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earliest known inhabitants of the British Isles
celts
political/religious leaders of the Celts; acted as teachers judges and priests
druids
the celts were led by?
druids
ancients Celtic worship site and observatory
Stonehenge
tribes from Denmark; invaded England in the 500’s
Angles, Saxons, and Jutes
what story was set during this time?
the story of King Arthur
collective name for Germanic tribes that invaded England
Anglo-Saxon
“england” comes from what word?
“Angleland”
wandering poets
scops
greatest poem about Anglo-Saxon culture
Beowulf
sent by Pope Gregory 1 to convert the saxons to catholicism
Augustine
became the (1st Archbishop of Canterbury) most influential church office in England
Augustine
England accepted Catholicism by?
664
concept of B.C./A.D divisions in history
The Venerable Bede
invaded England in the 800's and conquered every section but Wessex
Danes
defeated the Danes and confined them to Danelaw
King of Wessex
became the 1st great king of England
Alfred the Great
kept up with current events through The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle; occupied London
Alfred the Great
the Danes took back control under his rule by 1000
Canute the Dane
saxon king of England who died without an heir, causing a war
Edward the Confessor
both claimed the throne in 1066
William from Normandy (Norman)
Harold Godwin (Saxon)
(1066) WIlliam the Conqueror (Norman) defeated and killed Harold Godwin
Battle of Hastings
a count of the people and their property
census
created to hold the record of the census
Domesday Book
created the Domesday Book
William the Conqueror
established the Great Council (nobles who advised him)
William the Conqueror
William the Conqueror’s son; ruled after him (1100-1135)
Henry 1
end heavy taxation of nobles and the church
Charter of Liberties
administrators of finances and judges of revenue matters
Exchequer