5.Norman Conquest (1066) and the establishment of feudalism.
• William the conqueror from France led the troop to invade the Britain,and became the king of England. • • • • The nation was united and William I • established the feudal system from the • practice in Normandy. •
The History of the United Kingdom
1.Early Settlers
•The history of the United Kingdom can be traced back to 3,500 years ago,proved by the relic of Stonehenge. •The Celts from Europe came to Britain about 700BC
the great events England united with Wales in 1535
the Renaissance under Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Elizabeth I
• Under Queen Elizabeth I,England was in the Golden Age
•The most famous figure in the battle between the Celts and the Saxons : King Arthur.
4.The invasion of Vikings (the late 8th century-9th centuty)
•the Vikings from Denmark and Norway began to invade many small kingdom. •In the 9th centuty,the nation defeated the Vikings and win the freedom under the leadership of Alfred the Great.
Serfs (the common people)
6.the Great Charter (1215)
•the Cause: the problem between the king and the lords •the Result: King John was forced to sign the Great Charter •the impact:limit the king's power, give some right to the council which led the way to the development of Parliament,and the merchants and the craftsmen appeared for the first time as a new political.(P98,Para 4,line2-3)
2.Roman Conquest ( 55BC-AD410)
•The first recorded history of Britain began in the year 55BC when the Roman troops led by Julius Caesar invaded this nation. •The second Roman invasion happened in AD 43,as a result,Britain became a Roman Province. •The Romans brought Christianity,built many important cities but had no influence on the culture.
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the feudal system
king( the highest owner of national land)
(attend the council ) (land)
the Norman lords and the Church
(land)
the 5,000 knights
(woumulation
•the end of the House of Tudor
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7.Rising bourgeoisie(House of Tudor 1485-1603)
•Henry VII founded the House of Tudor after wining the Wars of Roses
•This new House were marked the decline of feudalism and the rapid growth of capitalism.(P99,Para 2,line 3) the religious form in England,under Henry VIII
3. Anglo-Saxon England (5th century-9th century)
•In the 5th century,the Angles and Saxons from northern Germany settled in England and established many small nations. •The native Britons ,the Celts,were defeated and fled into the mountains of Wales,Scotland and Ireland.