1. History of Great Britan I. Martina Ondrová, 4A

2. A brief history
The first mention of England comes from the 6th century B.C. from naval handbook
Roman Britain – invasion by Julius Caesar and Claudius – until 410
The Anglo-Saxon invasion – Jutes, Saxons, Angles – until 7th century (Germanic tribes)
Heptarchy – distribution of influence between 7 kingdoms - Northumbria, Mercia, Kent, East Anglia, Essex, Sussex and Wessex

3. Hadrian's Wall
The border of Roman influence in England. It was built in 138 by Emperor Hadrian. It corresponds with nowadays Scottish bordes.

5. Viking challenge – first attack – 793 Lindisfarne, their settlements – basics for creation of Scotland (Alfred The Great)
Norman conquest – Battle of Hastings, 1066 – William the Conqueror was crowned
Plantagenet – 1215 – Magna Carta (limited the power of the monarch)
The Wars of the Roses – Yorks (white) vs. Lancasters (red)

6. The wars of roses
A cause of conflict – followers of Lancasters remove the king Richard II. A consequence was an onset of the Tudor dynasty.

7. Tudor england 1485-1603 rough, absolutistic governance
6 kings and queens – Henry VII., Henry VIII., Eduard IV., lady Jane Grey, Mary I. – Bloody Mary and Elizabethan era

8. Henry viii. 6 wives, 2 of them executed
Married to Catherine of Aragon – only child Mary
Anne Boleyn - second marriage (Elizabeth)
Jane Seymour – boy Edward
Anne of Cleves – seemed unattractive
Catherine Howard – executed for adultery
Catherine Parr – old widow

11. Henry viii. Dispute with the Pope The Church of England
Musician, composer, poet, atlet, rowing, dice play..
executions
Several mistresses