HISTORY OF GB Britons Britons – original inhabitants Roman occupation 43 A.D. Roman occupation (Hadrian’s Wall) 5 th century ~ attacks from Germany (Angles, Saxons, Jutes) William the Conqueror 1066 ~ 1087William the Conqueror Richard the Lionheart 1189 ~ 1199 Richard the Lionheart 1199 ~ 1216 John Lackland Hundred Year’s War 1338~1453 Hundred Year’s War (French led by Joan from Arc won) The War of Roses 15 th century The War of Roses
Henry VIII. 1509 ~ 1547 Henry VIII. (Church of England) Elizabeth I. 1558 ~1603 Elizabeth I. (Protestant Religious) The English Civil War 1642 ~1651 The English Civil War Oliver CromwellLord Protector),(Commonwealth of England) 1649 ~ 1660 Oliver Cromwell (Lord Protector), republic (Commonwealth of England) Industrial Revolution 18 th century Industrial Revolution The Napoleonic War 1803 ~1815 The Napoleonic War (Napoleon was defeated by Admiral Nelson at Trafalgar) Queen Victoria 1837 ~ 1901 Queen Victoria WW II Britain had to recognize the independence of the majority of its colonies
POLITICAL SYSTEM The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Constitutional monarchy Monarch - the formal head (Her Majesty the Queen) Parliament - real head: House of Commons (elected) House of Lords (inherit the status) Two political parties – Conservative & Liberal God Save the Queen“ National Anthem – „God Save the Queen“
Victory The Seven Sisters Canterbury Cathedral Stonehenge Channel Tunnel