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[www.studenthandouts.com](www.studenthandouts.com) |\n\nROMAN BRITAIN  \n􀁼 Island of Britannia, and the native Britons who lived there, were ruled by the Roman empire  \n􀁼 Conquered in 43 CE under Emperor Claudius  \n􀁼 Roman troops pulled out by 410 CE as Rome declined  \n􀁼 Established city of Londinium  \n􀁼 Ruled according to Roman law  \n􀁼 Germanic tribes began invading Britannia in the early 400s as Rome declined  \nTHE ANGLO-SAXONS  \n􀁼 A collection of Germanic tribes (Angles, Saxons, Jutes, and more)  \n􀁹 From Angeln, Lower Saxony, Jutland peninsula, and elsewhere  \n􀁹 Invaded along the eastern and southern coasts  \n􀁹 Settled in farming villages rather than in trading cities  \n􀁼 Pushed the bulk of native Britons to the west (to places like Cornwall and Wales)  \n􀁹 Spoke Old English  \n􀁼 Eventually converted to Christianity  \nHelmet found at the Sutton Hoo archaeological dig (a burial site) . It probably belonged to Raedwald of East Anglia (died circa 624 CE) .  \nKING ALFRED’S RESPONSE TO THE VIKING INVASIONS  \n􀁼 Anglo-Saxon kings ruled various kingdoms, like Sussex and Wessex  \n􀁼 Alfred of Wessex – became first English king, Alfred the Great  \n􀁹 Helped to repel Viking invasions which started circa 800 CE  \n􀁹 Set up the burghal system  \n􀁹 Alfred lived ca. 849-899, reigned 871-899  \nBURGHAL SYSTEM UNDER THE ANGLOSAXONS  \n􀁼 Burhs (boroughs) established under Alfred the Great  \n􀁹 Fortified towns  \n􀁹 Expensive to man and maintain  \n􀁼 Shires  \n􀁹 Administrative districts  \n􀁼 Shire is synonymous with county  \n􀁹 Shire was expected to pay for the support and maintenance of its borough  \n􀁹 Shires were governed by a shire reeve, or sheriff  \n􀁼 Reeve – Term dating back to Old English that means a representative of the crown  \nDANELAW  \n􀁼 Danelaw describes the territory ruled by the Danes (Vikings), the treaties between the Danes and the Anglo-Saxons, and the laws of the Danish settlers  \n􀁼 Weregeld (were = man; geld = money)– payment for the death of a person  \n􀁹 The higher the person’s rank, the higher the payment  \n􀁼 But we would not recognize most of the Danish system of law and government  \nNORMAN CONQUEST, 1066  \n􀁼 Edward the Confessor died without a clear heir  \n􀁹 Plenty of people wanted the throne  \n􀁹 Harold Godwinson ruled for most of 1066  \n􀁼 His sister had been the wife of Edward the Confessor  \n􀁼 Considered the last Anglo-Saxon king of England  \n􀁼 William the Conqueror (William I)  \n􀁹 Illegitimate son of the Duke of Normandy and cousin of Edward the Confessor  \n􀁹 Won English throne from Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings  \n􀁹 Crowned on Christmas Day, 1066  \n􀁼 England under William I  \n􀁹 Centralized government  \n􀁼 Kept 1/5 of the land for himself and divided the rest among his loyal followers  \n􀁼 King of England, but a vassal to the king of France (because of Normandy)  \n􀁹 William I and the French lords under him spoke French  \n􀁼 Development of Middle English (combination of Old English and French)  \nREVIEW QUESTIONS  \n1. What group ruled the Britons from 43 to 410 CE?  \n2. What group(s) invaded Britannia beginning in the early 400s?  \n3. What group settled in England beginning around 800 CE?  \n4. What was the burghal system?  \n5. How and why did the Normans conquer England in 1066?  \n6. How did William the Conqueror establish civilized government in England?  \nHENRY II (RULED ENGLAND, 1154-1189)  \n􀁼 Henry II married Eleanor of Aquitaine  \n􀁹 Added Aquitaine to his lands in France  \n􀁼 Henry II’s development of the English legal system  \n􀁹 Circuit courts  \n􀁼 Royal judges visited each part of the realm at least once a year  \n􀁼 These royal judges heard legal cases and collected taxes  \n􀁼 Slowly, these judges started creating common law throughout the realm by using common sense and establishing precedent  \n􀁹 Jury system  \n􀁼 No more trial by combat, etc.  \n􀁼 Loyal, respected","cbCailyXsTdOjUGJ","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailyXsTdOjUGJ","pdf",973412,15,"English","# Roman Britain\n# The Anglo-Saxons\n# King Alfred’s Response to the Viking Invasions\n# Burghal System under the Anglo-Saxons\n# Danelaw\n# Norman Conquest, 1066\n# Henry II (Ruled England, 1154-1189)\n# Review Questions","[{\"question\":\"Which empire ruled Britannia from 43 to 410 CE?\",\"answer\":\"The Roman empire ruled Britannia, following conquest in 43 CE and withdrawing troops by 410 CE as Rome declined.\"},{\"question\":\"What were the Anglo-Saxons and where did they settle?\",\"answer\":\"The Anglo-Saxons were Germanic tribes that invaded along eastern and southern coasts and settled mainly in farming villages rather than trading cities.\"},{\"question\":\"How did the Norman Conquest in 1066 change government in England?\",\"answer\":\"After winning the throne at the Battle of Hastings and being crowned on Christmas Day, 1066, William I centralized government and kept one-fifth of the land for himself, dividing the rest among loyal followers.\"}]","Government in Britannia - from the Romans to the Model Parliament | PDF",1792385085,38]