Great Britain - geography
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THE VIKING AGE
The Viking Age in Britain began after Anglo - Saxons and lasted for just over 200 years.
The Normans built impressive castles, imposed a feudal system and carried out a census of the country.
THE TUDORS
The Tudors were a Welsh-English family that ruled England from 15th to 17th century. They came to power as a result of the victory of Henry VII over Yorkist king Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. The Tudor dynasty ended when Henry's grand-daughter Elizabeth I died childless. The Throne passed to their cousins, the Scottish Stuarts.
Henry VIII is one of the most famous kings in English history. He was the second Tudor monarch and was well-known for having six wives. His break with the papacy in Rome established the Church of England and began the Reformation.
I can name some of his wives who were the most famous: Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anne of Cleves.
THE STUARTS
The Stuart (Stewart) dynasty ruled in 1603 – 1714 after the Tudors to the 18th centrury.
In 1707, England and Scotland officially became one country - Great Britain
In 1666 Great Fire of London raged from 2 - 5 September destroying two-thirds of the city.