Timeline of British History by Sofi Pele

Timeline of British History by Sofi Pele https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa en-us 2023-06-30 14:09:01 UTC 2025-10-22 19:17:54 UTC hello@padlet.com The celts Came to britain in the Iron Age in 1000 BC. sofipele6 https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2635989398 *They mixed with the indigenous inhabitants, creating a new culture: BRONZE AGE.

*They built the monument of Stonehenge: the most famous and sophisticated prehistoric stone circle in the world.

]]> 2023-06-30 14:14:24 UTC https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2635989398 The Romans came to Britain in 43 AD and they didn't leave until almost four hundred years later. sofipele6 https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2635991388 They brought the skills of

reading and writing.

]]> 2023-06-30 14:18:45 UTC https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2635991388 Roman defeated 367 AD sofipele6 https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2635993131 The Roman legions couldn’t stop the Germanic groups invading from the south either. They found it more and more difficult to stop the raiders from crossing Hadrian's wall and the following year Rome itself fell to raiders. ]]> 2023-06-30 14:22:10 UTC https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2635993131 The Anglo-Saxons in the 5th century sofipele6 https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2635996396 With the Romans vacated, the Celtic tribes started warring with each other again, and they had the (not so smart) idea to request help from some of the Germanic tribes from the North of present-day Germany and Denmark. These were the Angles, Saxons and Jutes, who arrived to the island for help, but when the fighting ceased, the Germanic tribes did not, as expected by the Celts, return to their homeland. In fact, they felt strong enough to seize the whole of the country for themselves, which they ultimately did, pushing back all the Celtic tribes to Wales, and founding their respective kingdoms of Kent, Sussex, and Anglia. They brought Christianity to the Island. ]]> 2023-06-30 14:28:36 UTC https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2635996396 The Vikings: In the latter half of the 9th century sofipele6 https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2635997958 the Norse people from Scandinavia began to invade Europe. Towards the end of the 10th century, the Danes invaded the Northeast of England, and founded a new kingdom: Danelaw. ]]> 2023-06-30 14:31:58 UTC https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2635997958 The Normans: During the 11th century sofipele6 https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2635999964 This time, French became the official language, and remained that way until 1362, a short time after the beginning of the Hundred Years' War with France. English nevertheless remained the language of the populace, and the fusion of English with French and Latin evolved into the modern English we know today. ]]> 2023-06-30 14:36:13 UTC https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2635999964 sofipele6 https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2636009191 The kingdoms that followed were in the habit of fighting for the throne in these centuries.]]> 2023-06-30 14:55:36 UTC https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2636009191 sofipele6 https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2636013028 The English royals that followed William I had the infamous habit to fight for the throne. William's son, William II was killed while hunting, although it is widely
believed that he was in fact murdered so that William's second son, Henry, could become king. Henry I's succession was also fraught with agitation, with his
daughter Matilda and her cousin Stephen (grandson of William I) starting a civil war for the throne. Although Stephen won, it was Matilda's son that succeeded to
the throne, becoming Henry II. After a brief rule of different kings, a peace-loving person arrived to power: Henry
VI, he inherited the throne at age one and was to have a big troubled reign. The regent lost most of England’s possessions in France to a 17-year-old girl (Joan
