Chapter 15 The english Nation Flashcards
(45 cards)
conquered the celts about 50 years before the birth of Christ
Julius Caesar
the earliest knows inhabitants of the British isle
Celts
The Jutes, angles, and Saxons. pagans that worshiped many gods
Anglo Saxons
what was the greatest Saxon poem
beowolf
a missionary appointed by the pope. became the first Archbishop of Canterbury
Augustine
THE FIRST GREAT KING OF ENGLAND
Alfred the great
who ruled England, Denmark, and Norway as a great empire?
Canute the Dane
brought feudalism in England to full force, his victory at the battle of Hastings became known as the Norman conquest
William the conqueror
the battle in 1066 when William defeated Harold and his army?
Battle of Hastings
the modern day census
doomsday book
line of kings
Plantagenet
a descendant of William the conqueror, became king and began the Plantagenet. common law and trial by jury
Henry II
laws common to all English men
common laws
the English king known for his love of the crusades
Richard the lion hearted
the most hated king of English history
King John
the ancient rights and privileges of the people clearly defined
Magna Carta
restrains rulers from violating their freedoms
Constitutional government
called what is remembered as the first meeting of parliament
Simon de Montfort
Began model parliament in 1294, this established a representative government in England
Edward I
the peasant girl who claimed to hear “heavenly voices”
Joan of ark
house of Yorks vs the house of lancasters
lancasters won
War of Roses
1485-1603
who was the first Tudor ruler?
Henry VII
who was the first Tudor king of England
Henry VII
the absolute, unlimited rule of the Tudor monarchs
Tudor absolutism