https://padlet.com/laurenakins/uc2l31y893mhudwl en-us 2020-07-22 03:11:35 UTC 2020-07-23 09:57:39 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f6e1.png laurenakins https://padlet.com/laurenakins/uc2l31y893mhudwl/wish/660584083 In 1066, the Anglo-Saxon kings of the Early Middle Ages were swept away by the invading Normans. King Harold of England Fought against William the conquer on a hill near Hastings. Harold a legend has it took an arrow in the eye and William claimed the throne.]]> 2020-07-23 01:16:45 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenakins/uc2l31y893mhudwl/wish/660584083 laurenakins https://padlet.com/laurenakins/uc2l31y893mhudwl/wish/660620852 After a rebellion by his barons, John was forced to sign the Magna Carta or Great Charter would place certain restrictions on his royal authority.]]> 2020-07-23 02:01:01 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenakins/uc2l31y893mhudwl/wish/660620852 laurenakins https://padlet.com/laurenakins/uc2l31y893mhudwl/wish/660901165 Henry III had been in on going conflict with his barons leading to the signing of the Provisions of Oxford which created a council of advisers, chosen by the barons. Henry wriggled out of the provisions, but was defeated and captured by Simon De Montfort at the Battle of Lewes on 14 May 1264.]]> 2020-07-23 09:19:12 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenakins/uc2l31y893mhudwl/wish/660901165 laurenakins https://padlet.com/laurenakins/uc2l31y893mhudwl/wish/660907177 Edward’s conquests of Scotland had sparked conflict, mostly by William Wallace who was eventually executed in 1305. Discontent continued, however, and on 25 March 1306 Robert the Bruce had himself crowned King of Scotland in defiance of Edward I who then died on his way up to do battle.]]> 2020-07-23 09:28:18 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenakins/uc2l31y893mhudwl/wish/660907177 laurenakins https://padlet.com/laurenakins/uc2l31y893mhudwl/wish/660911004 From 1066,England had been linked to France, since William I was Duke of Normandy and as such a vassal of the French King. One of the most notable results of this vassalage occurred in 1120 when King Henry I sent his son and heir, William Adelin, to kneel before the French king. On his return journey, however, William’s ship was wrecked and the young prince drowned, sending England into Anarchy]]> 2020-07-23 09:39:39 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenakins/uc2l31y893mhudwl/wish/660911004 laurenakins https://padlet.com/laurenakins/uc2l31y893mhudwl/wish/660913991 Bubonic plague had already laid waste to much of Europe and Asia, but in 1348 it arrived in England, probably through the port of Bristol. The Grey Friars’ Chronicle reports on 24 June as the date of its arrival, although it likely arrived sometime earlier but took time to spread. In a few years it killed between 30% and 45% of the population.]]> 2020-07-23 09:47:19 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenakins/uc2l31y893mhudwl/wish/660913991 laurenakins https://padlet.com/laurenakins/uc2l31y893mhudwl/wish/660914764 In the aftermath of the Black Death fit workers were in high demand and they used this scarcity of labour to attempt to establish better working conditions. The landowners though they were reluctant to comply. Coupled with high taxes this discontent among peasants led to a revolt led by Watt Tyler.]]> 2020-07-23 09:49:32 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenakins/uc2l31y893mhudwl/wish/660914764 laurenakins https://padlet.com/laurenakins/uc2l31y893mhudwl/wish/660915165 With the French King Charles VI sick, Henry V took the chance to reassert English claims to the throne. He invaded Normandy but when a much larger French force had him pinned down at Agincourt it looked like his number was up. However, the result was a remarkable victory for the English.]]> 2020-07-23 09:50:40 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenakins/uc2l31y893mhudwl/wish/660915165 laurenakins https://padlet.com/laurenakins/uc2l31y893mhudwl/wish/660916040 Henry VI’s military defeats and mental fragility led to divisions within the court which would escalate into full scale war at the Battle of St Albans. Although tensions had been building for many years the First Battle of St Albans is often seen as the real beginning of the War of the Roses.]]> 2020-07-23 09:52:50 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenakins/uc2l31y893mhudwl/wish/660916040 laurenakins https://padlet.com/laurenakins/uc2l31y893mhudwl/wish/660916844 William Caxton was a former merchant in Flanders. On his return he established the first printing press in England which would print, among other things, the Canterbury Tales by Chaucer.]]> 2020-07-23 09:55:18 UTC https://padlet.com/laurenakins/uc2l31y893mhudwl/wish/660916844