A Basic Introduction to British History

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A Basic Introduction to British History British Literature 11 Miss Vent

Let’s start at the beginning… 800 to 600 B.C. Celts invade British Isles Farmers and hunters Clans Druids

And then… 55 B.C.: Romans invasion under Julius Caesar Lasts more than 300 years Roads and aquaducts 407 A.D. – Anglo-Saxon invasion Main concern: survival Thus begins our story…

Anglo-Saxon Rule 3rd Century A.D. - The Romans brought Christianity to Britain. The Celtic Christian Church thrived even after the Anglo-Saxon invasion. The conversion of the pagan Anglo-Saxons to Christianity can be traced in their literature. First monastery at Canterbury – St. Augustine (a Roman cleric, not the Doctor of the Church)

The Vikings… Vikings (Danes) arrive and conquer: 9th century A.D. Alfred the Great: peace between the Danes and the Saxons End of Anglo-Saxon Rule: 1066 – death of King Edward “The Confessor”

But here come the Normans… William of Normandy Suppressed the Anglo-Saxons Took the land and gov’t. control Gov’t. and business in French and Latin Feudal system