HISTORY OF THE GREAT BRITAIN

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HISTORY OF THE GREAT BRITAIN
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• In 300 B.C. British islands were populated by the
  Celts
• Since 55 A.D. an oncoming of Romans
• (under Julius Caesars rule)
• 5 th century a threatening by Germans
• (under Alfred the Greats rule)
• In the early 11 th century Britania was
  occupied by Danes

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• 1066 Villiam the Conqueror
• 12 th century
• Henry II. an obtaining Scotland, Wales and
  Ireland for England
• Richard I. ( Lions heart)
• John Lackland
• - arguments with the aristocracy
• -gt Magna charta liberatum

Villiam the Conqueror
Henry II.
Richard I.
John
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• 13 th century
• A rise of parliament
• Edward I. towns development
• 1337 1453 Hundred Years War
• between France and England
• Kings of England at war
• - Edward III. - successes in war
• - 1349 Black Death
• - Richard II. - a grandson of Edward III.
• - Henry IV.
• - Henry V. a son of Henry IV.
• - Henry VI. a son of Henry V.
• England lost.

Joan of Arc ( 1431, Normandie)
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• 1455 1485 War of the Roses
• between families Lancasters and
• Yorks (Richard III.)
• 1485 - Richard III. was defeated by Henry VII.
  (Tudor)
• gt Rule of Tudors (16 th century)
• Henry VIII.
• Edward VI. Alizabeth I.
  Gold age
• Mary Tudor
  - sea power
• 
  - first colony
• 
  (Virginia)

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• Rule of Stuarts (17 th century)
• - James VI. a Scottish king -gt symbolic
• connection of England and Scotland
• - Charles I. (Jamess son) dissolution
• of Parliament gt absolutism
• Civil war (half of 17 th century)
• - between followers of King and
• Parliament (Oliver Cromwell)
• Parliament won (Charless execution)
• England became republic
• Cromwells rule dissolution of Parliament again
  -gt dictature

Oliver Cromwell
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• Stuarts after Cromwells death
• Charles
  II.
• gt children of Charles I.
• James
  II. - absolutism
• Villiam III. (son in-law of James II.) -
  Netherlander
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  - Bill of Rights participation of
• 
  Parliament in
  power
• 18 th century
• - Queen Ann -gt Scotland England (Wales) The
  Great Britain (1707)
• Hannovers rule
• - George I. (Anns relation)
• - George II. (son of George I.)
• ? new colonies (in Canada and India)
• - George III.
• 1800 Ireland was joined to Great Britain
• gt United Kingdom of The Great Britain and
  Northen Ireland

Ann ?
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• Industrial revolution (1750 1850)
• - development of business and production
• - new inventions (steam engine)
• gt crisis from overproduction, unemployment
• Napoleonic wars (1803 1815)
• - the conflict with France again -gt France was
  knocked down by GB
• - 1815 Allied forces definitive Napoleons
  loss
• Victorian era (19 th century)
• - Queen Victoria
• ? new overseas departments
• (Australia, Egypt, Cyprus)
• ? participation in Crimeas war
• gt backing to Turkey

Queen Victoria
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• I. World war (1914 1918)
• - GB was between powers of agreement
• - They defeated Germany together
• II. World war (1939 1945)
• - prime minister Neville Chamberlain
• gt he wrote Munich agreement
• - new prime minister of GB
• became Winston Churchill
• (Blood, sweat and tears)
• - RAF Royal air Forces

Chamberlain ?
Churchill ?
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• Kings in 20 th century
• Edward VII. Alexandria
  Danish
• (Victorias son)
• Mary from Teck George V.
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• Edward VIII. George VI.
  Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
• 
  Elizabeth II. (Queen for the time being)
• 
  - husband Philip (Duke of Edinburgh)
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  - 4 children Charles
• 
  Ann
• 
  Andrew
• 
  Edward

Edward VII. ?
Elizabeth ?
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• Prince Charles princess Diana gt divorce
• William Herry
• 31 st August 1997 - Diana died during
• the car
  accident.

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The End