Kokkuvõte Inglismaa ajaloost
Alfred the Great
o King of Wessex in the 9th c
o An able warrior and a dedicated scholar
o Only english monarch who has the title "great"
o Burned cakes
William the Conqueror
o The norman leader, Duke William of Normandy, known as William the Conqueror
o Defeated the english in the battle of Hastings in 1066(14 oct)
o Was crowned king of England
Oliver Cromwell
o Leader of the parliamentary party in the Civil War
o After the victory of the parilamentary forces became `Lord Protector'
o Military government, puritan ethics(all amusement was banned)
Admiral Nelson
o Commander of the British fleet
o Defeated Napoleon's French fleet in the Battle of trafalgar
o Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square in London commemorates the national hero who died during the battle
Winston Churchill
o politcian and statesman known for his leadership of the United Kingdom during the Second World War
o PM 2 times
Sir Francis Drake