An outline of British history （ 1500 onward ） (Session 5)

1. An outline of British history （1500 onward）(Session 5) Objectives: To help students get a clear outline of the British history dating from the 16th century to the present day. To get students to be familiar with some renowned figures that have once changed the course of the British history. To enable students to summarize the British history by following the example displayed on the slides. Survey of Britain by Zhang Haiyan

2. An outline of British history （1500 onward）(Session 5) Questions for Discussion: Which dynasties was England in before and after 1455? When did the English Reformation take place? Who carried out the Reformation and for what reason? What was the result? When did the English Renaissance begin? Who were the sovereigns then? How much do you know about Victorian Age? What made Elizabeth become Queen of Britain? What contributions did Margaret Thatcher make to British economy? Who is the present Prime Minister? What event(s) caused significant changes of the British society since 17th century? Can you name some? Survey of Britain by Zhang Haiyan

3. An outline of British history （1500 onward）（Session 5） Events Date Details Wars of the Roses 1455-1485 *Death blow on Feudalism *Weakened and discredited. the great medieval nobility *Highlighted the King’s power *Henry Tudor united the two Houses The English Reformation 16th century *A move from Catholicism to Protestantism Edward VI’ reign 1547-1553 *Real religious change was fulfilled Mary Tudor’s reign 1553-58 *Persecuted the Protestants to restore (Bloody Mary) Catholicism Survey of Britain by Zhang Haiyan

4. An outline of British history （1500 onward）（Session 5） Events Date Details Elizabeth I’s reign 1558-1603 *Smashed the Catholic conspiracy against Protestantism by executing Mary Stuart (1587) and defeating Spanish Armada (1588) *English Renaissance James I’s reign 1603-1625 *Gunpowder Plot, 1605 *Mayflower, 1620 Charles I’s reign 1625-49 *The Civil Wars, 1642-49 *Execution of Charles I by Cromwell and the Rumps (tyrant, traitor, murderer and public enemy) Survey of Britain by Zhang Haiyan

5. An outline of British history （1500 onward）（Session 5） Events Date Details The Commonwealth 1649-1660 *Cromwell, Lord Protector The Restoration 1658-1660 *Return of Charles II The Glorious Revolution 1688 *Drove away James II (Charles II’ brother) *Emerge of the earliest 2 parties: Whigs & Tories Reform of the monarchy 1689 *William of Orange and Mary co-ruled under the Bill of Right *Emerge of the Constitutional Monarchy Survey of Britain by Zhang Haiyan

6. An outline of British history （1500 onward）（Session 5） Events Date Details Agricultural Change late 18th C *Open-field system VS Enclosure Act (Thomas Coke， 1754-1842） *Introduction of the crop rotation *Invention of artificial fertilizer and new agricultural machinery (seed-drill: Jethro Tull, 1674-1741) *Emerge of the new class hostility in the rural relationships Industrial Revolution 1780-1830 *Mechanization of industry Changes in social and economic organization (Read Cowper, W.1785. Town and Country in The Task (Book 1) [M] in Gu Yueguo (chief ed.) 1998. English Through Literature [M]. Beijing: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press. P356.) Survey of Britain by Zhang Haiyan

7. An outline of British history （1500 onward）（Session 5） Industrial Revolution 1780-1830 （Inventors and their inventions） Survey of Britain by Zhang Haiyan

8. Town and Country 1The countryside of the 18th century England was largely the result of centuries of agriculture. 2Cowper thinks life as fundamentally an unhappy experience—the beauty of the countryside at least makes it easier to bear. 3An old form of plural you. 4Cowper puts traffic as the first of the unpleasant features of town life. 5All these things are available to city dwellers, but are no match for the real scenes of the countryside. God made the country and man made the town1 What wonder then that health and virtue, gifts That can alone make sweet the bitter draught2 That life holds out to all, should most abound And least is threaten’d in the fields and groves? Possess ye3, therefore, ye who borne about In chariots and sedans4, know no fatigue But that of idleness, and taste no scenes But such as art contrives5, possess ye still Your element; there only can ye shine, There only minds like yours’ can do no harm Our groves were planted to console at noon The pensive wand’rer in their shades. At eve (Cowper, W.1785. Town and Country in The Task (Book 1) [M] in Gu Yueguo (chief ed.) 1998. English Through Literature [M]. Beijing: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press. P356.) Survey of Britain by Zhang Haiyan

9. Town and Country The moonbeam sliding softly in between The sleeping leaves, is all the light they wish, Birds’ warbling all their music. We can spare The splendour of your lamps6; they but eclipse Our softer satellite7your songs confound Our more harmonious notes; the thrush departs Scar’d and th’ offended nightingale is mute There is public mischief in your mirth It plagues your country8 Folly such as yours Grac’d with a sward, and worthier of a fan9 Has made, what enemies never could have done, Our arch of empire, steadfast but for you, A mutilated structure, soon to fall. 6Cowper contrasts the well-lit streets of the city with the country, which has only the light of the moon. 7the moon 8The city enjoyments such as shopping, theatres, concerts, drama, are morally damaging to society. 9City entertainments are trivial. They are fit only for women, but are enjoyed by men. They will destroy the power and greatness of Britain, as her political enemies have never succeeded in doing. (Cowper, W.1785. Town and Country in The Task (Book 1) [M] in Gu Yueguo (chief ed.) 1998. English Through Literature [M]. Beijing: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press. P356.) Survey of Britain by Zhang Haiyan

10. An outline of British history （1500 onward）（Session 5） Events Date Details Colonial Expansion late 18th C. *Newfoundland (1583), India (1600), early 19th C. Jamestown, Virginia (1607), Australia (1788), Canada (1763), etc. The Chartist Movement 1836-1848 *Emergence of the working class (proletarian), the Trade Unions (TUC, 1868), the LP (1906) Parliamentary reform 1911 *the Parliament Act reallocating the power WWI 1914 *Great loss of manpower (>1 million) *Considerable disruption of the economy and society *Establishment of League of Nations 国际联 盟 (Paris Conference, 1919) Roaring Twenties 1920s *American import---music and Jazz. Great Depression 1931  Survey of Britain by Zhang Haiyan

11. An outline of British history （1500 onward）（Session 5） Events Date Details Edward VIII after George V 1936 George VI 1937 Abdication of Edward VIII WWII 1939 Elizabeth II was crowned.      1952 Invasion of Egyptwith France 1956 Swinging Sixties 1960s *pop music and Beatles (Liverpool) Survey of Britain by Zhang Haiyan

12. An outline of British history （1500 onward）（Session 5） I am Tony Blair I am John Major  I am Gordon Brown Who are they? Survey of Britain by Zhang Haiyan

13. An outline of British history （1500 onward）（Session 5） Events Date Details Member of theEC 1973 *Common Market (Treaty of Rome, 1957) Margaret Thatcher 1979 *Conservative Party Thatcherism---the theory put forward by the British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, a belief in self-reliance and privatization. Rapid growth in economy Late 1980s John Major 1990-1997 Tony Blair 1997-2007 Gordon Brown 2007- Survey of Britain by Zhang Haiyan

14. An outline of British history （1500 onward）（Session 5） Assignment 1) Watch the document Elizabeth II and depict the separate roles of the royal family and the government. How would you react to Diana’s death if you were Elizabeth II or Tony Blair? Why? 2) Do research work on the British Prime Ministers and make a namelist of them. Survey of Britain by Zhang Haiyan