Monday, September 1, 2014

Reading Notes

The Conquest of Britain

  • Celts invade
  • Gaels and Brythons settled in Ireland and Britain
  • Romans Conquered in 55 B.C.\
The Coming of Christianity

  • Christianity thrived in Britain even after the fall of Rome
  • Monasteries were created throughout England
Danish Invasion

  • Vikings invaded England
  • Alfred the Great reigned in 871 
The Norman Conquest

  • Descendants of vikings who conquered France
  • Conquered England and established Feudal system. 
The Magna Carta

  • First document that limited a kings power
Decline of the Feudal System

  • Occurred after the great plague wiped out most of the peasant population
Anglo-Saxon Literature

  • oral recitations of epics



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