Brief outline

 junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/history.html junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/history.html  BEAR THEATRE PERFORMANCE - DVD  Britain before the Romans came: stone, bronze, iron ages, construction of Stonehenge, earthworks, Druids, the Celts. Roman Britain (55 BC AD) From Julius Caesar's first attempt at conquest to the final days of Roman administration in Britain: rebellions, advent of Christianity, barbarian invasions, withdrawal of Romans. Early British Kingdoms ( ) After the Roman influence ceased, the activities of the British people: westward movement, intrigues & alliances, power struggles, explosion of missionary activities, plague, Saxon invasions. Roman Britain Early British Kingdoms

Anglo Saxon EnglandAnglo Saxon England ( ) The coming of St. Augustine, triumph of Rome-oriented Christianity, Saxon control of island, rise of Mercia, Offa's Dyke. Anglo Saxon England ( ) Rise of Wessex, King Ine establishes his law, Venerable Bede, Viking invasions,the Danelaw. Anglo Saxon England Norman invasion Edward the Confessor, Westminster Abbey, Harold and William at Hastings. Medieval Britain ( ) Conquest, consolidation, feudal system, Magna Carta, codification of laws, individual rights, Welsh & Scottish wars, Black Plague, Hundred Years War, Peasant's Revolt, religious unrest, Wars of the Roses. Medieval Britain The Reformation & Restoration PeriodThe Reformation & Restoration Period ( ) Emergence of Britain into modern era: rise of Tudors, Dissolution of Monasteries, religious struggles, Henry VIII – Church of England Life and Reign of Queen Elizabeth I ( ) The life and dramatic reign of a woman who must be considered to be in the top rank of English monarchs. Elizabeth I., overseas discoveries, overthrow and restoration of monarchy. The Age of Empire ( ) Bill of Rights, limits on monarchy, political awakening, war with colonies, expansion of empire, industrial revolution, scientific development, literary & artistic golden age. Life and Reign of Queen Elizabeth I The Age of Empire

-The sinking of Titanic (1913) World War I -Irish Independence (1921) -Great depression in Britain (1932) after Wall street crash -World War II (Winston Churchil, the Battle of Britain) Elisabeth II -Margaret Thatcher -IRA (30 years of violence) -The London Bombings (20O5)

 Pages: – outline of British and American history  Questions: p. 42  Before the English (p 43) – paper for a student  Colourful kings and queens (p 50 – 52) – papers for 5 students – Henry V., Richard III., Henry VIII.,Elisabeth I., Victoria)  The Greates Empire (P.55-56) – a paer for 2 students  World War II (p. 60 – paper for 1 student)

 Učebnice Speak Up, The English Speaking World, Rachel J. Roberts, 2006 Modern Languages  Vytvořila Lada Leszkowová jako přípravu pro výuku historie GB, Gymnázium K.V. Raise, Hlinsko