Ch 13 Wh Flashcards
earliest known inhabitants of the british isles
Celts
political/religious leaders of the celts
druids
ancient celtic worship site and observatory
stonehenge
invaded england in the 500’s
angles,saxons,and jutes
the story of who was set in this time
king arthur
england comes from what name
england
collective name for germanic tribes that invaded england
angle-saxon
wandering poets
scops
greatest saxon poem about anglo-saxon culture
beowulf
sent by pope gregory I to convert the anglo-saxons, aka the 1st Archbishop of Canterbury
augustine
what year did england accept catholicism
664
concept of bc/ad divisions in history
the venereal bede
invaded england in the 800’s and conquered every section but wessex
Danes
king of wessex who defeated the danes and confined them to danelaw, 1st great king of england
alfred the great
the danes took back control under his rule by 1000
Canute the Dane
saxon king of england who died without an heir, causing a war
edward the confessor
two people that claimed the throne of england
william from normandy and harold godwin
in what battle did william the conquer defeated and killed harold godwin
battle of hastings
a count of a nations people
census
first census book of england
doomsday book
ends heavy taxation of nobles and the church
Charter of Liberties
capital of england
london
administrators of finances and judges of revenue matters
exchequer
grandson of Henry I who started the Plantagenet Line of kings
Henry II
laws common to all englishmen
common law
the mom of richard I that ran the kingdom while he was at war
Elanor of Aquitaine
lost much of england’s land to King Phillip Augustus of France
John
what year was the magna carta signed
1215
what valley was the magna carta signed in
Runnymede
what document put the king under the law
magna carta
the right of a person to have their “day in court”
habeas corpus
a written plan which sets up a form of govt. and establishes its basc governing principles
constitution
nobles rebelled against him and organized a group called parliament
Henry III
strong king who conquered whales and portions of scotland expensive wars forced him to cooperate with model parliament
Edward I
lost control over scotland in battle of bannockburn
Edward II
prince of whales
Llewellyn
national hero of scotland
sir william wallace
became king after his father was forced to abdicate the throne to his son; the House of Lords and House of commons developed during his rule
Edward III
peasant girl who led french forces into battle
Joan of Arc
rebelled against richard because of the hundred years war; 1st king of the Lancaster line
Henry IV
