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Podpora rozvoje cizích jazyků pro Evropu 21. stol. INVESTICE DO ROZVOJE VZDĚLÁVÁNÍ Tento projekt je spolufinancován Evropským sociálním fondem a státním rozpočtem České republiky.
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THE UK HISTORY 1
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The Iberians inhabited the British Isles in about 3000 BC tribal organisation race of hunters knowledge of metalworking knowledge of agricultural techniques
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The Celts (900 BC – 55 BC) divided into tribes under a chief brave warriors – swords, spears, knives, chariots worshipped many gods and offered human sacrifices; their priests were called druids kept herds of cattle made pottery
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The Romans (55 BC – 450 AD) Celtic revolts: Boadicea, queen of Iceni; attacks from the north - Hadrian’s Wall, the Wall of Antonius Boadicea Latin (British language still existed) had influence on architecture and town planning (Bath) built networks of roads
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The Anglo-Saxons (450 AD – 1066 AD) Celtic revival was followed by attacks from Germany Angles, Saxons and Jutes settled on the east and south-east coasts and began to spread across the island Britons (Celts) were driven to the west the Anglo-Saxons divided England into seven kingdom s
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The Viking Invaders and the Danes (8 th – 11 th century) the Danes and the Norsemen (Vikings) attacked England Alfred the Great was partly successful in stopping the Danes “Danegeld” first imposed in 991 – a tax to pay the Danes to go away
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The Viking Invaders and the Danes (8 th – 11 th century) Danish King Canute ruled England from 1016 to 1035 the Danes and the English lived more or less in peace Canute’s sons weren’t able to rule and Edward the Confessor took power (son of previous Anglo-Saxon king)
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The Normans (1066 – 1154) William defeated Harold at the Battle of Hastings in 1066 and was crowned the King of England – Norman aristocracy, the French languageBattle Domesday Book (1086): a survey of all things in the kingdom
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Magna Carta Note: Richard I, the Lion-Heart – Holy War King John I, Lackland was forced to sign Magna Carta in 1215 Magna Carta: restricted the power of the ruler, rights of barons and ordinary people
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Hundred Years’ War (1338 – 1453) dynastic struggle between Edward III and Philip VI of France – claim to the French crown the English won the Battle of Crecy in 1346 (John of Luxemburg killed) and the Battle of Agincourt in 1415
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Hundred Years’ War (1338 – 1453) the French started to win when Joan of Arc got involved in the war; she got visions from God telling her to drive out the English in 1429 she forced the English to lift the siege to Orléans
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Hundred Years’ War (1338 – 1453) the Battle of Castillon in 1453 is considered the last battle of the Hundred Years' War the English practically lost their power in France (except Calais)
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The The Wars of the Roses (1455–1487) the House of York: red rose the House of Lancaster: white rose both noble houses wanted the crown
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The Wars of the Roses (1455 - 1487) the last battle of the war was the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485 Richard III (York) was killed and Henry Tudor (Lancaster) became King Henry VII Henry Tudor married Elizabeth of York and the two houses were joined
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The Tudors (1485 – 1603): Henry VIII Henry VIII established the Church of England in 1534 – wanted to divorce Catherine of Aragon (no son) Henry VIII had six wives, two of them were executed – Anne Boleyn and Catherine HowardHenry VIII Henry VIII had tree children – Mary I (Bloody Mary), Elizabeth I and Edward VI
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The Tudors (1485 – 1603): Elizabeth I Elizabeth I and Elizabethan Age: prosperity of England enforced the Protestant religion by law conflict with Roman Catholic Spain (Philip II): in 1588 the defeated
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INVESTICE DO ROZVOJE VZDĚLÁVÁNÍ Tento projekt je spolufinancován Evropským sociálním fondem a státním rozpočtem České republiky. Tato výuková prezentace byla pořízena z finančních prostředků hrazených Evropským sociálním fondem a rozpočtem České republiky.
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