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1425360022_60379.ppt british history british history www.arxiv.uz www.arxiv.uz late british history after the normans, british history can be divided into “dynasties” anglo-normans (1066 – 1215) middle ages (1216 – 1347) late medieval (1348 – 1484) tudors (1485 – 1602) stuarts (1603 – 1713) georgians (1714 – 1836) victorians (1837 – 1900) who were the normans? the normans were originally vikings (“north men”) from scandinavia they settled in a part of france called normandy the normans were the last people to successfully invade england the norman conquest (1066) in 1066 the anglo-saxon king of england died without an heir two people claimed the kingdom: harold, the earl of wessex william, the duke of normandy harold had himself crowned king but his position was not secure. by august 1066 william had assembled a force of about 5,000 knights for invasion william defeated harold at the battle of hastings (oct 14 1066). this resulted …

ments, it was replaced by latin, then by norman-french. written english slowly reappeared in the 13th century. knights & feudalism feudalism originated in france, and was brought to england by the normans the obligations and relations between lord, vassal and fief form the basis of feudalism lords (land owners), vassals (knights) fiefs (land). in exchange for use of the fief, the vassal would provide military service to the lord. knights were supported by peasants who worked to produce food and ideologically supported by the church. the domesday book (1086) the domesday book was the result of a great survey by william i he sent officials to 13,418 places to find out who lived there and what they owned. the purpose of the survey was for tax collection, or possibly as a way of resolving disputed titles and lands. domesday was the most complete record of any country at that time …

rd iii reigned for fifty years, presiding over a mixed period of success for england in france. parliament continued to develop and english rather than french became the language of daily use. a new dynasty - the stewarts - was established scotland. they would eventually rule england the black death (1348) in 1348, the bubonic plague arrived in britain through the southern coast ports. known as the black death, the disease was spread by fleas living in the fur of rats. the plague reached london by september 1348 and scotland, wales and ireland in the winter of 1349. between 10-30% of the population died the plague returned periodically until the seventeenth century. the first few outbreaks severely reduced the fertility and density of the population. labour became scarcer poorer land was simply abandoned, and many villages were never re-occupied. tudors (1485 – 1602) known as the “early modern” period of …

rned to plymouth in his ship, renamed as the golden hind. the following april, drake was knighted by elizabeth i on board ship. the stuarts (1603 – 1713) king charles i was unable to work with parliament so he attempted to rule without it. this lead to a civil war, and the execution of charles i. england became a republic (no kings or queens) for a short time until the restoration of the monarchy 1660. shortly afterwards, a devastating plague swept through the country followed by the great fire of london 1666. compromise between the crown and parliament finally achieved a balanced government and the two kingdoms of england and scotland were joined in the 1707 act of union. the gunpowder plot (1605) on 5 november 1605, a plot was discovered to blow up parliament with gunpowder stored in the cellar. guy fawkes was one of the conspirators. he was …

ade a supply of labour readily available (urbanisation). local supplies of coal, iron, lead, copper, tin, limestone and water power, resulted in excellent conditions for the development and expansion of industry. the stable political situation in great britain from around 1688 the first steam engine (1712) one the most significant inventions of the industrial revolution was the steam engine. this was originally invented for draining mines, but was rapidly put to use in factories and later on the railways. the first successful engine was built in 1712 by thomas newcomen and developed over the next ninety years by james watt and richard trevithick the georgians (1714 – 1836) with these changes came increased population and increased wealth (for some). politically, the georgian period was a period of confrontation. britain became involved in conflicts with india, her american colonies and continental europe. because of its financial, naval and military strength, the …

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1425360022_60379.ppt british history british history www.arxiv.uz www.arxiv.uz late british history after the normans, british history can be divided into “dynasties” anglo-normans (1066 – 1215) middle ages (1216 – 1347) late medieval (1348 – 1484) tudors (1485 – 1602) stuarts (1603 – 1713) georgians (1714 – 1836) victorians (1837 – 1900) who were the normans? the normans were originally vikings (“north men”) from scandinavia they settled in a part of france called normandy the normans were the last people to successfully invade england the norman conquest (1066) in 1066 the anglo-saxon king of england died without an heir two people claimed the kingdom: harold, the earl of wessex william, the duke of normandy harold had himself crowned king but his position …

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