英美概况--SignificantEventsintheUKBeforethefirstWorldWar.pptVIP

* * * Significant Events Before the End of the Second World War 1.Significant Events in the UK Before the first World War 2.Significant Events in the USA Before the first World War 3.The UK and the USA in the two World Wars Significant Events in the UK Before the first World War 1.The Magna Carta 2.The Hundred Years’ War 3.The Wars of the Roses Magna Carta is a British Constitution, made in 1215 to limit the King of England (mainly at the time of John) absolute power. Magna Carta required to give up part of the royal power, and respect for the judicial process, accept the kingship limited by law.Magna Carta is the start of the British constitutional politics . Magna Carta The Magna Carta contained three sets of provisions: a) that the king was not to exact extra payments from the feudal vassals (or towns) without their consent; b) that laws were not to be modified by the arbitrary action of the king; c) that should the king attempt to free himself from law, the vassals had the right to force the king to obey it, by civil war or otherwise. This file is a landmark Declaration of Human Rights: it established the basic principles of human rights and protect the basic spirit of abuse of power against the king, protect the dignity of the individual proposed. Meaning Hundred Years’ War The conflict between France and British and the English king’s desire to regain lost territory led to the Hundred Year’s War The war continued for more than 100 years with ups and downs for both sides Many French peasants joined in the war under the leadership of the famous peasant girl John of Arc who was a national heroine in French history. The war deprive the English king of his possessions on the Continent, except Calais(加来).At last,the hundred years’ war was ended with the victory of france. （1337– 1453） First stage:1337─1360 Second stage:1360─1400 Third stage:1415─1429 Fourth stage:1429─1453 The Wars of the Roses A civil war in England that lasted from 1455-1487 . The