Main social facts (disordered)

Industrial Revolution

Anglo-Saxon invasion

Magna Carta (the Great Charter)

Romans leave the country

The Lollard Movement (John Wycliffe)

Arrival of the Celtic people

Roman invasion

The Republic of England (Oliver Cromwell)

The First World War

Norman invasion

The first parliament is called (by Simon de Montfort)

United Kingdom

Settlers
First settlers (no celts) were lived
about 2300 before Christ.

CELTS

Social Structure

Celtic tribes
Arrived at Brittain in 5th. century (before
Christ), coming from Europe.
20-30 tribes, each one with a king
People worked on their familys farm
Druids were important in religious life
Women could be soldiers and leaders

Queen Boadicea fought VS Romans

Druids

Boadicea

Boudicca

First Invaders

ROMAN EMPIRE

Roman Invasion
Conquered in 43 AD
(d. C.)
The North of the
island was not
conquered.
In 122 A.D., Emperor
Hadrian built a wall
separating North and
South.

Hadrians Wall

117km long
5m height

Social Structure

Roman invasion
Roman army and politicians were in
control
People in cities adopted Roman culture
But country areas were less affected

After the Romans left

Many people left the cities
Culture had been influenced, but not
completely changed

Mapa del Imperio Romano

Second Invaders
(since 161 AD to 400 approximately)

ANGLOSAXONS

Social Structure

Anglo-Saxon
a complex class system
lower classes had to do some work on
the nobles farm
seven kingdoms, always fighting
finally they united under King Alfred to
defend against the Danes

Anglosaxons

Anglosaxons

Third Invaders
(Arrived from Scandinavian approximately
in 793)

VIKINGS

Vikings
People who usually do pillaging.
They comes from Scandinavia.
And dominated the UK about 200 years.
Arrived in 795 aproximately.
They were very good seafarers
(navigators) and brave warriors.
They inherited some of thier lenguage
and belifs.

Vikings

Vikings

Vikings

Fourth Invaders
(since 1066 to 1189)

NORMANDS

Social Structure

Norman invasion
The development of a feudal system:

Feudalism: nobles received land from their lord,

and had to fight in his army
Manorialism (seoro): villeins (serfs) received
land from a noble, and had to do work for him

Feudalism declined in the 14th century

Peasants (campesinos) had more freedom

they paid rent to the noble who owned the land

Another Wars
Crusades
Hundred Year War (1337-1453 UK/Fr)
War of the Roses (York(Lancaster, 1400
s)
Colonialism
Civil War
Revolution
WWI
W W II

A Legend
King Arthur

The sword in the stone.

The knights of the round

table.

The search for the Holy Grail

(cup).

Fought against the saxons.

A legendary British leader of the late 5th

and early 6th centuries.
Led the defence of Britain against
Saxon invaders in the early 6th century.
He pulled the sword from the stone.
Merlin wants the Holy Grial and Arthur
send his knigths to find it.

Holy Grial

Robin Hood (Legend)

The Story of Robin Hood

King Richard was away from England
for many years, fighting wars.
Prince John and the Sheriff of
Nottingham were cruel to the people.
Robin Hood lived in Sherwood Forest,
with his Merry Men.
He robbed from the rich, and gave to
the poor.

The Crusades

Several wars during the 12th and 13th

centuries. (between 1095-1291)

England fought in some crusades.

The Crusades
Wars against
muslims in
the Holy
Land
(Jerusalem).

2nd Crus.

Social Structure

Industrial Revolution
cloth-making became very profitable
(rentable)
nobles created large farms for sheep
(enclosure)
many peasants lost their land
these people moved into the cities
they became the working class

Industrial Revolution
loom& stream engine

Brittish Wealth

England had important deposits of

coal (fuel used at the
time).

Also, had iron, the raw

material from wich
made the machines, ships
and railways.

The Right to Vote

The first parliament of 1265: only men
who owned a lot of land could vote
First Reform Act 1832: about 7%
Second Reform Act 1866: about 15%
Third Reform Act 1884: most men
1918: women over 30
1928: women over 21

TEMAS PARA CLASE

1 PRIMEROS POBLADORES
2 TRADITIONS & HOLYDAYS
3 CIENCIA Y TECH.
4 DAILY LIFE
5 EDUCATIVE SYSTEMS
6MUSIC, MOVIES & TEATHRE