THE MIDDLE AGES
I. War at home and abroad Broadly speaking, the Middle Ages (or medieval period) spans a thousand years, from the…
THE TUDORS AND STUARTS ERA
I. Henry VIII Henry VIII was most famous for breaking away from the Church of Rome and marrying six times.…
THE UNITED KINGDOM SINCE 1945
I. The Welfare state Although the UK had won the war, the country was exhausted economically and the people wanted…
UK IN THE XX-TH CENTURY
I. The First world war The early 20th century was a time of optimism in Britain. The nation, with its…
A GLOBAL POWER
I. Constitutional monarchy - the Bill of rights At the coronation of William and Mary, a Declaration of Rights was…
THE EARLY BRITAIN
I. Early Britain The first people to live in Britain were hunter-gatherers, in what we call the Stone Age. For…