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History ofBritain Kristýna Hynková C4A
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Celts and Romans Drudism Roman legions led by Julius Caesar (55 B.C.) Picts, Scots Great walls with forts and towers Hadrian‘s Wall
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The Anglo-Saxons After the last legions left in 410 A.D. Angles, Saxons, Jutes Angleland, England, English Old legends
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Alfred vs the Danes About 835 A.D. Permanent settlements Alfred, King of Wessex Danelaw
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William the Conqueror 1066 army of 5 000 Norman English were defeated Feudalism, continental ways
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The Magna Charta 1215 John Lackland Consent of the Great Council Important step towards democracy
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The Hundred Years‘ War In the early 1300s 1339 1453 war came to an end
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The Wars of the Roses 1455 York, Lancaster White rose, red rose
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The Tudors 1485- War of the Roses ended Lancastrian side took over the English throne Henry VIII. Catherine of Aragon- Mary Anne Boleyn- Elizabeth Jane Seymour- King Edward VI.
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The Stuarts and the Civil War 1642 Oliver Cromwell A New Model Army 1649- Charles I. The Commonwealth 1660 England needed monarch again
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The Industrial Revolution Textile industry Flying shuttle 1733 Spinning jenny 1764 Steam engine 1769
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Imperialism A long reign of Queen Victoria Raw materials Great demand for tea, sugar, cocoa Africa, Latin America, Asia
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World war II Winston Churchil 1947 British colonies gained independency
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