world history part 6
England
United Kingdom includes the Islands of England,
Scotland and Ireland
The inhabitance of England in the Neolithic Age
were known as Iberians.
Julius Caesar captured England in BC 55 and the
Romans ruled England for 367 years.
After the Romans England came in the hands of
Anglo-Saxons.
First priest to rule England was Dunston.
Christianity reached England for the first time by
the coming of Romans.
Ceadmon was the first English poet and Bede was
the first English historian.
The Magna Carta was signed by King John of
England in AD 1215 at Runnymede. The
Magnacarta is described as the ‘Bible of the English Constitution’. It is also known as the ‘Bible
of English Liberty’.
Innocent III was the Pope when the Magna Carta
was signed.
The Hundred years war (1338-1453) fought between England and France started during the period of King Edward III.
The Peasants Revolt in England was in 1381.
Battle of Roses were the civil wars in England.
The Great Plague in London broke out in 1665.
The system of Parliament originated in England
during the period of Henry I.
The Stuart king of England believed ‘in the
Divine Right Theory of Kingship’.
James I, the Stuart king wrote a book ‘‘The Law of
Free Monarchies’’.
Stuart king Charles I dissolved the Parliament in
1629 and did not summoned it till 1640.
He resummoned the Parliament in 1640 and ended
in 1660. It is known as Long Parliament.
Civil War in England started in 1642. Oliver
Cromwell led England after the Civil War. He ruled
with the little ‘Lord Protector’.
Charles first was beheaded publically in 1649.
The Petition of Rights was accepted by the British Parliament in 1628.
The Bloodless revolution or Glorious Revolution
occurred in England in 1688.
Through the Bloodless Revolution English king
JamesII was dethroned and Mary, the daughter
of Charles I and her husband William of Orange
came to power in England.
‘Whigs’ and ‘Torys’ the political parties of England originated during the period of Charles II.
Habeas Corpus Act was passed in England in
1679 during the period of Charles II.
The Bill of Rights was accepted in England after
the Glorious Revolution in 1689.
In 1707 by the ‘Act of Union’ England and Scotland joined together and became ‘Great Britain’.
By ‘the Act of Union’ of 1801 Great Britain and
Northern Ireland joined together and it became
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
But Ireland was delinked in 1921 and Northern
Ireland became part of England.
The official name of England is ‘‘United kingdom
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland’.
‘Pound Sterling’ is the Currency of England.
Robert Walpole was
the first Prime Minister
of England and the first
in the world to hold the
post of Prime Minister.
He laid the foundation
of Cabinet system. He
became the Prime Minister in 1721.
The Industrial Revolution first started in
England in the second
half of the 18th century
with the rapid growth of applied sciences, power
driven machines replaced handwork.
The Agrarian Revolution also took place in Britain.
‘The Commonwealth of Nations’ is an association of those free nations which were previously
the part of British Empire.
The delegates send each other by Common Wealth
Countries are known as High Commissioners and
delegates send by Common Wealth nations to other
countries are known as Ambassadors.
The Falklands War was fought between England
and Argentina in 1982.
Stanley is the capital of Falkland Island. Britain
came out victorious in the battle. It is a British
colony even today.
10 Dowining Street is the official residence of
the British Prime Ministers.
Tony Blair of Labour Party is the Prime Minister
of England.
Princess Diana died in a car accident along with
Dodi Al Fayed in Paris.
Buckingham Palace is the residence of British
Monarch.
United States of America
America was discovered by Christopher Columbus in 12th October 1492.
In the first quarter of the 17th century some
protestants from England migrated to the southern part of North America to escape from the religious persecution of James I. They came to be
known as ‘pilgrim fathers’. They sailed to
America in a ship named, ‘The May Flower’.
Britain established its first colony in Jamestown
in Virginia in 1607.
American War of Independence
The American war of independence was fought
between the American colonies and the Britain.
The leader of colonies was George Washington.
The Stamp Act was passed in 1765.
The Navigation Act was passed in 1651.
The Town Shent Act was passed in 1767. These
Acts were passed to control and exploit the colonies.
The Boston Tea Party of 1773 was associated
with the American Revolution. To protest against
the tax on tea, the revolutionaries threw tea boxes
from the ship anchored in the Boston Port. This
incident is known as Boston Tea Party.
‘‘No taxation without representation’’ was the famous slogan associated with the American Revolution.
The representatives of the 13 colonies met at the
First Continental Congress at Philadelphia in
1774.
Second Philadelphia Congress was met in 1776
and it adopted the Declaration of Independence
on 4 July 1776.
The Declaration of American Independence was
drafted by Thomas Jefferson.
