History of Britain (2)

简单的历史大纲：reason：Due to the king (Charles I) granted monopolies,he afflicted the capitalist class as a whole and the demands for a new government increased。

History of Britain

• The Founding
  • In 55 BC,history bagan.
  • In 55 BC-410
    • the Roman Conquest(43AD)
    • Julius Caesar invaded Britain twice
  • In 449-1066
    • Anglo-Saxon conquest(450AD)
    • The Viking invasion
  • In 1066-1154
    • Framingham castle
    • Windsor Castle
  • In1154-1485
    • The House of Plantagenet
      • Henry II built up a large empire
      • Richhard I was killed
      • John sign the Magna Carta（《大宪章》）
      • Henry III crowned in 1216
        • the outraged
        • Simon de Montfort draft the Provisions of Oxford
        • In 1264,some commoners were called to the Privy Council
          • effect :the modern idea of a representative parliament emerged
  • In the 14th-15th
    • The Hunderd Year'War
    • The Wars of the Roses
  • In 1485-1603
    • The House of Tudor
• Transition to the Modern Age
  • The Reformation
    • reason
      • conflict between the Roman Catholic Church and the king of England
    • outcome
      • In 1534,Henry Viii issued the Act of Supremacy
  • The Civil Wars
    • In 1642,the first Civil War broke out
    • In 1649,Charles I escaped and the Civil War broke out again
    • In 1651,Cromwell destroyed Charles II's army and governed as a republic
    • In 1660,Richard decided to restore Charles II to the throne of England.This put an end to the Commonwealth
  • reason：Due to the king (Charles I) granted monopolies,he afflicted the capitalist class as a whole and the demands for a new government increased
  • Restoration and the Glorious Revolution
    • In 1661,Charles tried to restore the old social
    • In 1685,James II wanted to reestablish Catholicism
    • In 1688,James II fled France,a new parliament declared the throne vacant and appointed William and Mary joint sovereigns..this was called the Glorious Revolution
    • In 1689,Parliament passed the Bill of Rights
  • The Industrial Revolution
    • Place:took root in Britain
    • Time:from the middle of 18th century to the middle of 19th century
    • reason:huge market,wealth and the enclosure movement
    • effect:
      • Its industrial productivity increased dramatically.
      • The country also underwent a process of mass urbanization.
      • The Industrial Revolution also created changes in the social class structure.
• The Rise and Fall of the Britain Empire
  • Formation of the Empire
    • In 1583,the Britain Empire began
    • The Victorian Age
    • The mid-19th century,consolidated the existing colonies
  • Britain in the World War(In the 20th century)
    • imperialsm
      • two camps
        • the Central Powers（同盟国）
        • The Allies（协约国）
    • World War I
      • reason:the conflict on the Balkan Peninsula
      • In 1914,World War I broke out
      • outcome: the Allies is the winner
      • In 1919,the treaty of versailles
      • In 1929-1933,the great depression
    • World War II
      • whichi was a continuation of World War I
      • Britain won the war,but at great costs
  • The Fall of the Empire
    • outcome of the World War II:most of Britain's colonies demanded and fought for independence
• Britain Since World War II
  • Britain became the one of the Big Three
  • the foreign policy of "Three Majestic Circles"
  • In 1949,joining the NATO.
  • In 1957,refusing join the EEC
  • Since the 1960s,placing emphasis on trade
  • Mrs.Margaret Thatcher(1925-2013)reestablished the relationship with the US
  • Tony Blair pursed a more positive policy toward Europe
  • In 1988,the "Operation Desert Fox"