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Foundation of England
Foundation of England
In the year 43 BC the, Emperor Claudius commanded England to make a Roman province, In 115, the natives revolted against their conquerors and razed the Roman garrison.
Hundred Years' War
Hundred Years' War
(1337-1453)
(1337-1453)
Was an armed conflict between the kingdoms of France and England that lasted 116 years. The purpose of the conflict was to resolve who would control the additional lands that the English had accumulated since 1154 in French territories, after Enrique II Plantagenet's ascension to the throne of England. The war was finally settled with the defeat of England and the consequent withdrawal of English troops from French lands.
The Reformation
The Reformation
Enrique VIII broke the bonds that bound him to the holy See (the bishop's seat, the pope). With the rupture, the monarch was instituted as the highest authority of the English Church.
Middle Ages
Wessex expanded his influence while confronting the other six kingdoms of the Anglo-Saxon Heparchy, finally rising as the most powerful during the reign of Alfredo the Great, he defeated Mercia and was crowned "King of the Anglo-Saxons" in 886. His grandson, Athelstan "the Glorious". With the death of Enrique I in 1135 he would give way to the anarchy of England. This is a period during which a civil war took place, under the unstable reign of Esteban of Blois. A situation of insecurity and turmoil continued during Esteban's reign. Enrique II grandson of Esteban of Blois, had come to England with the intention of conquering her, Esteban tired of fighting signed Wallingford treaty recognizing Enrique II as his successor on the throne. Esteban died a year later and Enrique II assumed the throne, ending two decades of royal anarchy.
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