Suurbritannia ajalugu ingl. k
RomanBritain (55BC 400AD)
Julius Caesar, named the country Albion
Hadrian's Wall, villas, roads, the town of Bath
The AngloSaxon, Danish and Norman invasions
Germanic tribes settled and stayed
Anglia
Christianity was brought, religion became important, churches were built
8th century = raids by the Vikings and the Danes
1016 1042 : Under Danish rule ( York was the capital )
1042 : local AngloSaxons regain their rule
1066 : Normans arrive ( the Norman conquest )
Medieval Britain (106615th c.)
the Battle of Hastings William the Conqueror
a new AngloNorman state
the feudal system introduced
the rule of the king and church strengthened
centralised country, military rule
Scotland, Wales and Ireland conquered
Norman castles built
spoke Norman French
1170 the murder of Archbischop Thomas a Becket in Canterbury Cathedral
( the religious centre of England & the Anglican church of the whole world )
late 12th century : Robin Hood