Gymnázium Pavla Jozefa Šafárika
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Názov projektu: Kvalitou vzdelávania otvárame brány VŠ
HISTORY OF UK 3.
The Period of Feudalism
Vzdelávacia oblasť:
Jazyk a komunikácia
Predmet
Anglický jazyk
Ročník, triedy:
VIII.OA
Tematický celok:
Reálie anglicky hovoriacich krajín
Vypracoval:
Ing. Diana Matisová
Dátum:
5/2015
Obsah
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The Period of Feudalism (1066 – 15th century)
Quick Quiz
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The Period of Feudalism
1066 – 15th century
- The period of struggle for power between kings and
between powerful nobles, wars, bloodshed and suffering
+ The period of development of wool trade – prepared
the way for England´s rise – a world power
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The Period of Feudalism
How did it work?
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The Period of Feudalism
11th century
- after the death of Edward the Confessor 1066 – the Witan
(the council of wise men – like parliament) chose Edward´s
brother-in-law, Harold, as King
- William, Duke of Normandy
claimed – he had been
nominated by Edward (during
exile) and Harold promised to
support him
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The Period of Feudalism
- 1066 William, Duke of Normandy, invaded England
(12000 men) – defeated the Saxon king, Harold – at the
Battle of Hastings
- was proclaimed King of England – became known as
William the Conqueror
- 1066 it was the last time a foreign enemy entered Eglish
soil
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The Period of Feudalism
- The first fort he built – Tower
of London (its central tower)
- Normans brought feudalism and French language
parliament, government, country, nation, prince, carpenter
pig, cow, calf, sheep versus pork, beef, veal, mutton
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The Period of Feudalism
12th-13th century
1.THE MURDER OF THOMAS A BECKET
- the struggle between the King and the Church - the murder
of Thomas a Becket, Arcgbishop of Canterbury in Canterbury
Cathedral in 1170
- later he was canonized
proclaimed a saint
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The Period of Feudalism
2.MAGNA CARTA LIBERTATUM–THE GREAT CHARTES OF LIBERTIES
- Magna Carta – in 1215 King John („John Lackland“) – was
forced by his barons to sign the Magna Carta - limited the
absolute power of the king in favour of the barons
„No freeman shall be taken or imprisoned or dispossessed
or exiled or in any way destroyed...except by the lawful
judgement of his peers and the law of the land.“
-the cornerstone of democtratic
rights and civil liberties
3.THE 1ST HOUSE OF COMMONS
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The Period of Feudalism
14th–15th century
DECLINE OF FEUDALISM
1) The large-scale production of wool
– the development of international
trade
2) The Hundred Years´War with
France (1337-1453) – England was
defeated, loss all of the possessions
in France)
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3) The Black Death – epidemic of
plague in 1348 – population of
England from 4 – 2 million (1/3 of
popullation of Europe) – shortage of
labour
4) The Peasants´ Rising 1381 – gave
power amd common interests as a
class
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The Period of Feudalism
5) The Wars of the Roses (1455 -1485) –
- Struggle for the possesion of the Crown
between House of York and House of Lancaster – Richard III.
(king of House of York) – was killed in the Battle of Bosworth
Field in 1485
- The victor – Henry Tudor – Henry VII. – founded a new
monarchy
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QUICK QUIZ
CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER
Who was the victor in the Battle of Hastings?
a) Edward the Confessor
b) William the Conqueror
c) Harold
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QUICK QUIZ
CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER
What is joined by the King John Lackland?
a) the 1st House of
Commons
b) Magna Carta
Libertatum
c) The Wars of the Roses
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QUICK QUIZ
CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER
What was Black Death?
a) an epidemic plague
b) a war
c) a document
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QUICK QUIZ
CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER
Which rose represented the House of York?
a) red
b) white
c) yellow
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QUICK QUIZ
CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER
Who won the Battle of Bosworth? (The War of the Roses)
a) Richard III.
b) John Lackland
c) Henry VII. (Tudor)
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QUICK QUIZ
CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER
What did not cause the decline of feudalism?
a) The Wars of the Roses
b) The Black Death
c) The Battle of Hastings
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POUŽITÉ ZDROJE
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magna_Carta
• http://www.britannica.com/event/Wars-ofthe-Roses
• http://www.slideshare.net/lcvill7610/fall2014-anglo-saxon-notes
• VESELÝ, K.: The English speaking countries –
Reálie anglicky mluvícíh zemí. Praha: Státní
pedagogické nakladatelství 1985. 13-15 s.
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