Anglo-Saxon

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Anglo-Saxon and Medieval Periods
449 to 1485 A.D. (1,000 years after Romans)
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Roman ruins in London
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55 BC/BCE Julius Caesar Britons, Picts,
Gaels 400s AD Romans leave. Around 449 Angles,
Saxons, others invade. Anglo-Saxon Period Mead
halls, poetry, scops 597 AD/CE Augustine
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690 AD All are Christian (nominally at
least) Danish or Viking invaders Oral stories and
poems written down 1066 AD Norman Invasion
William the Conqueror
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Medieval Period (Middle Ages)Feudalism, French,
Chivalry Reforms 1215 AD Magna Carta signed by
John, brother of Richard I (from Robin Hood
stories). Advisory council Parliament Decline
of Feudalism commoners, guilds, universities
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British Museum Magna Carta copy
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Magna Carta
No free man shall be seized or imprisoned, or
stripped of his rights or possessions, or
outlawed or exiled . nor will we proceed with
force against him . except by the lawful
judgement of his equals or by the law of the
land. To no one will we sell, to no one deny or
delay right or justice.
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The Hundred Years War (1337) Black Death one
third Peasants Revolt The War of the Roses
(ended 1485. End of Middle Ages in England).
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Honors What is the Western Canon?
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What is best in life?
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To crush your enemies,
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see them driven before you,
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and to hear the lamentation of their women!
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