Historical geography of the United Kingdom. (Lecture 2) презентация

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PLAN England. Wales. Scotland.

Слайд 1Lecture 2 HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM


Слайд 2PLAN
England.
Wales.
Scotland.


Слайд 3Ireland.
Oversees colonies.
Decolonisation.


Слайд 51. England.


Слайд 63000 - 2000 BC Stonehenge was built.









Слайд 7500 - 100 BC

the Celts







from the central Europe
farmers and warriors
pagans
governed by priests called Druids


Слайд 8the 40s AD the Romans.







Слайд 9




Londinnium





Caledonia


Слайд 10Hadrian’s
wall


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



Слайд 22
14 October
1066

the Battle
of
Hastings 


Слайд 23The
Saxons
The
Normans


Слайд 24
King Harold was killed

His army lost the battle


Слайд 25 Christmas day 1066
William was crowned as king at

Westminster Abbey.

 


Слайд 26

Norman influence:
1) Anglo-Saxon nobility was replaces by the Norman nobility.


Слайд 27

2) 3 languages:
Norman-French – literature + nobility
Latin – the government and

the church
Anglo-Saxon – common people



Слайд 28
Up to 1204 the Kings of England also controlled Normandy.


Слайд 29England held on to the Channel Islands (Guernsey, Jersey).


Слайд 302. Wales.


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 373. Scotland.





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.

Слайд 42The
Attempts to return Scottish independence in the 15ht and 16th

century failed.

Constant conflicts on the Scottish-English border.


Слайд 43
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 47
Henry’s son
Edward VI
1537-1553


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 544. Ireland.





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 625. English Oversees Colonies.





Слайд 63North America


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 69Australia


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 766. Decolonisation.





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). 

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