1、 Prehistoric England Roman Britain(43-410)The Anglo-Saxons and Vikings(450-1066)Normans and Plantagenets(1066-1272)Lancaster and York(1272-1485)The Tudors(1485-1603)The Stuarts(1603-1714)Order and Disorder(1714-1837)Victoria and Empire(1837-1910)Peace and War(1910-1945)Contemporary Britain(1945-)Cha
2、pter 1 Early England 1.Old Stone Age,70,0008000 BC2.Middle Stone Age,83003500 BC 3.New Stone Age,35002500 BC 4.Bronze Age,2500700 BC(Iberians)5.Iron Age,700100 BC(Celts)6.The Dawning of English History 150 BC50 Official title United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland British Isles includi
3、ng Great Britain,the whole of Ireland,all the offshore islands1.1 Geography:Some Terminology isolated from Europe by the English Channel and the North Sea once perceived as being on the edge of the world The seas around Britain also acted as barriers against attempted invasions:The Armada,1588;the F
4、rench,1805,Nazi Germany,1940 1.1 Geography:Geography and History Generally mild and temperate weatherallows farming to flourish across the country North:less fertile land,wetterSouth:fertile land,drier 1.1 Geography:Weather Hunters and gatherers Old Stone Age(Paleolithic),70,0008000 BC Middle Stone
5、Age(Mesolithic),83003500 BC New Stone Age(Neolithic),35002500 BC1.2 Early Settlers New Stone Age,35002500 BCStonehenge 史前巨石阵史前巨石阵 a monumental circular setting of large standing stones surrounded by an earthwork1.2 Early Settlers StonehengeIn Search of History 00:20 01:38 The Celts(Iron Age,700100 B
6、C)from north-western Europe,ancestors of the highland Scots,the Irish and Welsh Gaelic 盖尔语盖尔语:language of Celtic origin1.2 Early Settlers Roman Invasion(55BC-410AD)British recorded history begins with Roman invasion.first landing in 55 B.C.led by Julius Caesarcomplete control over the land in 43 A.D
7、.leaving in around 410 A.D.What is the meaning of B.C.and A.D.?BC stands for before Christ AD stands for the Latin phrase“anno domini”means in the year of our Lord The purpose of the BC/AD dating system to make the birth of Jesus Christ the dividing point of world historyGaius Julius Caesar (July 13
8、,100 BC March 15,44 BC)a Roman military and political leaderplayed a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman EmpireRoman Invasion(55 BC-410 AD)1.First landing in 55 B.C.led by Julius CaesarReasons the lure of treasures to punish the Celts because of the help they ren
9、dered their fellow tribesmen in GaulResults failed because of weatherwithdraw with hostages and prisonersRoman Invasion(55 BC-410 AD)2.Complete control over the land in 43 A.D.Leaderheaded by the Emperor ClaudiusReasonscame as imperialists to exploit and govern by right of being the superiorRoman In
10、vasion(55BC-410 AD)3.Leaving in around 410 A.D.The Roman Empire disintegrated in 476 A.D.left behind a well established Celtic-Roman cultureRoman Soldiers Resistance to Roman Occupation For nearly 400 years Britain was under the Roman occupation,but it was never a total occupation.Roman troops often
11、 withdrew.Resistance:the PictsTwo great walls to keep the Picts:Hadrians Wall Antonine WallRoman Influence:The Romanisation of Britannia 1.Roman laws,taxes,engineering skills2.Architecture3.Roman social system 4.The Latin Language5.System of writing and numbering6.Introduced a system of organized go
12、vernment in towns 7.Brought the new religion Christianity to Britain Roman Influence:The Romanisation of Britannia Roman towns:London,York,Bathbaths,temples,amphitheatres 竞技场竞技场,Roman aqueducts 高架渠高架渠 Roman roads:more than 5000 roads,a network of roads to connect large towns Roman civilization was b
13、ased on city life in hundreds of walled town linked by military roads.Roman town:BathBath Abbey Roman amphitheatre Roman aqueduct Roman Road The Impact of Christianity The Celts Religion Polytheism(多神论)Animals,rivers,and lakes were also treated as gods.Celtic gods and goddesses Roman Britain.Christi
14、an merchants and traders arrived in England in the 1st century A.D,but made little impact.In the 2nd century,Christianity slowly spread.In the late 6th century,Christianity was introduced widely in England.Christianity:belief in one godhead,The Celts Religion:belief in several gods After Constantine
15、s conversion to Christianity,Polytheism(多神论)monotheism(一神论)BritanniaAnglo-Saxon periodIn the middle of the 5th century,Anglo-Saxons settled here.English people owe much of their tradition,language,physical heritage to them(tall,fair-haired).Viking invasion:by the 8th,the Danish began to invade Engla
16、nd in a successful way until Alfred the Great defeated them.King Alfred the Great(r.871-899 阿佛列大阿佛列大帝帝)He is often regarded as the first king of a united England.He defeated the Danes at battles.28Beowulf,the oldest English epic,tells the story of a Scandinavian hero.Probably written in Northumbria
17、in the early eighth century,it provides a striking picture of early Germanic life.The earliest surviving manuscript of Beowulf was written in Saxon in the late tenth century.p7329The Manuscript of Beowulf32An evil dragon robbed the holly cup away and guarded the cup in his cave not allowing anyone t
