1. Rise of Nation-States 1450-1500 http://ap_history_online.tripod.com/apeh5.htm 2. Background Feudal system had grown out of the tribal system of the…

Slide 1 Slide 2  Wales is the part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Wales is situated near the Irish Sea in the south-west part of Great Britain.…

Slide 1  Absolutism: unlimited power on an individual or group  Divine Right: idea that monarchs received their power directly from God and are only responsible to…

Slide 1HENRY VIII Slide 2 (1491–1547). England had eight kings named Henry, all in the first 500 years after the Norman Conquest in 1066. The last of them, Henry VIII,…

Slide 1 Part V The 17th Century The Period of Revolution and Restoration Slide 2 Historical Background It was a period when absolute monarchy impeded the further development…

Slide 1 THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NOTHERN IRELAND, THE USA NODIRA SABIROVA GULMIRA ATAKHANOVA Slide 2 PREFACE This text book is intended for the students of…

Slide 1 Restoration England (1660-1800) “The Enlightenment” “The Augustan Age” “The Neoclassical Period” “The Age of Reason” Slide 2 Brought out of Civil…

British Culture Review: Stone Age â Normans Review by Ruth Anderson * Review 1) How did the first people get to Britain? They came across a land bridge from Europe where…

The South of England In 55 BC, Julius Ceasarâs Roman army invaded England and landed in Kent and marched north-west until it reached the river Thames. Londonium- the settlement…

John Donne Subject: English literature Francis Bacon Objectives: help the student to know about John Donne, the person, his works, his imagery and style and the discussion…