UK HISTORY DETAILED Flashcards
PREHISTORY
2000 years ago - Iron Age Celtic Culture
Remains of momumental architecture in Wiltshire in south-western England
Sillsbury Hull - burial mound
Stonehenge
Roman Period
43-410
Romans covered most of present day England and Wales
NEVER went to ireland
Left almost nothing behind besides place names like Chester, Lancaster, Gloucester
Hadrian’s Wall - built across northern border of britannia in order to protect it from scots and picts
Germanic Invasion
410-1066
Angles and Saxons had the south-east of the country under control
Couldn’t get to west at first because of Celtic Britons under King Arthur
By the 6th century their way of life was everywhere
They were PAGAN
6th - 7th century christianity spread thrughout Britain with the help of ST AUGUSTINE
Vikings,Danes settled in 9th century on islands around scotland, couldn’t get to england they were stopped by KING ALFRED of SAXON
By the end of 10th century England was united kingom with germanic culture EDGAR GRANDSON OF ALFRED BECOMES KING
Medieval Period
1066-1458
Norman Invasion
there was no area of norman settlment, small-scale
start of class system
1066 - battle of hastings
1086 - King William’s officials complete THE DOMESDAY BOOK, record of people’s possesions
1328 - Scotland recognized as independent kingdom
The 16th century
WAR OF ROSES
House of LANCASTER - RED ROSE
HOUSE OF YORK - WHITE ROSE
Henry Tudor (Lancastrian) defeated and killed Richard III (Yorkist)
Tudor Dynasty 1485-1603
HENRY VIII decided to become a new head of church of england
Protestanism became the religion of majority
1534 act of supremacy henry viii
1538 english bible
The 17th century
James I became first english king of STUART DYNASTY, already king of scotland so two countries were united
CIVIL WAR - 1642-1649
between royalist and parliament, victory for parlament, James’ son Charles I was executed
Oliver Cromwell “Lord Protector”
Executed king’s son asked to return to throne King Charles II
Glorious revolution 1688
Prince William Orange accepted to be the rulers
Bill of rights - limited monarchs power
18th century
Act of union 1707 - UK of great britain formed
2 party system in britain - whigs, tories
Celtic way of life destroyed
Industrial revolution
1783 - loss of north american colonies
1800 - ireland and uk together
1808- napoleon defeated by brits
19th century
Ireland included in the empire
potato famine
human rights
democratization
irish famine
20th century
1914 - britain declares war on germany
1918 - women right to vote
1920 - partition of ireland
1939 - GB war on germany
1949 - ireland becomes republic
