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a presentation by Angelica Lacavalla

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from 700BC to 1066 BC

the great invasions

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a tribe of warriors that shared different cultural aspects.They lived in hillforts surrounded by ditches and banks.They lived in Clans,lived in huts and worshipped several gods

THE CELTS

Today, many of Samhain's customs have influenced modern Halloween celebrations, such as costumes and the idea of honoring the dead.

Samhain is an ancient Celtic festival celebrated on the night of October 31st, marking the end of the harvest season and the beginning of winter. People would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off these wandering spirits. Feasting and various rituals were common, and it was also a time for divination and honoring ancestors.

Samhain

the romans encouraged the growth of towns near their army bases.These Towns had public baths and were open to everyone. They also built 9000 km of paved roads in Britain and settled on the north side of the Londinium

THE ROMANS 43-47 AD

The Anglo-Saxon were germanis tribes who invaded Britain between the 5th and 6th century.They were farmers and lived in wooden houses,they were illiterate and only used the runic alphabet for craving iinscriptions

THE ANGLO-SAXON

iinscriptions After the Anglo-Saxon invasion,Britain was divided into several kingdoms,each with its own king. By the beginning of the 7th century,seven main kingdoms developed

From the Heptarchy to the Norman Conquest

Northumbria was conquered by Edward's son Athelstan in 927.Athelstan can be described as the father of the English state because he created a kingdom of all England by enstablishing the idea of royal authority,law and coinage

a tribe of warriors that shared King Alfre the Great of Wessex united the Anglo-Saxons against the Vikings.In ca 879 Mercia accepted Alfred''s lordship anf the 'kingdom of Anglo-saxons' was created. Alfred's so n Edward was a great war lider who extended his power into the Midlands.

FROM ALFRED THE GREAT TO ATHELSTAN

King Canute also became King of England. 4 He was succeeded by Edward the Confessor, who devoted himself to religion, including the building and consecration of Westminster Abbey, where his throne can still be seen. He died childless in 1066. His brother-in-law, Harold II of Wessex, had himself crowned on the day of Edward's burial. He was the last Anglo-Saxon king.

Large-scale Viking violence returned to England in the 990s, and the policy of the Danegeld - protection money paid in return for being left alone - was practised regularly. In 1012 the Archbishop of Canterbury was murdered, and within one year a Danish king, Sweyn Forkbeard, was on the throne. His son, Canute, became ruler of a North Sea empire that included Denmark, Norway and all of England, bringing an end to the Viking attacks.

VIKING KINGS

They were led by William, Duke of Normandy. He was more distantly related to Edward than Harold II, but he claimed that Edward had promised him the throne. In 1066 William invaded Britain and defeated Harold II at Hastings. His Conquest was depicted in the famous Bayeux Tapestry. He was crowned William I in Westminster Abbey on Christmas day of the same year. Since then, nearly all English monarchs have been crowned in the Abbey and several are buried there.

THE NORMAN CONQUEST

His death was a crucial moment; after this, the English were overcome. The Norman Conquest unified the country under a powerful monarchy and provided it with the foundations of the medieval state.

The Battle of Hastings, in which Harold II of England was defeated by William, Duke of Normandy, represents the last successful foreign invasion of Britain. It is probably the most famous date in British history. The Normans fought using archers and mounted warriors, whereas Harold's men were mainly foot soldiers. Harold was killed when he was hit in the eye with an arrow.

1066: the battle of Hastings

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