Contents Module One : Mouldin; and Being Moulded Early settlers and invaders- the Iberians, the Celts and Romans, the Angles, Saxons, Jutes. The Anglo Saxon heptarchy - The corning of Christianity - Theodore of Tarsus and the or jon of the church: Alfred the Great - St. Dunstan and Edg: e Danish king. Edward the Confessor, Harold Godwin-Society and literature of the time -the Witangemot-the Anglo Saxon Chronicle, Beowulf, Caedmon, Cynewult, Venerable Bede and others. Module Two : The True Briton 36 hours ¢ Normans: the last invaders -William the Conqueror -the reforms of le between the church and the state, St, Thomas Becket - the universities of Oxford and Cambridge-the Gullds - Richard the Lionheart and the Crusades: imon de Montfort, and the Parliamer Henry I- Feudalism- the Angevin kings - the st the Magna Carta- Henry II - Edward I, annexation of Wales, Scotland and Ireland - Edward Il and Edward III - The Black Death, The Hundred Years War, Trie Peasants Revolt - the effects of these on society and literature- The Wars of the Roses - Chaucer and the growth of the East Midland dialect into standard English - Growth of drama and stage - John Wycliffe and the performances- Chauc Lollands Module Three : Brittewnin Rules the Waves 36 hours ‘The Tudor Dynasty- benevolent despots - Renaissance - maritime discoveries - the scientific temper and scientific inventions- flamboyant Henry VIII, Reforraation- religious persecution- Thomas More, Erasmus, Thomas Cromwell-The Book of Common Prayer- Elizabeth I- Shakespeare - nest of singing birds- Francis Drake- peace and Prosperity-The Stuarts and the Divine Right Theory- The AuthorisedGO'Sl Sb BO 1le0S Cnaprer I Moulding and Being Moulded The formation of the British Islands and its early inhabitnats > of islands now known as the British Isla nent of Europe. It ‘ated from the > prehistoric period by geological chan merge the land in between. Most probably inable force of water released by the meltin the Ice Age at about 6000 BC that cut off the inland.(Shakespeare described the island with a ic imag precious stone set int Before this event the people who inhabited the area had spread into this region. These early inhabitants believed to be a short, black-haired dark-skinned, th oval face and narrow skul hey were hunters d flint as tools. When they sett! nto hamlets domesticate sheep and cattle. They made rough nd ornaments. They buried their dead in large, nbs covered with mounds of earth lined with stones. i the stone age culture. ans out 2000 BC another group of migrants entered Britain. f Iberian Peninsula in Spain they are known ns. Their contact with Egypt had given them the knowledg ke bronze and shaping metal tools. The black huired, short statured Iberians were skilled in weaving ny kinds. Almost the whole of Southern Britain by these people. The Stonehenge monument t twenty miles from Sulisbury Plain was erected by2021.08.13 13:0920217.0815 15102021.08.13 13:102021.08.13 13:112021.08.13 13:112021.08.13 13:112027.08.13 13:112021.08.13 13:11toys bo) Aa2021.08.13 13:122LSL Sb 80'12022LSL S80: 1202had no righton the in word fieodan’ ‘could not leave the ‘The ‘serfs’ were Bemen’ owned small bits jo work on the ‘manor house was at the centre of the village. The ‘ce was carried out from the lord’s manor, tothe shire court, inhuts and had no furmitureo othe facilites. the was protected by the lord. There was ‘no money as means of c goods wasthe custom. ged to give the lord fee2021.08.13 1312Floy-shol- nical2021.08.13 13:132021.08.13 13:132021.08.13 13:132021.08.13 13:132021.08.13 13:138 and the king was forced to rected another war and ld and Richard of York was 1462 the Queen led anot / the sought refuge in the court of the Duke of Burgandy. Edward LV (1461-1483) years of Edward IV's reign were peaceful and he sas helped by the Earl of Warwick. Later Warwick tumed against «d to overthrow him. When Edward discovered it as once again in prison. Margaret led her died in the battle and Margarette was putin prison. At last she ‘executed and Edward became undisputed ‘Lancastrians brought him great wealth and he depend on Parliament for money. He died in 1483 ofan Richard 111 | Heentered Duke of Gloucester was Edward's brother. He: aoa mead aocusedaltbetilren of Ear’ =2021.08135 13:142021.08.13 13:14 form of speech beauty of English entered the consciousness oF th of hurhour The Prologue to the Canterbury’ ‘where the characters are introduced, ag i i ri 9 iy 0 N c Richard if Hundred 13. The great French hero of the! i a TheDauphin b Joan of Are ©The DukeofBagandy ed in the Crssades during the time ofCrecy, Poitiers, Agnicourt ‘The yeur ofthe Peasants’ Revolt i38t ‘The University of Cambridge started in 6 7 “8 9 10. The Wars of the Roses was between Te Laas Faniiynd The g i ‘0 fi 9 iN [o) Nin i a fi 9 fu 0 N2021.08.13 13:152021.08.13 13:152021.08.13 13:152021.08.13 13:15ced several Spanish Colonies and laid them waste \Whereverhe went he was victorious. ‘The defeat ofthe Spanish Armada “The Spanish Armada was fleet of about hundred and fifty ‘warships sent by King Philipof Spain toconqver England. Elizabeth ilip’s proposals. but offended him by 2021.08.43 13:15‘ofthem were her secret admirers who hoped to win ‘Sir Walter Raleigh and Robert Devere: 2021.08.13 13:162021.08.1343:162021.08.13 13:16lore Wie sa)Flo} Rela)2021.08.13 13:16le) ho)- aad2021.08.13 13:172021.08.13 13:172021.08.13 13:17a 2021.08.13 13:172021.08.15 13:182021.08.13 13:18b She executed a large number of P Queen Elizabeth 27. The poet whocalled| a Sidney b Shakespeare ¢ Spenser 28 Queen Elizabeth ruled for a tenyears b twenty five years forty five years 29 Mary Queen of Scots was a thedaughterof Henry VIL b the grand-daughter of Her 30 Why was Mary Queen of Scots 3 b John Hawkins Fey Rel-ara]2021.08.13 13:182021.08.13 13:18