The
Isle of Man became separated from Britain and Ireland by about 8000 BC. It appears that colonisation took place by sea sometime before
6500 BC. The
island has been visited by various
raiders and
trading peoples over the years. After being settled by people from Ireland in the first millennium, the Isle of Man was converted to Christianity and then suffered raids by
Vikings from
Norway. After becoming subject to
suzerainty to Norway as part of the
Kingdom of Mann and the Isles, the Isle of Man later became a possession of the Scottish and then English crowns.