British Isles Flashcards
Great Britain?
England - > conquered by French
Wales - > conquered by English nobles 13th
Scotland
How do you call people from GB?
British
If from England or Wales - > English
Scotland before 1707?
Own kingdom with 2 regions, different pø in each
Lowlands - > Closer to England pø
Highlands - > Speak Gaelic
Scotland before 1707?
Own kingdom with 2 regions, different pø in each
Lowlands - > Closer to England pø
Highlands - > Speak Gaelic
Same king as England
Ireland before 1801?
Not part of GB
Catholic
Invaded by protestants from England progressively
First British colony
Ireland after 1801?
Act of Union - > Lose independence from GB
Become first British colony
What happens in Ireland in 1809?
GB dissolve their parlement
What do we think is British but is from abroad?
Thanks to trade routes
-> import from their colonies
(tea, porcelain, etc…)
1534?
Act of Supremacy
-> Establishes Henry 8th as sole rulor of the Church of England
Rupture with pope and Rome
1801?
Act of Union with Ireland