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 1215 the Magna Carta ( personal and political liberty, signed by the king & the barons ) The first legal document! 1337 : the Hundred Year's War 1348 the Black Death 14551485 : the Wars of the Roses for the throne of England, fought by two parts of the Royal family: House of Lancaster(red rose) and the House of York(white rose)
St Andrew Patron saint od Scotland as well as Creece russia Was one of the 12 apostles Travelled to Greece to preach christianity where he was crucified on an x-shaped cross- saltire, crux decusata St Andrews cross on Scotland flag Some remains in teh town St Andrews, a place of pilgrimage St david Patron saint of Wales Missioanry, ealry saint who travelled to Wales, sout-west England and Brittany Became archbischop of Wales He was preaching to crowd and the ground rise up. To a hill David founded monastery where St David stands today The Synod of Whitby 664 664 Oswy, king of Northumbria, called a meeting at Whitby- The Synod Of Whitby Which church practises should have precedence in his kingdom- celtic or roman? How to calculate day of easter? It was decided to follow Rome Irish clergy left Northumbria and returned to Ireland