Transcript 1. England Before 1066

Britain 1066–1500
England Before 1066
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Who were the English descended from?
How was England run?
What was England like in the 1060s?
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What was England like before 1066?
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Anglo-Saxon life
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Who were the English?
The Romans left England in the 4th century AD.
The knowledge the Romans had brought
was lost. Their settlements with their
sophisticated sewerage and heating
systems fell into disrepair. It was as if
England had gone back in time.
In the 5th Century, the Saxons, Angles,
Jutes and other Germanic tribes invaded
Britain, forcing the native Celtic Britons out
of lowland England.
In the 9th, 10th and 11th centuries, Vikings
from Norway and Denmark also settled
large areas of Britain.
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Who were the English?
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Who were the English?
In 1066, England, Scotland,
Ireland and Wales were
separate states.
The kings of England were
too busy keeping their own
country together to worry
about neighbouring lands.
Scotland, Wales and
Ireland continued to be
populated by native Celtic
people.
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Friends in the north
At this time
England's
connection to
Europe did not lie
with France, just
across the Channel,
but rather with the
Scandinavian
countries, where the
Vikings came from.
England had been part of the Viking Empire of King Cnut
up until 1034 and there was still a strong Scandinavian
presence in the north-east of the country.
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