test 5 Flashcards
who were the earliest known inhabitants of the British isles
celts
ancient Celtic worship site and observatory
stonehenge
collective Germanic tribes was England named after
angle-saxons
first Archbishop of canterbury
augustine
first great king of england
alfred the great
capital city of England Alfred the Great occupied
london
the Danes took control over great Britain over his rule
Canute the dane
believed he had rightful claim to the throne; where in france
william from normandy
fought William of normandy; a saxon king
herold godwin
battle that William the conqueror won
battle of hastings
battle of hastings date
1066
count of people
census
book that William kept count of census in
domesday book
williams son
Henry I
line of kings Henry II started
plantagenet
Henry II developed what?
common law and trial by jury
also called lionhearted
Richard I
mother of Richard and John
Eleanor of Aquitane
england’s most hated king
john
John lost most of his land to whom
Phillip Augustus (of France)