last of the anglo saxon king; no hier so he promises it to the cousin will duke of normandy.
king harold
seizes power; leader in anglo saxon military
william duke of normandy
claims he was promised the throne
battle of hastings
harold is killed leaving AS military without a leader. this gave control to will duke of normandy.
wars of the roses..year?
1485
what was the wars of the roses?
series of civil wars or battles between the yorks nad lancasters.
who wins the final battle of the wars of roses?
henry tutor
who forms the tudor line of english kings?
henry VII
the initial conquest
the battle of hastings and brital takeover
implementation of the feudal system
oath of loyalty; divine right of kings-they claimed to to talk to God; hierarchy with God at the top(God,king, vassals, serfs)
doomsday book
inventory; done for the purpose of taxation; final thing in order for the normans to take control
historical events; crusades
failure; exposed the english to new ideas
who murdered thomas beck?
henry II
black death-1300s
attacks the body and nervous system; wiped out the serfs; middle class became the serfs
hundred years war
between the french and english;
printing press
william caxton; produced the first edition of the cantebury tales.
ballad
popular among lower class; handed down orally; common topics
drama
performed by traveling groups; miracle play-biblical; morality play-provided insight in life- allegorical
eleanor of aquitaine
introduced the medieval romance; wife of henry II
medieval romance
brought new ideas into english social stucture; chivalry; quest; courtly love; lamonde de lamour; roman de rose
romance characteristics
hero more human; deeds not as epic; more magic less monstrous; description of weapons; reflects values fo society; love interest for the hero; arthurian legend
uther
arthurs father
igraine
arthurs mother
guenevere
arthurs wife
galahad
comitted suicide; lancelots son; achieves the holy grail
morgan le fay
mother to mordrid; half sister to arthur
lucan
bediveres brother; died by guts falling out on the ground
bedivere
was asked to take the sword back to the lady in the lake
lady of the lake
nimue; gives a sword then asked for it back
lord bertilak
the green knight; tricked gawain
lady bertilak
seduced gawain
excalibur
sword
avalon
where arthur goes to heal his wounds; symolic to heaven.
chivalry
manners; code of conduct
courtly love
affairs
allegory
story with two meanings
green girdle
sash that protects you
quest
knightly adventure
bob and wheel
verse form of the pearl poet;
caxtons preface
brings printing press in
nennius
factual side; first person to say that arthur lived