第3讲 英国历史宗教(英)

Early Britain (Before 1066)
Anglo-Saxon Britain (About AD410-1066)

The Contribution of Alfred the Great----the first national hero. 3. He was even greater in peace than he was in war. He established many schools and invited learned churchmen from Rome to teach at these schools. He was also active in promoting the teaching of Christianity. His writings and translations have been regarded as the beginning of prose literature in England.
Students’ Reports

Group 3
Students’ Reports

Group 4
Review Questions


What patterns of settlement and immigration has the UK demonstrated in history? (Refer to P13) How has English language evolved in history? (Refer to P16-17)
Early Britain (Before 1066)
Roman Britain (nearly 400 years of Occupation)

55BC, under Julius Caesar, the first Roman invasion Diaries of Julius Caesar marked the beginning of written records of Britain.
Early Britain (Before 1066)
Anglo-Saxon Britain (About AD410-1066)

The 7th century, the Heptarchy In the 7th century, the Anglo-Saxons developed seven separate kingdoms known as the Heptarchy in the so-called “Angleland”(England), and established the English now referred to as Old English.

Early Britain (Before 1066)
Anglo-Saxon Britain (About AD410-1066)

The middle of the 5th century, the Anglo-Saxons came to dominate the land In the first half of the fifth century, the Romans withdrew from Britain, and the Anglo-Saxons came to dominate the land. Groups of Angles, Saxons, and Jutes crossed the North Sea and conquered large parts of the island, encroaching upon the native population. Gradually, the Cornish and the Welsh were nudged into the western and northern parts of the isles. The Germanic people were not the only ones exerting pressure on Britain, for the Picts and Scots were conducting constant raids at the same time.
Anglo-Saxon Britain (About AD410-1066)

From about AD 793, the Vikings , Alfred the Great, the Dane-law From about AD 793, the Vikings from Denmark, Norway or Sweden (known as Danes) began to invade Britain and eventually settled in northern and eastern England (known as the Dane-law 丹法区).
Early Britain (Before 1066)
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In the 1st century BC, Christianity was first introduced into Britain by the Romans. By the end of the 7th century, all of the kings of the British Isles were Christianized. King Edward, the Confessor, was a pious Christian. He built the famous Westminster Abbey, or the Abbey, which is also well known for its Poets’ Corner which is a cemetery for distinguished English poets.
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Lecture Three The United Kingdom: History & Religion I
Contents



Students’ Reports Review Questions Early Britain (Before 1066) Medieval Britain (1066-1485) Transition to the Modern Age (1485-1688) I Assignment
Early Britain (Before 1066)
Anglo-Saxon Britain (About AD410-1066)

King Arthur, a Romano-Briton warrior, between AD 400 and AD 600
Early Britain (Before 1066)
Prehistoric times

Neolithic Age (from around 4,400 BC to 1800BC) ----the famous sites of Stonehenge and Silbury Hill
Early Britain (Before 1066)
Prehistoric times
Early Britain (Before 1066)
Anglo-Saxon Britain (About AD410-1066)

The Angles were saved by Alfred the Great, king of Wessex, who, along with his successors, unified and brought stability to the country. England was reorganized into a system of shires. For the first half of the 11th century, rule over England fluctuated between the Saxon and Danish/Norwegian descendants.
Early Britain (Before 1066)
Prehistoric times

Lower Paleolithic Age (around 700,000 years ago) ---- Early Immigrants (Refer to P24)
Early Britain (Before 1066)

Bronze Age (after about 1800BC): metal tools started to be made by mixing copper and tin
Early Britain (Before 1066)
Prehistoric times

Celts’ Invasion (after about 800BC to 500BC) ---- warlike, courageous, and aggressive people two important changes introduced: 1. the beginning of the Iron Age 2. the building of hill forts
Early Britain (Before 1066)
Anglo-Saxon Britain (About AD410-1066)

Norman Conquest (1066) When Harold, Earl of Wessex, succeeded King Edward upon his death in 1066, William of Normandy in France also claimed the English throne and mustered his forces to invade. He defeated Harold at the Battle of Hastings and took over Saxon England. He was made king and crowned in Westminster Abbey on Christmas Day, 1066.
Early Britain (Before 1066)
Anglo-Saxon Britain (About AD410-1066)

The Contribution of Alfred the Great----the first national hero. 1. He attacked the Vikings and kept them in the Dane-law, which unified and brought stability to the country. 2. He founded a strong fleet which first beat the Danes at sea and Alfred became known as “Father of the British Navy.”
Early Britain (Before 1066)
Roman Britain (nearly 400 years of Occupation)

AD 43, by Roman legions, larger invasion Hadrian’s Wall ---- to defend England which marked the northern boundary of the Roman Empire in Britain
Early Britain (Before 1066)
Roman Britain (nearly 400 years of Occupation)
AD 410, the Roman garrison abandoned the south of the island A question: What are the contributions of Roman Occupation to British Culture?