble the eastern and southern coasts of Britain and a series of defences were erected on the coasts of Britain, which became known as “The Forts of the Saxon Shore”. The fort at Burgh Castle near Great Yarmouth is in a well preserved state.

A.D.313 The Roman Emperor Constantinus (Constantine The Great) by the Edict of Milan declared Christianity to be the official religion of the Empire, putting an end to the persecution of Christians.

A.D.410 The Roman Emperor Honorius withdrew the last of the Legions from Britain, leaving them without a Standing army and opening up the country to the worshippers of WODEN.

By Peter Chapman 2000

Reference : 

“An Historical Atlas of Norfolk” Published by the Norfolk Museums Service. 2^nd edition.