The History of England Part I

The History of EnglandThe History of EnglandPart IPart I

What Happened in Europe in 55 B.C.?What Happened in Europe in 55 B.C.?

• In 55 B.C. the Germans moved around the territory of Europe fighting against the Celts. The Celts fought bravely …

• In 54 B.C. the tribe of Germans made their way to the island of Great Britain. They liked the isle and some of them stayed there.

• In 367 – 450 A.D. the tribes of Jutes, Angles, Saxons invaded the South of Great Britain. The Celts tried to resist but were to retreat …

• King Arthur is considered to live on the British Isles in 6th century A.D. But no scientists can prove that he is not a legend but a real king. Arthur was the leader of the Brits who wanted to save Great Britain from the Jutes, Angles and Saxons.

• A hero or a fairy-tale character? The Chief Knight of the Round Table or just a myth? Nobody knows …

• Alfred the Great, the king of Wessex, conquered London and was named the first king of England. He was the first to make the English Chronicles.

The Last Saxon King of England –The Last Saxon King of England –King HaroldKing Harold

• The Norman Conquestof England took place in 1066… William the First, the King of Normandy, gained victory over the Brits in the battle of Hastings. The Normans’ era came. The French language became the state language of England. The English was spoken only by humble people.

• In the 12th Century Henry II started the English dynasty of Plantagenet. But he was not a “pure” Englishman –

his father was a French count.

•Richard the Lion-Hearted

(1189 – 1199), the character

of books by Walter Scott,

was the famous knight

and warrior …

• Edward III of Plantagenet ruled over England in 1312 – 1371. He was the father of “Black Prince”. The last years of his life he didn’t rule the country because of being mad.

•Edward called Black Prince

(1330 – 1376)

had never been

a ruling king

but he was a perfect warrior.

• The English king Richard II (1367 – 1400) was the son of Black Prince. He was the last of the Plantagenet dynasty and is reported to be imprisoned and murdered in the Tower on the order of his uncle.

•Richard V was the second

Representative of

the Lancaster dynasty.

He was known as a great warrior

and a bright man.

• 1455 – 1485 were the years when England suffered the Wars of the Roses. It was the war between the House of Lancaster and the House of York over who should be a king. The Duke of Lancaster won…

The Modern Reconstructionof the Wars of the Roses

• Richard VI (1421 – 1471) was the last king of the Lancaster dynasty.

•Henry VII belonged to the House of Lancaster but to stop the war he married Elizabeth of York and started the Tudor dynasty. The War of the Roses came to an end…

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• In 55 B.C. the Germans moved around the territory of Europe ____ against the Celts.

• The Celts of the British Isles were also called ______ .

• In 54 B.C. the ____ of Germans made their way to the island of Great Britain.

• In 367 – 450 A.D. the tribes of ______ invaded the South of Great Britain.

• King Arthur is considered to be the Chief Knight of the ______ .

• King Alfred the Great _____ London and was named the first English _____ .

• William the Conqueror ______ over the Brits in the battle of Hastings in 1066.

• Henry II started the English _____ of Plantagenet in the 12th century.

• The famous knight and warrior and the character of the books by Walter Scott is ______ .

• The English king Richard II is reported to have been ______ and ______ on the order of his uncle.

• Richard V, the second of the Lancasters, was known as a great ____ and a ____ man.

• The Wars of the Roses were the wars between the House of Lancaster and the House of York over ________ .

• Henry VII married Elizabeth of York ____ .

Homework (variants)Homework (variants)

1. Retell the summary.

2. Choose a period of the English history and make your own project.

3. Present your project.