LONDON CALLING:

CRASH COURSE 2023

 WHAT WILL I LEARN IN THIS UNIT?
 To identify and recognize the most relevant aspects
of Anglo- Saxon Culture.

12° Grade 2023

English
EMAIL: alejandro.contreras@dssanfelipe.cl
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HISTORY
TIMELINE

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 Norman Conquest, the military conquest of England by William,
duke of Normandy, primarily effected by his decisive victory at
the Battle of Hastings (October 14, 1066) and resulting ultimately in
profound political, administrative, and social changes in the British
isles.
 The Middle Ages is also known as the medieval era. It was the time
between the fall of the Roman Empire and the beginning of the
modern world. Medieval life centered around the church. The church
held worship services and took care of the sick, poor, elderly, and
orphans.

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SINITIC LANGUAGES

SEMITIC LANGUAGES/AFROASIATIC FAMILY LANGUAGE

ALTAIC LANGUAGES
  The Tudors were a Welsh-English family that ruled England and Wales
from 1485 to 1603, starting with the first monarch King Henry VII
(1457–1509).
 During 118 years of Tudor rule, England became richer than ever
before. As the country became wealthier, towns grew, beautiful houses
were built and schools and colleges were set up. Arts and crafts
flourished too. England was home to great painters, writers and
musicians.
 Civil Wars fought from 1642 to 1651, the English Civil Wars involved
King Charles I battling Parliament for control of
the English government. The war had ended the notion of the divine
right of kings and laid the groundwork for the modern UK parliament
and monarchy.

Christopher Columbus 1492 William Shakespeare

Guy Fawkes “Gunpowder plot GREAT FIRE OF LONDON 1666
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ELIZABETH I

1533-1603
 Empire and Sea Power: The British Empire comprised the dominions, colonies,
protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United
Kingdom and its predecessor states. It originated with the overseas possessions
and trading posts established by England between the late 16th and early 18th
centuries.
 The empire effects were both positive and negative and affect both Britain and
her colonies. The empire introduced new technology agricultural practices,
industries infrastructure, education, religion, administration systems and court
systems.
 The Battle of Trafalgar was a sea battle fought on 21 October 1805 between the
navies of France and Spain on one side, and Great Britain on the other.
The battle ended with a clear victory for the British forces. This allowed Britain
to become the world's largest sea power for 100 years.
 The era of piracy in the Caribbean began in the 1500s and phased out in the
1830s after the navies of the nations of Western Europe and North America with
colonies in the Caribbean began combating pirates.
Battle of Trafalgar 1805
 ABOLITION

 The Abolition of the Slave Trade Act, on 25 March 1807, received

its royal assent, abolishing the slave trade in the British colonies and
making it illegal to carry enslaved people in British ships.

 Slavery Abolition Act, (1833), in British history, act of Parliament

that abolished slavery in most British colonies, freeing more than
800,000 enslaved Africans in the Caribbean and South Africa as well
as a small number in Canada.
 Victorian era, in
British history, the period between approximately 1820 and 1914,
corresponding roughly but not exactly to the period of
Queen Victoria’s reign (1837–1901) and characterized by a class-
based society, a growing number of people able to vote, a growing
state and economy, and Britain’s status as the most powerful
empire in the world.
 It was the time of the world’s first Industrial Revolution, political
reform and social change, Charles Dickens and Charles Darwin, a
railway boom and the first telephone and telegraph. But the
Victorian Era also saw a demise of rural life as cities rapidly grew
and expanded, long and regimented factory hours, the start of the
Crimean War and Jack the Ripper.
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 WWI-II

 World War I, also known as the Great War, began in 1914 after the
assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. ... By the time
the war was over and the Allied Powers claimed victory, more than
16 million people—soldiers and civilians alike—were dead.
 Titanic, in full Royal Mail Ship Titanic, British luxury passenger
liner that sank on April 14–15, 1912, during its maiden voyage, in
route to New York City from Southampton, England, killing about
1,500 (see Researcher's Note: Titanic) passengers and ship
personnel.
 World War II, invasion of Poland in September 1939 drove Great
Britain and France to declare war on Germany, marking the
beginning of World War II. Over the next six years, the conflict
would take more lives and destroy more land and property around
the globe than any previous war.
 Modern Era
 Queen Elizabeth II became queen on February 6, 1952, and was crowned on
June 2, 1953. She is the mother of Prince Charles, heir to the throne, as well
as the grandmother of Princes William and Harry. As the longest-serving
monarch in British history, she has tried to make her reign more modern and
sensitive to a changing public while maintaining traditions associated with the
crown.
 Margaret Thatcher, she was the longest-serving British prime minister of the
20th century and the first woman to hold that office. A Soviet journalist
dubbed her the "Iron Lady", a nickname that became associated with her
uncompromising politics and leadership style. As Prime Minister, she
implemented policies known as Thatcherism.
 The UK is no longer a member of the European Union (EU), but that's not the
end of Brexit.
 Even though Brexit happened on 31 January 2020, both sides still need to
work out the rules for their new relationship. This includes everything from
trade, immigration, aviation, security and access to fishing waters.