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It\u003Cbr>probably belonged to Raedwald of East\u003Cbr>Anglia (died circa 624 CE) . | |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |  |\n\nSlide 4  \nSlide 5  \nSlide 6  \n\n| KING ALFRED’S RESPONSE TO THE VIKING INVASIONS\u003Cbr>􀁼 Anglo-Saxon kings ruled various kingdoms, like Sussex and Wessex\u003Cbr>􀁼 Alfred of Wessex – became first English\u003Cbr>king, Alfred the Great\u003Cbr>􀁹 Helped to repel Viking invasions which started circa 800 CE\u003Cbr>􀁹 Set up the burghal system\u003Cbr>􀁹 Alfred lived ca. 849-899, reigned 871-899\u003Cbr>|  |\n| --- | --- |\n|  | |\n\n\n| BURGHAL SYSTEM UNDER THE ANGLOSAXONS |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 􀁼 Burhs (boroughs) established under Alfred the Great\u003Cbr>􀁹 Fortified towns\u003Cbr>􀁹 Expensive to man and maintain\u003Cbr>􀁼 Shires\u003Cbr>􀁹 Administrative districts\u003Cbr>􀁼 Shire is synonymous with county\u003Cbr>􀁹 Shire was expected to pay for the support and maintenance of its borough\u003Cbr>􀁹 Shires were governed by a shire reeve, or sheriff\u003Cbr>􀁼 Reeve – Term dating back to Old English that means a representative of the crown | |  |  |\n|  |  |  |  |\n\n\n| DANELAW\u003Cbr>􀁼 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\u003Cbr>􀁼 Weregeld (were = man; geld = money)– payment for the death of a person\u003Cbr>􀁹 The higher the person’s rank, the higher the payment\u003Cbr>􀁼 But we would not recognize most of the Danish system of law and government | |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n|  |  |  |  |\n\nSlide 7  \nSlide 8  \nSlide 9  \n| NORMAN CONQUEST, 1066 |  |  |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 􀁼 Edward the Confessor died without a clear heir\u003Cbr>􀁹 Plenty of people wanted the throne\u003Cbr>􀁹 Harold Godwinson ruled for most of 1066\u003Cbr>􀁼 His sister had been the wife of Edward the Confessor\u003Cbr>􀁼 Considered the last Anglo-Saxon king of England\u003Cbr>􀁼 William the Conqueror (William I)\u003Cbr>􀁹 Illegitimate son of the Duke of Normandy and cousin of Edward the Confessor\u003Cbr>􀁹 Won English throne from Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings\u003Cbr>􀁹 Crowned on Christmas Day, 1066\u003Cbr>􀁼 England under William I\u003Cbr>􀁹 Centralized government\u003Cbr>􀁼 Kept 1/5 of the land for himself and divided the rest among his loyal followers\u003Cbr>􀁼 King of England, but a vassal to the king of France (because of Normandy)\u003Cbr>􀁹 William I and the French lords under him spoke French\u003Cbr>􀁼 Development of Middle English (combination of Old English and French) | |  |  |\n\n\n| REVIEW QUESTIONS\u003Cbr>1. What group ruled the Britons from 43 to 410 CE?\u003Cbr>2. What group(s) invaded Britannia beginning in the early 400s?\u003Cbr>3. What group settled in England beginning around 800 CE?\u003Cbr>4. What was the burghal system?\u003Cbr>5. How and why did the Normans conquer England in 1066?\u003Cbr>6. How did William the Conqueror establish civilized government in England?\u003Cbr>|  |\n| --- | --- |\n|  |  |\n\nSlide 10  \nSlide 11  ","cbCainRVSspY1f43","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainRVSspY1f43","pdf",313093,"English","# Roman Britain\n# The Anglo-Saxons\n# King Alfred’s Response to the Viking Invasions\n## Burghal System under the Anglosaxons\n# Danelaw\n# Norman Conquest, 1066\n# Henry II (Ruled England, 1154-1189)\n## Magna Carta (1215)\n# Model Parliament, 1295","[{\"question\":\"Which groups ruled or controlled Britannia from 43 to 410 CE?\",\"answer\":\"Roman Britain was ruled by the Roman Empire, after its conquest in 43 CE. 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