01:29 7/8/24 British-Culture. 2docx 1. Prehistory Stonehenge
One of the most famous and mysterious
archaeological sites in the world, built on Salisbury Plain The Celts
Considered to be the native inhabitants living in the British Isles
The Celts were the first inhabitants living in the British Isles 2. the roman The Roman
Long occupation but leaving little behind; period(43-
colonial control rather than large scale- 410) settlement
Despite their long occupation of the Brirain, …. leaving little behind Hadrian's Wall
Built by the Romans in the second century
in order to protect their territory from
attacks by the Scots and the Picts …… 4. the The Anglo-Saxon
Great effect on the countryside; new farming Germanic
methods; and self-sufficient villages forming invasions the basis of English society (410-1066)
The biggest wave of Germanic invasion…… Vikings
Seafaring north Germanic people who
raided, traded, explored, and settled in wide
areas of Europe and the North Atlantic
islands from the late 8th to the mid-11th centuries Danish
Slight cultural differences; similarities made political unification easier 6. the The Norman
Small-scale invasion but much influence; medieval
beginning of the English class system period
The Norman invasion brought Britain into (1066-
the mainstream of Western European culture 1485)
Norman soldiers were given ownership of
land and the people living on it French Robin Hood
A legendary folk hero, stealing from the rich and giving to the poor 11. 16th King henry III
Parliament = It has two Houses: House of centuries Commons +House of Lords
The frist King henry III opened Parliament
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A contest between The Cavaliers and The centuries Roundheads The great fire 1666
This incident destroys most of old London The glorious
The Glorious Revolution is the sequence of revolution 1688
events that led to the deposition of James II and VII in November 1688. 13. 18 th Queen Victoria
This Queen became a popular symbol of centuries Britain's success in the world 14. 19 th British Empire
The empire on which the sun never sets centuries 15. 20th and Elizabeth II (the
This event took in 1953 and Elizabeth II, aged 21st coronation) 25 ascended the thrones centuries
Queen Elizabeth II came to the throne when she was 25 Common wealth
An intergovernmental organisation of 53
member states that were mostly territories of the former British Empire about:blank 2/2