Tuesday, August 19, 2014

From Legend to History (449-1485)


The conquest of britain
  • Brythons and Gaels shared Great Britain until they were invaded by the Roman
  • after 300 years of rule Romand fell to european tribes
  • britain invaded by anglosaxons
The Coming of Christianity
  • Romans accepted Christianity
  • was kept in the area even as people changed, promoted peace and unified people
Danish Invasion
  • Danish viking invaded because they overpopulated their territory
  • Alfred the great ended conflict and was crowned
  • AngloSaxon period ended with death of King Edward
Norman conquest
  • William of Normandy claimed rights to throne after Edward's death
  • He eliminated central government and brought in feudal system
  reign of Plantagenets
  • King Henry II ended Norman rule 
  • Was a very able king
Magna carta
  • Richard I left England in a lot of debt
  • King John tried to tax people to eliminate debt
  • forced to sign magna carta that stopped taxation without baron consent
Lancasters, Yorks, Tudors
  • Lancaster replaced Plantagenets many Henrys IV, V, VI
  • York House went to war with Lancaster known as War of Roses
  • Tudor House ended the war and crowned Henry VII
decline of feudal System
  • black death killed many people and caused the fall of the feudal system
Literature
  • Beowolf
  • Medieval drama
  • Emerging national identity
  • Geoffrey Chaucer- The Canterbury Tales
  • Romances, Lyrics, and ballads- Morte d' Arthur and Robin Hood

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