英国殖民历史和英伦三岛.docVIP

How did English become the UK as we know today? The full name of the country is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It includes 4 parts: the island of Great Britain is made up of England, Scotland and Wales, and Northern Ireland. The effects of its imperial past The days of empire ended after World WarⅡ.But there are close relationships which exist with the 50 or more colonies of that empire, and which maintain links through Commonwealth of Nations. It has great effects on the makeup of the British population because of the immigration in the 1950s and 1960s. Racial, gender, class, regional and economic differences in the society a multi-racial society: most are Christians and because of immigration, many are Muslims gender difference: male and female live different lives class difference: the class structure of UK society is obvious difference between highland and lowland Scots, north and south England England A history of invasions Invaders Time Representative men or events Contribution Iberians 3000BC (New Stone Age) / Learn how to grow plants and raise animals, brought language Celts 700BC (Bronze Age) / Celtic language, iron-working Romans 43AD / Hadrian’s wall, political system Anglo-Saxons The 5th century AD King Arthur (round table) The forefather of the English, brought their language Danes The end of 8th century King Alfred the Great Cultural divide Normans 1066 William the Conqueror ,Battle of Hastings, Robin Hood Unified England, change old English into modern English ● Dominant position 1) The next few hundred years following the Norman invasion: join the various parts of the British Isles together under English rule, unite the kingdom internally and externally 2) Power transferred from the monarch to the parliament gradually ①1649,CharlesⅠwas executed, England was ruled by parliament’s leader ,Oliver Cromwell for 11 years ②In 1660, the son of CharlesⅠresorted the monarchy