英国历史简介英文版ppt

tall and golden-haired from Central Europe farmers warlike people
Roman Britain (55 B.C.- 410)
British recorded history begins with the Roman invasion. For nearly 400 years, Britain was under the Roman occupation, though it was never a total occupation.
• He built the Canterbury Cathedral. • He introduced Christianity to England. • The founder of the English church
King Arthur
The best-known English legend
monarchs
Robin Hood
• England’s best-loved legend • Heroic Saxon noblemen oppressed by the Normans • ―“Merry men” robbed from the rich to
give to the poor.
The 5th century
Story
King Arthur united the British ������ His famous ―round table" knights ������ Drove the Saxons back with his magical
sword ������ A hero of British, who leads the defense

?Anglo-Saxon Britain (410-871)
Basis of Modern English race: the Anglo-Saxons ? The Angle, Saxon, and Jute tribes invaded in 5th and 6th centuries
? The Anglo-Saxons left their home in northern Germany and Denmark. ? The Heptarchy: seven principal kingdoms of Kent, Essex, Sussex, Wessex,
?– England was ruled by Danish kings.
?Alfred the Great
?? The king of Wessex ?? The father of British navy ?? A capable military leader ?and administrator
The Early Settlers (… -55 B.C.)
? 8,000 years ago ? Great Britain became an island ? Natives of Britain ? Iberians (3000BC-2000BC) ? The first settlers of Britain from the Mediterranean area
?King Arthur
? The best-known English legend ? The 5th century ? Story ? King Arthur united the British ? ?? His famous ―round table knights ? ?? Drove the Saxons back with his magical sword ? ?? A hero of British, who leads the defense against the Anglo-Saxon invaders

to rule as God-given, which should not be
challenged by anyone, and he preferred no
Parliament at all.
Charles I
2.1 Religious Reformation
❖ parliamentary clashes over monopolies
William III and Mary
The Glorious Revolution of 1688
The Rise of the British Empire
• The industrial revolution • The chartist movement • The workshop of the world • The colonial expansion
The industrial revolution
• Causes: 1. Favorable geographical location 2. Political stability 3. Fast-growing population 4. Enclosure movement 5. Well-trained engineers and craftsmen
▪ England was declared a commonwealth, i.e. a
republic
Roundheads with pikes
2.3 Restoration and the Glorious Revolution
• Restorahe old social order –1685, James II: to reestablish Catholicism

• Extraordinary achievement in building roads
– “All Roads Lead to Rome”
• Hadrian's Wall
– England’s great wall – 2000 years ago
Introduction to British and American Culture
A hero of British? Against the forefathers of the English?
Introduction to British and American Culture
(871-1042)
• Invasion time
– In the late 8th century
Introduction to British and American Culture
King Arthur
The best-known English legend The 5th century Story
King Arthur united the British His famous “round table" knights Drove the Saxons back with his magical sword
1
55 and 54 B.C Roman Emperor
Julius Caesar
2
43 A.D.
Roman Emperor Claudius
Introduction to British and American Culture
Roman Civilization
• The month “July” is named after Julius Caesar himself.