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    The document provides a summary of the history of England from Roman rule until the 15th century. It discusses how the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes came to Britain after the Romans left in 410 CE and established Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. Alfred the Great united the kingdoms in the 870s and defended against Viking invasions. His grandson Athelstan became the first King of England in 927. The Norman conquest in 1066 led by William the Duke of Normandy established Norman rule after his victory at the Battle of Hastings. Key events that helped establish English common law and limit royal power such as King John signing the Magna Carta in 1215 are also summarized.

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    The document provides a summary of the history of England from Roman rule until the 15th century. It discusses how the Angles, Saxons, and Jutes came to Britain after the Romans left in 410 CE and established Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. Alfred the Great united the kingdoms in the 870s and defended against Viking invasions. His grandson Athelstan became the first King of England in 927. The Norman conquest in 1066 led by William the Duke of Normandy established Norman rule after his victory at the Battle of Hastings. Key events that helped establish English common law and limit royal power such as King John signing the Magna Carta in 1215 are also summarized.

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    From Scandinavia

    (Modern Denmark,
    Norway and Sweden)
    Name 'Viking' means
    “pirate raid“ in Old
    Norse
    Dominated Northern
    Europe from about 700
    to 1100 CE.
    Raided European towns
    Picture of a Viking ship from an early Anglo-Saxon history
    book showing the ship’s wooden planks and 'dragon-head'.
    Actual Viking ship discovered in a burial mound in Norway
    Under Roman control until 410
    CE
    Germanic tribes the Angles,
    Saxons, & Jutes come over from
    continental Europe
    King Alfred the Great unites
    Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in the
    870s
    Later defended the kingdom
    against Viking conquest
    Alfred’s grandson
    Æthelstan became the
    first King of England
    in 927
    Defeated an invasion
    by the King of Scotland
    Later King Edward the
    Confessor died without
    an heir in 1066
    William the Duke of
    Normandy wanted the
    throne
    Normandy was a former
    Viking settlement in
    France
    He leads Norman
    Conquest of England in
    1066 C.E.
    Wins the Battle of
    Hastings to control
    The Battle of Hastings
    Henry II – King of England
    from 1154 – 1189
    Helped establish the Common
    Law system - the same laws
    throughout England
    His son King John was forced
    to sign the Magna Carta in
    1215
    This limited royal power for
    King John signing the Magna Carta in 1215
    Not a nation but a collection
    of small feudal lands
    Hugh Capet elected to throne
    by nobles in 987 CE – began
    the Capetian family rule.
    The “Capetians” expand
    control
    Enlarged territory &
    appointed officials across
    France
    England vs. France
    Fought from 1337 –
    1453 due to
    conflicts over
    French lands and
    crown
    English were
    winning at first due
    to superior
    weapons
    Teenage Joan of Arc said
    heavenly voices told her
    to save France

    Led a French army to


    victory at Orleans

    Captured by English &


    burned for witchcraft

    Inspired French to rally,


    drive English out of
    Joan of Arc at
    the Siege of
    Orléans
    Key Effects of the
    war:
    Each country feels
    unity

    Helps lead to the


    decline of feudalism

    More people in towns

    New middle class


    willing to pay taxes
    for armies
    Visigoths on the Iberian
    peninsula convert to
    Christianity in 587
    Muslim Umayyad
    dynasty invades from
    North Africa in late 700’s
    The Reconquista
    (Christian reconquering)
    began later and would
    last 700 years
    Mongols invaded Russia in
    the 1200’s and ruled until
    1480
    Ivan III (Ivan the Great)
    threw off Mongol rule
    Centralized power
    expanded Russian nation
    Adopted Eastern Orthodox
    Church from the Byzantine

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