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Queen Victoria

United Kingdom and Northerns Ireland had become firmly established  by  the time Victoria came to the throne in 1837.

The Act of Union was followed by  the official national anthem ‘God Save the  King/Queen’ in 1745.

The design of the national flag, the Union Flag in 1801.

It seems that the conflict with France was perhaps the most significant factor in the formation of the British self-identity.

She was the Queen at the same time as Britain’s greatest period of world power and industrial development.

Historical Chart The Acts of Union

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The Acts of Union

•The first Act of Union, in 1707, officially joined England and Scotland as one kingdom, called Great Britain, ruled by the parliament in London.

•The second Act of Union, in 1800, added Ireland to this group of countries, which was then called the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Historical Chart England and Wales

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England and Wales

•The acts of union of 1536 and 1542 united England and Wales administratively , politically and legally. The feudal lordships of the Welsh borderland were abolished and Wales was fully integrated into the English shire (county) system; representation in Parliament was granted to the Welsh; and the English legal framework was fully adopted, English becoming the official language for use in court.

•As a result of these measures a process of anglicisation of the landed classes began; the landless labouring classes, however retained their traditional way of life and remained largely Welsh-Speaking.

Historical Chart The Norman Conquest

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The Norman Conquest

•The events of 1066, the most famous date in English history, when the Normans defeated the English and took control of England. William, Duke of Normandy, landed with his army at Pevensey in south-east England and defeated the English under King Harold II at the Battle of Hastings. King Harold was killed, and William became King William I of England. By 1070, the Normans had firm control of the whole country.

Historical Chart The Vikings

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The Vikings

Then, at the end of the 8th century, new invaders started attacking the coasts of Britain- Vikings from Scandinavia. At first they cam to steal gold and silver from monasteries. Then some made their homes in Britain, and from 860s they controlled a large area od Northern and Easthern England. The Saxons kings fought against them. Alfred The Great defeated the Vikings and sent them away from Britain.

Historical Chart The Anglo-Jutes

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Anglo and Jutes

•A member of a people from north-west Germany who settled in England in the 5th and 6th centuries. Together with the Angles and the Jutes they formed the group known as the Anglo-Saxons.

•Saxon architecture is Britain’s earliest style of architecture, with round arches, small windows and thick stone walls.

Historical Chart The Romans

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The Roman Britain

•The Romans occupied Britain from around 55BC to AD410 and there are many signs of the occupation still visible today at archaeological sites and Roman roads and walls stretching across the countryside.

•Julius Caesar came to Britain in 55BC and 54BC, defeating some of the local Celtic tribes and introducing taxes and establishing trade. When, in AD43, this was under threat, the emperor Claudius ordered an invasion and southern Britain became Britannia, a province of the Roman Empire which was ruled by a Roman governor.

 

•In AD78 the governor Agricola brought Wales under Roman control, but failed to conquer the Picts and other Scottish tribes in the north. The emperor Hadrian visited Britain in AD122 and after that Hadrian’s Wall, much of which can still be seen today, was built between Newcastle-upon-Tyne and Bowness marking the northern frontier of the province.

•The Romans founded over 20 large towns called coloniae, including Colchester which was built as the new capital, Gloucester and Lincoln.