1. Pictures of the British History

2. Emperor Claudius Invaded Britain in 43 A.D.
Roman invasion lead to construction of the Hadrian Wall
Celtic tribes pushed up to Scotland, Wales and Ireland – Celtic languages survive (Gaelic)

3. Anglo-Saxon Invasion (5th c.)
Anglo-Saxons occupied Britain after the Romans withdrawal
Christianity slowly replaces pagan religions
Viking attempts to invade
Beginning of Old English language
Seven kingdoms not united until 10th c. (Edgar – the first king of united England)
Edward the Confessor (Anglo-Saxon)
Danish overtake the British throne – king Harold

4. Norman Conquest Battle of Hastings 1066
William, Duke of Normandy becomes William I of England on 25 Dec 1066

5. Henry II (the Plantagenet)
Legal reform – Common Law introduced
Lordship over Ireland
Murder of Thomas Beckett (Archbishop of Canterburry), lately regretted by Henry

6. Magna Carta Libertatum
Magna Carta Libertatum ("Great Charter of Freedoms"), is an English charter originally issued in Magna Carta was the most significant early influence on the extensive historical process that led to the rule of constitutional law today, and is considered one of the most important legal documents in the history of democracy.
Magna Carta was originally written because of disagreements among Pope Innocent III, King John and the English barons about the rights of the King. Magna Carta required the king to renounce certain rights, respect certain legal procedures and accept that his will could be bound by the law.

7. Henry VIII of England Establishing Anglican Church Poet, writer
Six wives
Daughter Elizabeth I

8. Elizabeth I the Tudor
A great diplomat. Unmarried, she made other noblemen hope…
Defeated the Spanish
fleet
Britain becomes a real
world empire
Beginning of Irish
problems

9. The Stuarts
After Elizabeth´s death, James VI of Scotland becomes James I of England. The relations with Scotland reinforced but the king and his son (Charles I) had to face serious problems with the Parliament.

10. Republican Period Oliver Cromwell – Lord Protector
Republic known as Commonwealth of England ( )
Charles I executed
Tyrrany becomes
a regular practice

11. Queen Victoria Ruled 1837-1901 Britain becomes a colonial empire
Industrial Revolution
Prince Albert, (Albert Royal
Hall)

12. Elizabeth II
Edward VIII - abdication (due marriage to American actress)… his brother George becomes the King
After George VI dies, Elizabeth
becomes the Queen (1952)
Husband: Prince Phillip,
Duke of Edinburgh
Numerous family affairs
4 children: (Charles, Anne,
Edward, Andrew)