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HISTORICAL AND SOCIAL BACKGROUND (Henry II 1154-1189 (On Stephen's…
HISTORICAL AND SOCIAL BACKGROUND
Celtic Britain 1000 BCE
The Celts spread across Europe, which was dominated by the Gauls, the Britons and the Gaels. They spoke a vaguely common language which is much older than English. The religion was Druidism and its most important divinity was the sun god.
The Peasants' Revolt 1381
A Peasants' Revolt demanding freedom and wages was checked in 1381
The War of the Roses 1455-1485
After the foreign wars, England was torn by the quarrelling over the crown between two branches of the Plantagenet royal family, the house of York and the house of Lancaster. This 30-year dynastic struggle was know as the war of the roses, because the white rose was the symbol of the house of York and the red rose the symbol of the house of Lancaster. The conflict came to an end with the battle of Bosworth Field in 1485, where Henry Tudor of Lancaster defeated the last of the York kings, Richard III. Henry VII became the first Tudor king and united the two families trough marriage. The new Tudor dynasty brought a period of strength and growth to England and marked the end of the medieval period
The Roman invasion 43 CE
The Roman conquered the island under Emperor Claudius. The Romans built a wall to defend the province of 'Britannia' under Emperor Hadrian.
The last invasion
The battle of Hasting
1066
'William the Conquered', Duke of Normandy on 14th October 1066 defeated the Anglo-Saxon at the battle of Hastings. The Anglo-Saxon reign came to an end
Henry II 1154-1189
On Stephen's death in 1154 the throne passed to Nenry Plantagenet
Henry is held respondible for Becket's murder in Canterbury Cathedral on 29th December 1170
Alfred the Great 871-900
King Alfred united the Anglo-Saxon people against the Danes.Anglo-Saxon England continued to flourish with his son Edward the Elder, who reconquered the Danelaw
Edwars the Elder 900-924
The Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy 660-800
Over the centuries the germanic invaders fought to conquer territories until Anglo-Saxon England was divided into seven kingdoms
The Hundred Years' War 1337-1453
The Hundred Years' War with France began in 1337, seeking to regain lost territories in France. Under Edward III, the English won important victories. Under the reign of Henry VI fortunes changed.
King John signs the Magna Carta 1215
The barons rebelled against their king. In 1215 they forced the king to sign the Magna Carta at runnymede near London
The Black Death 1348
The Black Death reached England in 1348. This was the worst plague the nation had ever suffered
Vikings raids 793
In 793 Vikings raiders attacked the monastery of Lindisfarne.
End of the Roman occupation and begginning of Anglo-Saxon England 410
New invader were Germanic tribes of Angeles, Saxons and Jutes, who spoke dialects of a language we now call 'Old English'
King John 1199-1216
William the Conqueror 1066-1087
William was crowned king in Westminster Abbey. The Normans introduced the feudal system. Latin and Norman French wew the languages of church and government.