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United Kingdom includes the Islands of England,
Scotland and Ireland
The inhabitance of England in the Neolithic Age
were known as Iberians.
Julius Caesar captured England in BC 55 and the
Romans ruled England for 367 years.
After the Romans England came in the hands of
Anglo-Saxons.
First priest to rule England was Dunston.
Christianity reached England for the first time by
the coming of Romans.
Ceadmon was the first English poet and Bede was
the first English historian.
The Magna Carta was signed by King John of
England in AD 1215 at Runnymede. The
Magnacarta is described as the ‘Bible of the English Constitution’. It is also known as the ‘Bible
of English Liberty’.
Innocent III was the Pope when the Magna Carta
was signed.
The Hundred years war (1338-1453) fought between England and France started during the period of King Edward III.
The Peasants Revolt in England was in 1381.
Battle of Roses were the civil wars in England.
The Great Plague in London broke out in 1665.
The system of Parliament originated in England
during the period of Henry I.
The Stuart king of England believed ‘in the
Divine Right Theory of Kingship’.
James I, the Stuart king wrote a book ‘‘The Law of
Free Monarchies’’.
Stuart king Charles I dissolved the Parliament in
1629 and did not summoned it till 1640.
He resummoned the Parliament in 1640 and ended
in 1660. It is known as Long Parliament.
Civil War in England started in 1642. Oliver
Cromwell led England after the Civil War. He ruled
with the little ‘Lord Protector’.
Charles first was beheaded publically in 1649.
The Petition of Rights was accepted by the British Parliament in 1628.
The Bloodless revolution or Glorious Revolution
occurred in England in 1688.
Through the Bloodless Revolution English king
JamesII was dethroned and Mary, the daughter
of Charles I and her husband William of Orange
came to power in England.
‘Whigs’ and ‘Torys’ the political parties of England originated during the period of Charles II.
Habeas Corpus Act was passed in England in
1679 during the period of Charles II.
The Bill of Rights was accepted in England after
the Glorious Revolution in 1689.
In 1707 by the ‘Act of Union’ England and Scotland joined together and became ‘Great Britain’.
By ‘the Act of Union’ of 1801 Great Britain and
Northern Ireland joined together and it became
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
But Ireland was delinked in 1921 and Northern
Ireland became part of England.
The official name of England is ‘‘United kingdom
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland’.
‘Pound Sterling’ is the Currency of England.
Robert Walpole was
the first Prime Minister
of England and the first
in the world to hold the
post of Prime Minister.
He laid the foundation
of Cabinet system. He
became the Prime Minister in 1721.
The Industrial Revolution first started in
England in the second
half of the 18th century
with the rapid growth of applied sciences, power
driven machines replaced handwork.
The Agrarian Revolution also took place in Britain.
‘The Commonwealth of Nations’ is an association of those free nations which were previously
the part of British Empire.
The delegates send each other by Common Wealth
Countries are known as High Commissioners and
delegates send by Common Wealth nations to other
countries are known as Ambassadors.
The Falklands War was fought between England
and Argentina in 1982.
Stanley is the capital of Falkland Island. Britain
came out victorious in the battle. It is a British
colony even today.
10 Dowining Street is the official residence of
the British Prime Ministers.
Tony Blair of Labour Party is the Prime Minister
of England.
Princess Diana died in a car accident along with
Dodi Al Fayed in Paris.
Buckingham Palace is the residence of British
Monarch.
United States of America
America was discovered by Christopher Columbus in 12th October 1492.
In the first quarter of the 17th century some
protestants from England migrated to the southern part of North America to escape from the religious persecution of James I. They came to be
known as ‘pilgrim fathers’. They sailed to
America in a ship named, ‘The May Flower’.
Britain established its first colony in Jamestown
in Virginia in 1607.
American War of Independence
The American war of independence was fought
between the American colonies and the Britain.
The leader of colonies was George Washington.
The Stamp Act was passed in 1765.
The Navigation Act was passed in 1651.
The Town Shent Act was passed in 1767. These
Acts were passed to control and exploit the colonies.
The Boston Tea Party of 1773 was associated
with the American Revolution. To protest against
the tax on tea, the revolutionaries threw tea boxes
from the ship anchored in the Boston Port. This
incident is known as Boston Tea Party.
‘‘No taxation without representation’’ was the famous slogan associated with the American Revolution.
The representatives of the 13 colonies met at the
First Continental Congress at Philadelphia in
1774.
Second Philadelphia Congress was met in 1776
and it adopted the Declaration of Independence
on 4 July 1776.
The Declaration of American Independence was
drafted by Thomas Jefferson.
By the