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英美文化英国部分
英国部分
History
? Iberians
? Celts, Gaels, Britons - Irish, Scottish, Welsh culture and language
? Romans - Alphabet, Roman civilization, Christianity
? Anglo-Saxons - English race and language
? Vikings Danes - New dialects
? Normans (France) - French language
2.2 The Magna Carta/The Great Charter (1215)
? The Great Council of barons(贵族) forced King John to sign the Magna Carta limiting his power
? The King could not levy extra taxes without people s consent
? King could not change laws
? If King refused to obey laws, the vassals could resort to civil war
? Freedom of trade and self-government to townspeople
? Beginning of civil rights
? No imprisonment unless convicted by a jury
? Life and property protected
? First step towards constitutional government
? 2.3 The Hundred Years’ War with France (1337-1453)
? Reasons: Territorial and economic
? English kings’ possession of land in France; the cloth manufacturing towns in Flanders were importers of English wool, but owed political allegiance to the French king; France gave support to the Scots; a growing sense of national consciousness
? Edward III claimed the French crown in 1337.
? By 1453, France had won back their land (with gunpowder) except for city of Calais.
? 2.4 Richard II (1377-1399): The cause of the War of the Roses(1455-1485)
(Lancastrian and Yorkist Houses)
? Lancastrians: Red rose as the symbol
? Yorkists: White rose as the symbol
? Fighting for the throne in England
? Many nobles killed
? Henry VII strengthened his claim to the throne by marrying Elizabeth, a daughter of Yorkist Edward IV. The union of the two houses ended the war.
? The Tudors (1485-1603): sea power and Protestantism
? The Tudor dynasty saw the transition of England from a feudal country to modern state. Capitalism replaced feudalism
? Textile industry
? Enclosure Movement – cheap labor
Henry VIII (1509-1547)
The Tudor era in England started from the reign of King Henry VIII. Shortly after becomin
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