London History
succeed, disaster, erect, achievement.
III occupation, influential, execution, restoration.
IV ecclesiastical.
2. In ex. 3 at page 20 you had to find some information about those famous
people.
Alfred the Great (reigned 871-899) Saxon king, a learned man, chose London
to be the capital of the country.
Edward the Confessor (1042-1066) a weak English king, more interested in
ecclesiastical matters, founded Westminster Abbey, wanted to unificate Britain.
William the Conqueror (1066-1087) Duke of Normandy, became William I
in 1066, built the White Tower, separated the secular from ecclesiastic courts.
Henry VIII (1509-1547) encouraged learning, allowed the Bible to be printed
in English; had 6 wives, broke away from the Roman Catholic church and
founded the Anglican church. Made the crown the spiritual head of the nation.
Elizabeth I (1558-1603) daughter of Henry VIII, a very strong woman,
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