18、o touch it.33Beowulf led his men to sail across the sea to find the holly cup back for his people.The Norman ConquestAfter Edward died,Duke of Normandy-William I,was crowned in London,on Christmas Day 1066.Significance:A.A new dynasty,a new aristocracyB.A strong Norman government,feudal systemC.The
19、upper ranks of the clergy were Normanized and feudalized.封建时代封建时代1)Williams rule(1066-1087)A.strong monarchy was established B.French language was used in the court and upper classes C.Domesday Book:great survey of the realm in 1089 2)Henry s reform(1154-1189)A.Established the Plantagenet Dynasty(11
20、54-1485)B.replaced the feudal law with royal or common law,the jury of 12 sworn men3)Magna Carta(the Great Charter)in 1215 A.signed by king John B.the basis of modern English constitution C.the upholding of individual rights against arbitrary government 4)the parliament in 1265 A.during Henry,Simon
21、de Montfort called the first parliament B.commoners sat for the first time 5)the Hundred Years War (1337-1453)A.between France and England,French won B.introduced the first standing armies in Western Europe C.bourgeoisie was pushed on a higher rang of social ladder D.fall of French language in Engla
22、nd E.England and France was separate from each other entirely forever 6)The back death in 1348 A.spread by rat fleas B.killed 1.5 million out of the total 4 million people C.grain farming turned to sheep farming 7)Wat Tylers Uprising in 1381 A.in fighting against the Poll Tax in 1380 B.marked the be
23、ginning of the end of serfdom in medieval England8)The war of the Roses A.between House of York(white rose)and House of Lancaster(red rose)B.Marked the end of middle ages and beginning of modern worldGreat-great-great-grandson of Edward IIIHenry VIIHenry VIIIEdward VIMary IElisabeth I3.走向现代英国 1）Henr
24、y （1509-1547）A.the Church of England separated from Roman Catholicism B.king of England became both the secular and religious world C.king became the real head of England as a nation state Mary ICatholic burning nearly three hundred Protestants at the stakelosing Calais 2)Elizabeth (1558-1603)A.the
25、last Tudor monarch,never got married for the good of the nation B.secure the church of England,compromise between RC and P C.destruction of Spanish Armada showed Englands superiority as a naval powerElisabeth IProtestant the Virgin Queen Spanish Armada Neutrality and compromise3)The English Renaissa
26、nce A.from the beginning of 16th century to the 17th century B.the greatest English humanist:The greatest English humanistThomas More(Utopia)finest dramatistsChristopher Marlowe,Ben Johnson,William Shakespearenon-dramatic poetsEdmund Spenser,Philip Sidney,Shakespeare and John Donne,John Milton(Parad
27、ise Lost)progenitor of English materialismFrancis BaconJames I 1603-1625 Charles I 1625-1649 Charles II 1660-1685 James II 1685-1688 William III 1688-1702 and Queen Mary II 1688-1694 Queen Anne 1702-1714 James I Charles II Plague(1665)Great Fire(1666)St.Pauls Cathedral by Sir Christopher WrenJames I
28、I escaped to France in 1648,disguised as a girl Catholic persecution of the Protestants 4)The civil wars(1642-1651)A.parliamentary victory 1651B.execution of Charles I 1649C.Protectorate(1653-1659)Oliver Cromwell and his son5)Restoration(1660)Charles returns with a big welcome and was crowned in Apr
29、il 1660,as the restoration of Stewart Dynasty 6)Glorious Revolution(1688)A.James was overthrown by parliamentarians with an invading army led by the Dutch stadtholder William of OrangeB.Bill of Rights,autocratic monarchy-constitutional monarchyC.marked the end of feudalism and the beginning of capit
30、alismBritain came into being in 1707 with the Act of Union which united England and Scotland.7)Whigs and ToriesWhigs favored reform and Tories are monarchists.William III and Queen Mary IIoffered the English crown invaded England in 1688 8)Enclosure A.a significant rise during the Tudor period B.dur
31、ing 18-19th century,the Enclosure Acts by the parliament C.harms:Peasant Dispossessed of their land D.significance:better farming methods accumulation of capital abundant food cheap and mobile labor19th century:1)The Chartist Movement(18361848)Chartism:a movement forpolitical and socialreform during
32、 themid-19th century.The six main aims in the Peoples Charter of 1838 were largely realized later.Giving birth to the first massworking class political party,theNational Charter Association andpaving the way for the successin a universal right to vote.2)Colonial expansionMotivation:A.economical moti
33、vation;B.industrial revolution and search for new markets;C.Struggle for mastery;D.Maintaining order in profitable areas;E.The moral guardian.“The sun never sets”Victoria The British Empire the longest reign in English history the grandmother of Europe 20th century:1.The Labor party 2.First world wa
34、r 3.between the wars 4.Second world war 5.postwar Britain 6.joining the EEC(1973)7.Thatcher and her eraThatcher and her era“The Iron Lady”(tight control of Britains monetary policy)-the first female Prime Minister in the nations history in 1979.The return to private ownership of state-owned industriesThe use of monetarist policies to control inflationThe weakening of trade unionsThe strengthening of the role of market forces in the economyA emphasis on law and orderQueen Elizabeth II
