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HISTORY OF GB

HISTORY OF GB. Britons – original inhabitants 43 A.D. Roman occupation (Hadrian ’s Wall) 5 th century ~ attacks from Germany (Angles, Saxons, Jutes) 1066 ~ 1087 William the Conqueror 1189 ~ 1199 Richard the Lionheart 1199 ~ 1216 John Lackland

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HISTORY OF GB

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  1. HISTORY OF GB Britons – original inhabitants 43 A.D. Roman occupation (Hadrian’s Wall) 5th century ~ attacks from Germany (Angles, Saxons, Jutes) 1066 ~ 1087William the Conqueror 1189 ~ 1199 Richard the Lionheart 1199 ~ 1216 John Lackland 1338~1453 Hundred Year’s War (French led by Joan from Arc won) 15th century The War of Roses

  2. 1509 ~ 1547 Henry VIII. (Church of England) • 1558 ~1603 Elizabeth I. (Protestant Religious) • 1642 ~1651 The English Civil War • 1649 ~ 1660 Oliver Cromwell (Lord Protector), republic (Commonwealth of England) • 18th century Industrial Revolution • 1803 ~1815 The Napoleonic War (Napoleon was defeated by Admiral Nelson at Trafalgar) • 1837 ~ 1901 Queen Victoria • WW II Britain had to recognize the independence of the majority of its colonies

  3. POLITICAL SYSTEM • The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland • Constitutional monarchy • Monarch - the formal head (Her Majesty the Queen) • Parliament - real head: • House of Commons (elected) • House of Lords (inherit the status) • Two political parties – Conservative & Liberal • National Anthem – „God Save the Queen“

  4. Victory The Seven Sisters Canterbury Cathedral Stonehenge Channel Tunnel

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