of Arc) and in 1455 the Wars of the Roses (a big civil war) broke out getting him out of power.
Edward V came after him only to reign for one year since he was locked in the Tower of London by his evil uncle, Richard III. In 1485, Henry Tudor, the halfbrother of Henry VI, defeated Richard III in a Battle and became Henry VII,
founder of the House of Tudor.]]> 2023-06-30 15:01:13 UTC https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2636013028 Henry VIII (1509-1547) sofipele6 https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2636017177 Henry VIII is best known for his six wives. Most British school children learn the following rhyme to help them remember the fate of each wife: “Divorced, Beheaded, Died: Divorced, Beheaded, Survived”.
Henry’s driving desire for a male heir was to lead him to divorce two wives and have two wives beheaded: it led to religious revolution and the creation of the Church of England, the Dissolution of the Monasteries and the Reformation. The decisions that Henry made during his reign were to shape modern Britain.]]> 2023-06-30 15:06:05 UTC https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2636017177 Mary I: Bloody Mary (1553-1558) sofipele6 https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2636019279 Mary I, a staunch Catholic, intended to restore Roman Catholicism to England, executing over 300 religious dissenters in her 5-year reign (which owned her the nickname of Bloody Mary). She died childless of ovarian cancer in 1558, and her half-sister Elizabeth ascended to the throne. ]]> 2023-06-30 15:10:45 UTC https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2636019279 Queen Elizabeth I (1558-1603) sofipele6 https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2636020842 Her reign was also marked by conflicts with France and Scotland, and later Spain and Ireland. She never married, and when Mary Stuart (her Scottish cousin) tried and failed to take over the throne of England, Elizabeth kept her imprisoned for 19 years before finally signing her act of execution. Elizabeth died in 1603, and ironically, Mary Stuart's son, James VI of Scotland, succeeded her as King James I of England—thus creating the United Kingdom. ]]> 2023-06-30 15:13:58 UTC https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2636020842 Edward VI (1547-1553) sofipele6 https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2636022927 2023-06-30 15:19:01 UTC https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2636022927 sofipele6 https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2636024646 The Stuart era began when James I succeeded Elizabeth I, since the last Tudor queen had died childless in 1603. The Stuart dynasty reigned in England and Scotland from 1603 to 1714, a period which saw a fast development of the culture but also a fast instability, of plague, fire and war. It was an age of intense religious debate and radical politics. Queen Anne was the last of the Stuarts. She died in 1714. ]]> 2023-06-30 15:23:27 UTC https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2636024646 sofipele6 https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2636027527 The Industrial Revolution marked a period of development in the latter half of the XVIII century that transformed largely rural, agrarian societies in Europe and America into industrialized, urban ones. This process began in Britain and from there spread to other parts of the world. ]]> 2023-06-30 15:30:15 UTC https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2636027527 sofipele6 https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2636029197 The government consisted of a constitutional monarchy headed by Queen Victoria. Only the nobility could rule. Other politicians come from the aristocracy. The system was criticized as favoring the upper classes, and during the late 18th century philosophers and writers began to question the social status of the nobility. Society in the Victorian era was exacerbated with moralism and discipline, with rigid prejudices and severe prohibitions. The Victorians could be classified as "puritans" highlighting at the time the values of savings, the desire for work, the extreme importance of morality, the duties of faith and Sunday rest as values of great importance.

