AP Literature History Flashcards
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| 5852971675 | 55 | First attempt at conquering Britain made by Romans and Caesar | 0 | |
| 5852971676 | 441 | Germanic tribesmen of Angles, Saxons, and Jutes conquer Britain; Meadhall starts | 1 | |
| 5852971677 | 560 | Aethelbert came to power and sought to bring peace to warring kingdoms of Britain | 2 | |
| 5852971678 | 597 | St. Augustine and other missionaries came to Britain from Rome to covert Anglo Saxons, Church introduced AS's to writing and encouraged peace | 3 | |
| 5852971679 | 1066 | Norman invasion of William the Conquerer, split England between Anglo Saxons and Scandinavians | 4 | |
| 5852971680 | 1117 | School at Oxford established | 5 | |
| 5852971681 | 1136 | History of the Kings of Britain written (about King Arthur) | 6 | |
| 5852971682 | 1170 | Archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Beckett, is killed by four of King Henry II's knights, Henry is excommunicated | 7 | |
| 5852971683 | 1215 | John signs Magna Carta, foundation of representative English government, habeas corpus | 8 | |
| 5852971684 | 1337 | England enters 100 Years War w/ France, France won | 9 | |
| 5852971685 | 1349 | Black Death (Bubonic Plague) devastates England, killing nearly 1/3 of the population, decline feutilism | 10 | |
| 5852971686 | 1378 | Division in church- Great Schism-quarrel or papal succession, blow to church authority | 11 | |
| 5852971687 | 1381 | Bible translated into English | 12 | |
| 5852971688 | 1455 | Beginning of War of Roses (30 year struggle between house of Lancaster and house of Europe) | 13 | |
| 5852971689 | 1476 | Printing Press | 14 | |
| 5852971690 | 1517 | 95 Theses | 15 | |
| 5852971691 | 1588 | England under Elizabeth defeated Armata under Phillip of Spain, England remained Protestant and emerged as a dominant sea power | 16 | |
| 5852971692 | 1611 | King James Bible is completed | 17 | |
| 5852971693 | 1620 | Plymouth founded | 18 | |
| 5857470183 | 1000 | Beowulf | 19 |