Early Beginnings

Historical perspecties and background

Literature is the humanization of the

whole world

Goethe

Romans left England fearing barbarian

attacks in

AD 410

Anglo Saxon literature- from, to

(in broad terms)

from 7th century to 11th

century

King of Wessex and Mercia Athelstan

defeated Scots in the year

937

King of Wessex and Mercia who

defeated Scots in the year 937

Athelstan

Norman Conquest of England- which

battle?

Battle of
Hastings

Battle of Hastings was in the year

AD 1066

Year of the battle of Lewes

AD 1264

Reign of Henry II

1154-1189

Reign of Edward I

1272-1307

Which king led Battle of Poitiers and

Battle of Crecy

Edward III

Edward III ascended to power in

1327

Battle of Poitiers and Battle of Crecy

were against

French

Did English win Battle of Poitiers and

Battle of Crecy against the French under
Edward III?

Yes

Battle of Poitiers was in (year)

1336

Battle of Crecy was in (year)

1346

Edward III died in the year

1377

Came to
power in
1327
Richard II
to power
in 1377

Battle of
Poitiers1336

Edward
III
Battle of
Crecy1346

Died in
1377

Wins
both
battles

To which century does Laurence Minot

the patriotic versifier belong?

th
14

century

Which is the first great public school

established?

Winchester
College

Winchester College was established in

the year

1373

Peasant Rebellion took place in

1381

Black death is the name given to

Epidemic of
Plague

Post Chaucerian age

(after death of Chaucer)

1400-1450

Fall of Constantinople was in the year

1453

Hundred Years War with France began

in the year

1338

The Hundred Years War was fought

between

England and France

The War of Roses began in the year

1455

In the War of Roses, Roses stands for

Houses

The War of Roses was fought between

The House of York

and
The House of Lancaster

Richard II came to power in

1377

Richard II assumed power after which

king

Edward III

Henry IV ascended the throne in the

year

1399

Henry IV addressed the Parliament in

English for the first time in the year

1399

Which dialect became the standard

(Kings version) by Chaucers time?

East-Midland
dialect

Henry IV died in the year

1413

Henry VII came to power in the year

1485

St. Pauls School was established in

1504

St. Pauls School was established to

serve as model school to teach

Latin and Greek

Joan of Arc headed French army

during the reign of

Henry VI

Medieval feudal system came to and

end with the rule of

Henry VII

Who wrote Gemma Ecclesiastica?

Giraldus
Cambrensis

When was Gemma Ecclesiastica

written?

th
13

century

Henry VII married Anne Boleyn in

1533

Reformation began during the reign of

Henry VIII

Which king was known as the

Defender of the faith?

Henry VII

Official language of England after

Norman Conquest

French

Excluding houses of Lancaster

and York

Plantagent
Kings

Henry II

1154-1189

Richard I

1189-1199

John

1199-1216

Henry III

1219-1272

Edward I

1272-1307

Edward II

1307-1327

Edward III

1327-1377

Richard II

1377-1399