Men dominated the scene both in public spaces and in privacy, women adjusted to private places, with a status of submission and care for their children and home.

Conditions such as laziness were linked to excesses and poverty to vice.

As for the novelty at the time, society had abandoned rurality: in 1851 and for the first time in history, the inhabitants of the cities surpassed the rural ones

The everyday image of the Victorian era is that of a bourgeois and proletarian society. The English bourgeoisie called itself the middle class, bordering on the upper class, which was the nobility and the great aristocrats with renowned families.

As for the common middle class and the lower middle class, they will try to emulate the upper class by being small shopkeepers and businessmen, doctors, lawyers, merchants.

]]> 2023-06-30 15:34:35 UTC https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2636029197 sofipele6 https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2636030701 The 20th century saw two world wars catalyze enormous social change across the country, including dramatic enhancements in health and education. The First World War brought the front line to the civilian population. Zeppelin and aircraft raids targeted London and other towns on the east coast. The wartime
state extended its control over peoples’ lives in an unprecedented way, with conscription, increased taxation and censorship. Over 1.6 million women replaced men in the workplace. Country houses were used as hospitals and convalescent homes for wounded soldiers.
Britain entered World War Two because of Germany invading Poland and it had been extraordinarily costly for them. In 1945 the country was exhausted and devastated. Aerial bombardment had destroyed many British cities, and there were major shortages of goods and labour for the rebuilding of the country.]]> 2023-06-30 15:38:47 UTC https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2636030701 sofipele6 https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2636033570 2023-06-30 15:46:45 UTC https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2636033570 sofipele6 https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2636034005 In 1951, the health of King George VI entered into a serious decline, finally dying on February 6, 1952. Elizabeth (his eldest daughter), was now the new queen of England at the age of 25. The first three months of her reign, the period of full mourning for her father, were passed in comparative seclusion. But in the summer, after she had moved from Clarence House to Buckingham Palace, she undertook the routine duties of the sovereign and carried out her first state opening of Parliament on November 4, 1952. Her coronation was held at Westminster Abbey on June 2, 1953. ]]> 2023-06-30 15:48:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2636034005 sofipele6 https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2636035142 In the 21st century, people in Britain enjoyed a higher standard of living than ever
before in history. Beginning in the latter part of the first decade of the 21st century, the public standing of the royal family rebounded, and even Charles’s 2005 marriage to Camilla Parker Bowles found much support among the British people.
In 2012 Elizabeth celebrated her “Diamond Jubilee,” marking 60 years on the throne. On September 9, 2015, she surpassed Victoria’s record reign of 63 years and 216 days.]]> 2023-06-30 15:51:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2636035142 BREXIT sofipele6 https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2636036636 The UK voted to leave the EU in 2016 and officially left the trading bloc - its nearest and biggest trading partner - on 31 January 2020. Calling it the BREXIT. ]]> 2023-06-30 15:55:26 UTC https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2636036636 A new king sofipele6 https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2636038046 On 8 September 2022, Elizabeth II died of old age at Balmoral Castle in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, at the age of 96. Her death was publicly announced at 18:30.]]> 2023-06-30 15:58:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2636038046 King Charles III sofipele6 https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2636038865 As King Charles III’s reign is undergoing, the role of the monarchy in modern
Britain is under renewed scrutiny. Supporters argue that the monarchy provides
a sense of national identity and stability, but critics insist it is an outdated
institution that perpetuates elitism and inequality within British society.]]> 2023-06-30 16:00:46 UTC https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2636038865 the role of women up to here sofipele6 https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2637397635

In ancient Britain, women likely held positions of power within their communities, as suggested by the existence of female rulers and priestesses.
During the medieval period, women's roles were primarily associated with the household and family. They were expected to be wives, mothers, and caregivers.
Noblewomen had more opportunities for education and often managed estates and properties in the absence of their husband

]]> 2023-07-03 22:46:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2637397635 The role of woman in this period sofipele6 https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2637398014

Queen Elizabeth I's reign is notable for providing some female empowerment. Elizabeth's reign marked a shift in attitudes towards women in power, although she was an exception rather than the norm.

Women's legal rights were limited, and their roles were largely defined by their marital status and social class.

]]> 2023-07-03 22:48:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2637398014 The role of women (18th-19th centuries) sofipele6 https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2637398305

The Georgian and Victorian periods were characterized by stricter gender roles, emphasizing domesticity and the ideal of the "angel in the house."

Middle and upper-class women were expected to focus on their roles as wives and mothers, with limited opportunities for education or professional pursuits.

The suffrage movement gained momentum during this period, with women campaigning for the right to vote and challenging gender norms.

]]> 2023-07-03 22:49:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2637398305 20th Century: Role of woman sofipele6 https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2637398856

Women's suffrage was achieved in 1918 for women over 30 and in 1928 for women over 21. This marked a significant milestone in women's rights in the United Kingdom.
During both World Wars, women took on various roles traditionally held by men, working in factories, offices, and serving in auxiliary military roles.
The second half of the 20th century witnessed significant progress in women's rights, with the introduction of laws promoting gender equality, access to education, and reproductive rights.

]]> 2023-07-03 22:52:01 UTC https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2637398856 The role of woman in Contemporary Era: sofipele6 https://padlet.com/sofipele6/53csmhdlcyymtppa/wish/2637399237

In recent decades, women have made substantial progress in various fields, including politics, business, academia, and the arts. However, gender inequalities and challenges persist, such as the gender pay gap and underrepresentation in certain sectors.

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