Early History Of The United Kingdom
Published on Nov 18, 2015
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THE FIRST PEOPLE TO LIVE IN BRITAIN WERE THE PICTS
During the earliest times of Britain, many of the Picts built structures called megaliths. An example of a megalith is Stonehenge.
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In 1066, King William I became the first king of England
THEN,
The hundred year's war started in 1337 and ended in 1453, making it the longest war
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THEN,
BLACK DEATH BROKE OUT, WIPING OUT 1/3 OF EUROPE'S POPULATION
THEN,
In 1707, England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland formed the United Kingdom.
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THE REIGN OF KING HENRY II
SAW AN INCREASE IN ROYAL POWER AT THE EXPENSE OF THE NOBLES
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FAST Facts
- The Magna Carta was signed a year before King John I died
- The Spanish Armada was a Spanish ship fleet which was destroyed in 1588
- Parliament gained power through the Revolution of 1688
- King James VI joined the two crowns and became King James I
- King James II died in the Revolution of 1688
- Oliver Cromwell, the lord protector, died in 1658
- The first king of England, King William I was also known as "William the Conqueror"
- Henry VII won the War of the Roses
- Edward I was fixed on the conquest of Ireland
- As a result of the Magna Carta, the House of Commons was established
