1. BRITISH
HISTORY
PREHISTORY-
RESTORATION

2. PREHISTORIC PAST
Located in
Wiltshire, England
It is in the middle of the
most dense complex
of Neolithic and Bronze
Age monuments in
England, including
several hundred burial
mounds.[
Dated to about 3100
BC.
Several theories, but
the official one is that it
used to be a burial
ground.
• For a longer insight watch
this video.

3. PRE-NORMAN
The Iberians brought their
metal working skills and
the first real civilization to
Britain in the third
millennium B.C.
The Celts introduced tribal
organization and an early
form of agriculture
The Celtic language still
exists in different forms
The Roman invasion
forced the Celts
westwards into
Cornwall, Wales and
Ireland

4. The Romans legacy:
Roads, sites of
important cities and
the seeds of
Christianity.
The Angles, Saxons
and Jutes came from
northern Europe from
the 5th century
onwards.
Preachers from Rome
easily converted these
pagans

5. DAYS OF THE WEEK
Certain days of the week are named after early Saxon Gods.
Monandæg Moon's day - the day of the moon
Tiwesdæg Tiw's-day - the day of the Scandinavian sky god
Tiw,Tiu or Tig
Wodnesdæg Woden's day - the day of the god Woden
(Othin)
Ðunresdæg Thor's Day - the day of the god Ðunor or
Thunor
Frigedæg Freyja's day - the day of the goddess Freyja or
Frigg, wife to Woden
Sæternesdæg Saturn's day - the day of the Roman god
Saturn, whose festival "Saturnalia," with its exchange of
gifts, has been incorporated into our celebration of
Christmas.
Sunnandæg Sun's day - the day of the sun

6. EXERCISE 1: PRE-NORMAN INVADERS
Complete this chart:
People+++++ Dates Characteristics/achievements
1. Iberians 3000 BC Metal working, first real civilization
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3.
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8. THE VIKINGS
More than the raiders of
tradition, the Vikings
were also traders and
colonists who left an
enduring mark on
Britain.

9. NORMAN BRITAIN:
MEDIEVAL AGES
After defeating the Anglo-Saxon
king Harold at the Battle of
Hastings in 1066, William of
Normandy introduced the
Norman feudal system
French remained the language
of the upper classes and
administration until 14th century
Barons, together with
church, forced King John to
sign the Magna Carta at
Runnymede in 1215.
The origins of Parliament date
back to the reign of Henry III
(John’s successor)

10. ROBERT THE BRUCE
Robert I, known
as Robert the
Bruce, was the
king of the Scots
who secured
Scotland's
independence
from England.

11. RICHARD I:
LIONHEART
Richard was born on 8
September 1157 in
Oxford, son of Henry II and
Eleanor of Aquitaine

12. MEDIEVAL ENGLAND
The House of Commons as a
separate chamber resulted
from unofficial meetings of
knights and burgesses.
The Hundred Years War
fought between France and
England had a devastating
effect on the English
economy.
The Black Death, 1348, killed a
third of the population of
England
The peasant’s Revolt was the
first step towards the ending
of the feudal system in
England.

13. EXERCISE 2: MEDIEVAL
ENGLAND
Perhaps the most important of the clauses of the Magna Carta is
the one which states that:
“No Freeman shall be taken or imprisoned, or be disseised of his
Freehold, or Liberties, or free Customs, or be outlawed, or
exiled, or any other wise destroyed; nor will We not pass upon
him, nor condemn him, but by lawful judgment of his Peers, or by
the Law of the Land”
What constitutional principle is contained in this clause?
Outline the main characteristics of:
1. Norman Conquest
2. The Magna Carta
3. The first Parliaments
4. The Black Death
5. The Peasant’s Revolt
Exercise 3:

14. TUDOR ENGLAND
The war of the
Roses
Henry VII
Henry VIII

15. MARY I
The only surviving child of
Henry VIII and Catherine of
Aragon.
Childless, sick and deserted
by Philip, Mary died on 17
November 1558. Her hopes
for a Catholic England died
with her.
Queen of England and
Ireland, nicknamed
'Gloriana' and the 'Virgin
Queen'
Overcame many challenges
and threats at home and
from abroad to preside over
a perceived 'golden age' in
English history.
ELIZABETH I

16. Social change during Hnery VII’s reign
The Role of Parliament under the Tudors
The Church in Tudor times
The Navy and overseas expansion
EXERSISE 4: WRITE A SHORT PARAGRAPH ABOUT THE FOLLOWING:

17. THE CONFLICT BETWEEN
KING AND PARLIAMENT
Convinced of the divine
right of Kings, the
Stuart Kings James I
and Charles I followed
the Medieval notion of
monarchy, ignoring
Parliament.

18. THE GUNPOWDER
PLOT
Robert Catesby not Guy
Fawkes
36 barrels of gunpowder to
kill James I
The King was informed and
the plot failed
The fact that the Gunpowder
Plot failed was celebrated on
5th November 1606 (the year
after the event) and on this
day every year since.
Church bells used to be
rung and bonfires were lit.

19. THE CIVIL WAR (1642-1651)
The English Civil War
when Charles I raised
his royal standard
in Nottingham.
There were only three
major battles in the
English Civil War –
Edge Hill (1642)
Marston Moor (1644)
and Naseby (1645).
It ended with the
Parliamentary victory
at the Battle of
Worcester on 3
September 1651.

20. THE RESTORATION OF
THE MONARCHY
The Glorious
Revolution
Bloodless
accompanied by
the Bill of Rights,
which made it
obligatory for the
sovereign to rule
with Parliament’s
assistance and
outlawed
Catholicism for all
Englishmen,
including the King