English

The Battle of Culloden
18th Century - Mass Immigration
Scottish Independence
• Many Scots still dream of being a separate country and in 1998 the Scotland Act allowed them a separate parliament • The Labor Party is the largest political party in Scotland • The Scottish National Party which seeks and independent nation is the second • The Conservative Party is the third
Wales
Wales
• Population of 3 million • The capital city is Cardiff • Coal mining was it’s primary industry for many years • 19% of it’s population speak Welsh, a language they are trying to preserve, as well as English
Within the UK itself there is a Diversity Of Culture and History
Within the UK itself there is a Diversity Of Culture and History
And Class Divisions
• • • • First British Empire (1583–1783) Second British Empire (1783-1815) Britain's Imperial century (1815–1914) World wars (1914–1945)
5 Periods of Empire
The British Empire
5 Periods of Empire
• First British Empiire
• First British Empire (1583–1783) • Second British Empire (1783-1815)
Scottish Contributions to the World
• Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone • John Baird demonstrated the first true demonstration of television • Robert Burn’s is a well known poet who wrote Auld Lang Syne • Robert Louis Stevenson wrote many famous novels
Commonwealth of Nations
European Union
The Myth of the British Gentleman
Great Britain is Composed of 4 Distinct Parts
• England
Great Britain is Composed of 4 Distinct Parts
5 Periods of Empire
• First British Empire (1583–1783) • Second British Empire (1783-1815) • Britain's Imperial century (1815–1914)
5 Periods of Empire
England
England
• London is the capital city • The population at the time of the 2001 census was 49,138,831 • Highly urbanized • 80% of the people live in cities • 2% work in agriculture • England is in the UK but the UK is not called England
Gradual Union of Britain Under British Rule
Charles I
Oliver Cromwell
Charles II
King William III and Queen Mary II
Palace of Westminster
Scotland
Scotland
Caradoc Strong Arm
Norman Conquest
Llywelyn ap Gruffydd
Edward I
Owain Glyndŵr
• Wales officially became a member of Great Britain in 1536 • Because it is closer to England and the geography is not as rugged it has much more similarities to England than Scotland does and it’s legal and education systems are mostly the same. • The National Assembly for Wales was created by the Government of Wales Act 1998 and limited lawmaking powers were gained through the Government of Wales Act 2006. • This made it possible for it to legislate on certain issues without having to consult the UK parliament.
Immigration and Diversity
1 in 20 People are of Non-European Ancestry
1 in 20 People are of Non-European Ancestry
1 in 20 People are of Non-European Ancestry
The Celts
The Angles
The Saxons
King Arthur
King Arthur
Tintagel Castle, Cornwall
Cadbury Hill Fort, Somerset
Camelot
Legend VS. History
• The Anglo-Saxons were successful with their invasion • The native Celts were either absorbed into the new culture, driven out, or killed. • The Anglo-Saxon invaders were the true forefathers of the vast majority of the modern day British.
• • • • • Scotland is the 2nd largest part of Britain It’s population is 5.2 million It’s perhaps the most rugged of the 4 areas The largest city is Glasgow The capital city is Edinburgh
• England • Scotland
Great Britain is Composed of 4 Distinct Parts
• England • Scotland • Wales
Great Britain is Composed of 4 Distinct Parts
• England • Scotland • Wales • Northern Ireland
Hadrian’s Wall
Scottish Highlands and Lowlands
Viking Invasions
William Wallace
William Wallace
Robert the Bruce
The Battle of Bannockburn
James VI of Scotland becomes James I of England
• Although the Normans ruled England for the next 300 years, their influence was mainly political and they did not settle there in great numbers
Robin Hood
• The Battle of Hastings was the last successful invasion of England by another country. • Harold the 2nd was the last of the Anglo-Saxon kings.
• Duke William of Normandy added the title King William I
• • • • • First British Empire (1583–1783) Second British Empire (1783-1815) Britain's Imperial century (1815–1914) World wars (1914–1945) Decolonization and Decline (1945–1997)
8th Century – Viking Invasion
King Alfred the Great
The Normans
Duke William of Normandy also known as William the Conqueror
1066 – The Battle of Hastings