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Welcome Connections Spanish Gold The King of France Stamps and Tea Criminals Trees Ancient Britain:A Series of Invasions Ancient Britain was originally settled by a neo-lithic group called the Beaker People sometime before 2975 BCE. These are the people who built Stonehenge. Then Britain was invaded by the Celts—Britons. These were the people there when the Romans invaded. After the Romans left, Britain was invaded by Germanic peoples who had never been Romanized—The Angles, Saxons and Jutes. 1066-The Norman Conquest under William the Conqueror. Medieval England England is a Catholic country (This is true for all of Europe) Government and economy is feudalism with a monarch and a number of “Great Barons” There is a series of dynastic struggles. The last one, The War of Roses, brings the Tudors to power. Two Stories and a legal document. King Arthur King Arthur. A story every English-speaker knows. Legend about unifying England. Knights of the Round Table Quest for the Holy Grail Fall and return. Robin Hood: the other story everyone knows. There are two real historical figures involved: King Richard the Lionhearted and Prince John Sets up defiance against oppression as cultural value May be clue to parts of English character. The Magna Carta The Magna Carta– The first was signed 1215. This stated that English freemen had certain rights including habeas corpus. It also limited the power of the king and started the idea that no one is above the law. It also provided for a Great Council which would rule England along with the king. This is the foundation of the British Parliament. Henry VIII (1491-1547) He represents the break for England from the Middle Ages Monarch from 1509. He is an early Renaissance figure who set the stage for modern England and created the conflicts that would plague England until 1688. He brought the Reformation to England Married six times His marriages also reflects the politics and problems of England. Henry’s Wives and Children 1. Catherin