Слайд 1Lecture 2
HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM
Слайд 3Ireland.
Oversees colonies.
Decolonisation.
Слайд 63000 - 2000 BC Stonehenge was built.
the Celts
from the central Europe
farmers and warriors
pagans
governed by priests called Druids
Слайд 11 a Greco-Roman word for the inhabitants of the
islands – “Pretani”,
the Romans called the island “Britannia”.
Albion
the white cliffs
of Dover
Слайд 12Roman influence
Founded many cities
Introduced Christianity
Their words survived in many spheres of
life
Слайд 13The Romans united the territories of modern England and Wales as
one province!!!
Слайд 14Around 400 AD
The barbaric people threatened the Roman Empire
The Romans left
the British Islands
Слайд 15around 400 AD
Angles
Saxons
Jutes
Germanic tribes form the continent
Слайд 16The Heptarchy:
Northumbria
Mercia
East Anglia
Essex
Wessex
Kent
Sussex
7 Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms
Слайд 17the 9th century the Viking invasions
pagan tribes from the north
of Europe
(Denmark,
Norway,
Sweden)
Слайд 18Established
the Danelaw
the Viking Kingdom of York
Слайд 19 the late 9th -early 10th century -Wessex conquered the Danelaw
and York and unified England
Слайд 20The dominating tribe – the Saxons (Germanic people)
? Germanic stems in
modern English
Слайд 21 the 11th century the Norman invasion
William, Duke of
Normandy
Edward the Confessor
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14 October
1066
the Battle
of
Hastings
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King Harold was killed
His army lost the battle
Слайд 25 Christmas day 1066
William was crowned as king at
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Norman influence:
1) Anglo-Saxon nobility was replaces by the Norman nobility.
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2) 3 languages:
Norman-French – literature + nobility
Latin – the government and
the church
Anglo-Saxon – common people
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Up to 1204 the Kings of England also controlled Normandy.
Слайд 29England held on to the Channel Islands (Guernsey, Jersey).
Слайд 31The many kingdoms comprising Wales were first united under one king
in the 11th century.
In 1282 England annexed Wales.
Слайд 32And in 1301 the tradition of heir to English throne being
given the title of Prince of Wales began.
Слайд 33 1455 - 1485 the houses of Lancaster and York, were
fighting for the throne of England.
The Wars of the Roses
York’s white rose
Lancaster’s red rose
Слайд 34 in 1485 a relatively remote Lancastrian relative, Henry Tudor
defeated the last Yorkist king Richard III
started the new royal dynasty, the House of Tudor (married Elizabeth of York, Richard’s niece)
Слайд 35 Henry Tudor or Henry VII was half Welsh and
his family ruled England and Wales until 1603.
Слайд 36 1536 the Act of Union officially annexed Wales to
England
Welsh law was fully replaced by English law.
Слайд 38Its geography (highland and plain) made this country difficult to control
from London.
Слайд 39Attempts to annex Scotland led to national liberation uprisings.
Слайд 40In 1296 king Edward I envaded Scotland and stole the Scottish
Stone of Destiny on which according to the legend all Scottish kings must sit.
Слайд 41The Scottish coronation stone remained at Westminster Abbey until it was returned
to Scotland in 1996.
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Attempts to return Scottish independence in the 15ht and 16th
century failed.
Constant conflicts on the Scottish-English border.
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Scotland still had its own king and queen.
The Scottish royal family,
the Stuarts, were related to the English royals, the Tudors, through marriage.
Слайд 44the 16th century Henry VIII
? 6 wives
1491-1547
Слайд 46Henry’s reforms:
Conflict with the Pope about his divorce
Broke up with the
Roman church
Proclaimed himself the Head of the Church
Started the Anglican church
Слайд 48Queen Mary I of England.
A Catholic.
Killed a lot of protestants
Bloody
Mary
She died childless in November 1558.
Her sister
Elizabeth I
? illegitimate
child
?A Protestant
Слайд 49 Mary Stuart, queen of Scotts- Henry VIII's great niece.
?a constant
threat for Elizabeth’s throne
? accused of treason, arrested and beheaded
Слайд 50Elizabeth I died childless
in 1603 Mary Stuart's son, became James I
of England.
A new dynasty started – the dynasty of the Stuarts.
Слайд 51 A Union of Crowns, a situation when England, Scotland and
Ireland were sovereign states, with one monarch.
Слайд 52 Acts of Union of 1707 during the reign of the
last Stuart monarch, Queen Anne:
the English and Scottish parliaments were replaced by a combined Parliament of Great Britain;
a full economic union, replacing the Scottish systems of currency, taxation and laws regulating trade.
Слайд 53Union Flag used in the Kingdom of England from 1606-1707
The flag of the
Kingdom of Scotland.
The flag of the Kingdom of England.
Слайд 55In the early 11th century Ireland was also ruled by one
king, Brian Boru, who was also later killed in battle.
In 1171 the English monarch Henry II proclaimed himself Lord of Ireland.
Слайд 56In the 17th century Ireland was completely colonized by the English.
Слайд 57The most effectively colonization went in the north, in Ulster.
Слайд 58In 1801 it merged with the Kingdom of Great Britain to
form
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Слайд 60 At the beginning of the 20th century Irish liberation
movement achieved success.
Слайд 61 In 1920 Ireland was divided into Irish Free State and
Northern Ireland;
? the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Слайд 641492 Christopher Columbus discovered America.
1496 King Henry VII of England
sent British ships to the new lands.
They reached the coast of Newfoundland.
Слайд 65The 1580s the 1st English settlements in America
In the
18th century the British colonies occupied the territories along the Atlantic coast and around Hudson Bay.
Слайд 66during the 1760s and early 1770s relations between the Thirteen Colonies
and Britain became increasingly complicated,
the British Parliament tried to govern and tax American colonists without their agreement (they were not represented in the British Parliament).
Слайд 67Boston Tea Party
December 16, 1773 the Americans revolted against tea
tax and through all chests of tea from ships into Boston Harbor.
Слайд 68The American Revolution
In response Britain sent the army to control the
colonies and in 1775 the War for Independence started.
In 1776, the United States declared independence.
Слайд 70 1606 the western coast of Australia were 1st discovered
by the Dutch and named New Holland
1770 James Cook discovered the eastern coast of Australia, claimed the continent for Britain,
He named it New South Wales.
Слайд 71Up to 1840 the British sent their criminals to New South
Wales to reform them.
In 1839 colonies in New Zealand were established
Слайд 73In 1858 Queen Victoria was crowned the Empress of India.
"the
Jewel in the Crown"
Слайд 741815 - 1914 around 26,000,000 km2 of territory and roughly 400 million
people were added to the British Empire
Слайд 77Between 1945 and 1965 most of the former British colonies were
given independence.
Слайд 78The number of people under British rule outside the UK itself
fell from
700 million to 5 million,
3 million of whom were in Hong Kong.
Слайд 79A map of the world, highlighting the member states of the Commonwealth (dark
blue)
the Commonwealth of Nations
a non-political, voluntary association of 53 equal member
Слайд 81 the Head of the Commonwealth
the monarch of 16 members of the Commonwealth
(realms)
Australia, Canada, Jamaica, New Zealand, etc.
Queen Elizabeth II
Слайд 82The Commonwealth realms, shown in blue.
Former Commonwealth realms are shown
in red
Слайд 83 The Commonwealth
29,958,050 square km (a quarter of the world
land area),
spans all the continents.
population of 2.245 billion, (a third of the world population).