By Vicky Doan, Aaron Tran & John Truong

Period 1

Activity 7Cartographer at Work

Robin Hood A heroic outlaw Known for “robbing from the

rich and giving to the poor” Assisted by a group of fellow

outlaws known as his “merry men”

Lived in the Sherwood Forest in Nottinghamshire

Earlier ballads based in the Barnsdale area (South Yorkshire)

Present-day Nottinghamshire claims Robin Hood as the symbol of their county Sherwood Forest filled with Robin Hood

tourist attractions

Battle of Hastings Oct. 14, 1066 Norman-French army of

William II of Normandy vs. English army of King Harold II

During the Norman conquest of England

Took place at Senlac Hill, present day town of Battle, East Sussex

Harold II killed in battle Battle marked the last

successful foreign invasion of British Isles

French was adopted and adapted into English language and culture

King Richard I (Lion Heart) – the third son of Henry II

Richard embarked on the Third Crusade - Hoping to regain Christian authority of the

Holy land from the MuslimSailed to Antioch to assist in war in 1190Nearly took Jerusalem twice but was defeated by

SaladinRichard’s ship was wrecked in Austria during his

voyage back homeDuke Leopold of Austria captured him and held him

for ransom

Crusades of Richard I

Effects of CrusadesRole, wealth and

power of the Catholic Church

Undermined Feudalism

Commerce (transportation and market)

Chivalry introducedWeakened the power

of feudal aristocracy

Signing of Magna Carta King Richard, the Lion Heart,

spent much of his reign fighting in wars

After his death, King John inherited debts due to King Richard’s Wars and his own battles

King John heavily taxed the Barons Barons rebelled and took over

London King John signed the Magna Carta

on June 19, 1215 at Runnymede in Egham, Surrey Guaranteed the rights of

individuals against the King Magna Carta considered the

founding document of English and American liberties

Surrey

Series of conflicts waged from 1337-1453England vs. FranceBegan in May 1337 when King Philip VI of France

attempted to confiscate English territories in the duchy of Aquitaine

The war was a series of plundering raids, sieges and naval battles

Opposition to the war helped shape England and early modern political cultureEngland showed decreasing enthusiasm for conflict

War divided into phasesEdwardian Era War (1337-1360)Caroline War (1369-1389)Lancastrian War (1415-1453)

Hundred Year War

Black Plague(1348-1350) Swept across England in 1348-

1350 Spread to London in Sept. 1348

and spread into East Anglia and along the coast

Ravaging Wales and the Midlands by spring

Crossed the Irish Sea and Penetrated the North in the summer

Death toll – 75-200 million people

Many plague recurrence between 1348-1405

Black death disrupted the feudal society Workers able to work for a

higher pay Growing middle class

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