Brief outline
Romans
43
Saxons
Vikings
Norman Tudors Victorian
WW ll
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450
793
1066
1485
1837
1939
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BEAR THEATRE PERFORMANCE - DVD
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Britain before the Romans came: stone, bronze, iron
ages, construction of Stonehenge, earthworks, Druids, the
Celts.
Roman Britain (55 BC - 410 AD)
From Julius Caesar's . Emperor Hadrian – Hadrians Wall:
rebellions, advent of Christianity, barbarian invasions,
withdrawal of Romans.
Anglo Saxon England (597 - 687)
Germanic tribes. Destroying Roman civilization.
The coming of St. Augustine, triumph of Rome-oriented Christianity, Saxon
control of island, rise of Mercia, Offa's Dyke.
Anglo Saxon England (688 - 801)
Rise of Wessex, King Ine establishes his law, Venerable Bede, Viking
invasions,the Danelaw.
Norman invasion
Edward the Confessor, Westminster Abbey, Harold and William Conqueror
at Hastings (1066). Norman infulence on English language.
Medieval Britain (1066 - 1487)
Conquest, consolidation, feudal system, Magna Carta, codification of laws,
individual rights, Welsh & Scottish wars, Black Plague, Hundred Years War,
Peasant's Revolt, religious unrest, Wars of the Roses.
The Reformation & Restoration Period (1486 - 1689)
Emergence of Britain into modern era: rise of Tudors, Dissolution of
Monasteries, religious struggles, Henry VIII – Church of England
Life and Reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1533 - 1603)
The life and dramatic reign of a woman who must be considered to be in the
top rank of English monarchs. Elizabeth I., overseas discoveries, overthrow
and restoration of monarchy. Golden era – William Shakespeare.
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The Age of Empire (1689 - 1901)
After overseas discoveries (Sir Francis Drake, Wlater Raleigh) wars
with colonies, expansion of empire. „Sun never sets over the
British empire“.
Oliver Cromwell – Civil War - 1642
Lord Protector – Britain proclaimed a republic, king Charles I –
beheaded, cruel conquest of Ireland and Scotland
After his death – 1660 restoration of monarchy – limited power of
monarchy - Charles II – Glorious revolution – cultural awakening.
Queen Victoria
industrial revolution, scientific development, literary & artistic
golden age, electricity, flourishing British empire
-The sinking of Titanic (1913)
World War I
-Irish Independence (1921)
-Great depression in Britain (1932) after Wall
street crash
-World War II (Winston Churchil, the Battle of
Britain)
-Elisabeth II
-Margaret Thatcher
-IRA (30 years of violence)
-The London Bombings (20O5)
 Pages:
36-41 – outline of British and American
history
 Questions: p. 42
 Before the English (p 43) – paper for a
student
 Colourful kings and queens (p 50 – 52) –
papers for 5 students – Henry V., Richard III.,
Henry VIII.,Elisabeth I., Victoria)
 The Greates Empire (P.55-56) – a paer for 2
students
 World War II (p. 60 – paper for 1 student)
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Učebnice Speak Up, The English Speaking World, Rachel J. Roberts, 2006
Modern Languages
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Vytvořila Lada Leszkowová jako přípravu pro výuku historie GB,
Gymnázium K.V. Raise, Hlinsko