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From the 900s to the 1400s, England was ruled by Viking, Danish, and Norman invaders. Many different Celtic kingdoms maintained control throughout Ireland and Wales for hundreds of years,...
- Kay Boatner
- Early Settlers and Invaders
- Romans
- Angles, Saxons, and Jutes
- Danes
- The Norman Conquest
- The Plantagenet Kings
- The Magna Carta
- Birth of Parliament
- Attempts to Expand
- The Tudors
The island of Great Britain has been inhabited for thousands of years. Celtic groups, including the Britons, arrived in what is now England by about the 500s bce.
The Romans invaded England in about 55 bce. They controlled most of it by 100 ce. England and Wales together formed the Roman province of Britannia. They remained part of the Roman Empire until the 400s.
Three groups from northern Europe invaded England beginning in the 400s. These invaders were the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes. They took over most of England and gradually formed several kingdoms. Their language, Anglo-Saxon, later developed into modern English. The region became known as Angle-land, which later came to be England.
Danish Vikings conquered large parts of England in the 800s. The Anglo-Saxon ruler Alfred the Greatdefeated the Danes in 877. The rulers who followed him established one united English kingdom in the 900s. The Danes invaded again, and England was ruled by Danish kings for part of the 1000s.
A different group of Vikings called the Normans had taken control of northern France. In 1066 the Norman duke Williamconquered England from France. The Normans ruled England until 1154. They were strong kings, and they prevented any further invasions of England. The Normans also introduced a system called feudalism, in which the king gave land to t...
In 1154 a new line of English kings came to power. They became known as the Plantagenets. The Plantagenets ruled England for more than 300 years. Henry IIwas the first of this new line of kings. He made important changes to the court system that promoted more equal treatment of law cases. He also sent armies to conquer Ireland.
The early Plantagenet kings struggled for power with the Roman Catholic Church and the nobles. King John was a cruel and unpopular ruler. The nobles joined together to try to limit the king’s power. They declared that the king must rule according to law. In 1215 they forced King John to agree to this in a new document called the Magna Carta(“Great ...
Later in the 1200s, Parliamentdeveloped from a group of nobles that gave the king advice and agreed to new taxes. Later Parliaments included representatives from the church and common people as well as the nobles. Many struggles occurred as Parliament tried to expand its powers and limit the powers of the king.
In the late 1200s, King Edward I conquered Wales. He also tried to take control of Scotland but did not succeed. In addition, the English kings claimed they had a right to inherit the rule of France. In the 1300s, England began a long struggle with France called the Hundred Years’ War. France eventually defeated England in the 1400s.
The Tudorline of rulers took power in 1485. England enjoyed more than a century of peace and wealth under the Tudors.
9 de feb. de 2024 · Interesting facts about the history of England. Winchester was the first capital of England. One of William the Conqueror's rules was that everyone needed to be in bed by 8:00 pm. England hosts an annual wife-carrying race to remember the Vikings and how they carried women from town when they raided.
The United Kingdom was invaded many times in its early history. By about 300 bce people called Celts had arrived on the islands of Great Britain and Ireland. They came from mainland Europe.
26 de oct. de 2023 · Kids Encyclopedia Facts. This is a timeline of British history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of England, History of Wales, History of Scotland, History of Ireland, History of the ...
Education in England has a long and distinguished history. Some of its most famous schools and universities were founded in the Middle Ages and are among the oldest in Europe. Education remained for long the privilege of a small elite group; free, government-run education did not appear until the beginning of the 20th century.
25 de mar. de 2024 · Enter the world of history for kids. Discover ancient people and places, and fascinating facts with our selection of games and activities.
