british history ( origins – 1066 ce) british history ( origins – 1066 ce) fabio pesaresi
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British HistoryBritish History
( origins – 1066 CE)( origins – 1066 CE)
Fabio PesaresiFabio Pesaresi
Beaker cultureBeaker culture
►Arrived 2500 BCEArrived 2500 BCE
► introduced food and drinks vessels of introduced food and drinks vessels of clayclay
► built megalithic monuments built megalithic monuments (Stonehenge, Avebury)(Stonehenge, Avebury)
StonehengeStonehenge
CeltsCelts(around 700 BCE)(around 700 BCE)
► Iron instead of BronzeIron instead of Bronze
►Skilled craftsmen Skilled craftsmen
►DruidsDruids
Julius CaesarJulius Caesar(55 BCE)(55 BCE)
Roman occupationRoman occupation
►Claudius (41-54 CE)Claudius (41-54 CE)
►Hadrian (76-138 CE) builds the wall Hadrian (76-138 CE) builds the wall against raiders from the northagainst raiders from the north
Hadrian’s WallHadrian’s Wall
Roman BritainRoman Britain
►Roads & bathsRoads & baths
►Cities (London, Manchester, York, Bath)Cities (London, Manchester, York, Bath)
►Mining (silver)Mining (silver)
►Urban CultureUrban Culture
NONO
languagelanguage
NONO
ChristianityChristianity
ToponymsToponyms
CASTRACASTRA
-chester, -caster-chester, -caster
Manchester , Doncaster, ChesterManchester , Doncaster, Chester
Bath Bath (Aquae Sulis)(Aquae Sulis)
409409
The Romans leave BritainThe Romans leave Britain
no more military defense
no more administratio
n
no more stable economy
King ArthurKing Arthur
►FictionalFictional
►Represents the end of the Celtic worldRepresents the end of the Celtic world
Germanic TribesGermanic Tribes
► AnglesAngles
► SaxonsSaxons
► JutesJutes
The HeptarchyThe Heptarchy
Sutton HooSutton Hoo(discovered 1939(discovered 1939
ToponymsToponyms
► - ing (= folk) - ing (= folk) Reading Reading
► - ham (= farm) - ham (= farm) Birmingham Birmingham
► - ton (= settlement) - ton (= settlement) Southampton Southampton
ChristianizationChristianization
St. Augustine (597) St. Augustine (597)
first Primate of first Primate of CanterburyCanterbury
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Irish monksIrish monks
Celtic ChristianityCeltic Christianity
► based in monasteriesbased in monasteries
► Abbots instead of BishopsAbbots instead of Bishops
► more independent from more independent from
RomeRome
Book of KellsBook of Kells(800 ca.)(800 ca.)
Roman ChurchRoman Church
► established parishesestablished parishes
► built churches all over Englandbuilt churches all over England
Viking raidsViking raids
► 865 - “Great Army” 865 - “Great Army”
► by 875 only Wessex by 875 only Wessex is Anglo-Saxon. is Anglo-Saxon.
► 878 - the Vikings 878 - the Vikings attack Wessex and attack Wessex and king Alfred flees to king Alfred flees to the Somerset the Somerset marshes. marshes.
King Alfred the GreatKing Alfred the Great(871-899)(871-899)
► fought the Vikingsfought the Vikings
► built a fleetbuilt a fleet
► assembled Anglo-Saxon lawsassembled Anglo-Saxon laws
► promoted education and scholarshippromoted education and scholarship
► translated Latin works into Anglo-Saxontranslated Latin works into Anglo-Saxon
► encouraged the encouraged the Anglo-Saxon ChronicleAnglo-Saxon Chronicle (till (till 1154)1154)
►Ethelred (d. 1016) pays the Danish Ethelred (d. 1016) pays the Danish MoneyMoney(Danegeld)(Danegeld)
►Canute (1016-1035)Canute (1016-1035)elected king by the ‘witan’ (royal elected king by the ‘witan’ (royal council)council)
Edward the ConfessorEdward the Confessor(1042-1066)(1042-1066)
► saintly lifesaintly life
►Built Westminster AbbeyBuilt Westminster Abbey