The Conquest of Britain
- The two groups of Celts were Brythons, or Britons and Gaels who settled on Ireland.
- Both of these groups, the Britons and the Gaels strongly hated each other.
Christianity
- When Rome fell to Barbarian tribes in A.D. 476, the Celtic Christian church continued to thrive.
- At this time, missionaries began to spread the word of god.
The Norman conquest
- The normans were descendants of Vikings who had invaded the coast of France.
- William confiscated the lands of the Anglo-Saxons and implemented feudalism.
The Magna Carta
- The king was forced to not tax land without the first meeting of the Magna Carta, which historians believe marked the end of a constitutional government in England.
- England's social classes were changing, and the royal families argued for power.
- When landowners gave the workers cash, after the Black Death, it made them fill free.
Anglo-Saxon Literature
- Anglo-saxon literature was made up of spoken verse and incantations.
- The two main categories were heroic and elegiac poetry.
- Beowulf was known as an epic, or long heroic poem. The story is about a warrior who finds his way filled with bravery, strength, and respect.
Literature of the English Middle Ages
- At this time, dramas were first introduced.
- Dramas started coming out and the Church would sponsor them as religious services.
- In 1454, Johann Gutenberg, perfected the process of printing using a movable type.
- Poet Geoffrey Chaucer was born into the merchant class who made a huge impact on poetry.
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