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英国国家概况总结 本文简介：人物1KingAlfredtheGreat,849-899KingAlfredbuiltthefirstEnglishnavy·AlfredwasadevoutChristian·HedefeatedtheDanesin886,forcedthemtowithdrawtoNEthirdofEngla
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人物
1
King
Alfred
the
Great,849-899
King
Alfred
built
the
first
English
navy
·
Alfred
was
a
devout
Christian
·
He
defeated
the
Danes
in
886,forced
them
to
withdraw
to
NE
third
of
England,and
converted
many
to
Christianity
·
Established
schools
later
executed
Believer
in
Divine
right
of
kings
–
belief
that
kings
get
right
to
rule
from
God
Cromwell
made
Lord
Protector
Cromwell
offered
crown
and
refused
it
Ruled
England
as
a
dictator
Cromwell’s
guiding
principle:
“liberty
of
conscience”
Cromwell
raised
prestige
of
England
But
Cromwell
was
hated
by
many
(and
still
is)
Oliver
Cromwell
died
1658
Richard
Cromwell,son
then
Japan
Rommel
in
Africa
beaten
by
British
barons
observe
rights
of
their
vassals
2.
No
taxes
without
consent
of
Great
Council;
farmers
almost
defeated
at
first
8
The
Restoration
1660
9
Glorious
Revolution
or
“Bloodless
Revolution”
1688
Unexpected
birth
of
son
changed
things
People
feared
new
Roman
Catholic
dynasty
Leading
politicians
invited
James’
daughter
Mary
and
son-in-law
William
to
invade
England
with
their
army
from
Netherlands
Almost
no
one
supported
King
James
II
King
fled
to
France
10
Industrial
Revolution
·
C.
1750-1850
·
Made
Britain
into
world
superpower
·
Began
with
spinning
and
weaving
machines
·
James
Watt,steam
engine,1760s,freed
factories
from
locating
near
rivers
barons
observe
rights
of
their
vassals
2.
No
taxes
without
consent
of
Great
Council;
farmers
half
to
be
transported
across
Channel
from
Netherlands
?
Queen
Elizabeth
delivered
speech
to
troops
preparing
defenses
against
Spanish
invasion
?
Spanish
Armada
sailed
up
English
Channel
for
one
week
?
English
sent
fire
ships
into
Spanish
fleet
?
Smaller,faster
English
ships
attacked
scattered
Spanish
fleet
?
Battle
is
turning
point
in
world
history
?
Seadogs,English
navy,&
fire
ships
attack
&
scatter
Armada
?
Armada
sailed
north
to
return
home
?
“Protestant
Wind”
wrecked
more
of
Armada
along
Scottish
&
Irish
coasts
?
War
continued
for
many
more
years
?
England
began
to
replace
Spain
as
world
sea
power
?
Atlantic
Ocean
now
safe
for
English
colonization
of
New
World
?
English
colony
at
Roanoke,Virginia
1688
King
James
II,1685-1688
Brother
of
Charles
II
Roman
Catholic
Accepted
as
king
because
he
was
old
and
his
Protestant
daughter
was
next
in
line
for
throne
Promoted
pro-Catholic
policies
which
alienated
many
Englishmen
Glorious
Revolution
or
“Bloodless
Revolution”
1688
Unexpected
birth
of
son
changed
things
People
feared
new
Roman
Catholic
dynasty
Leading
politicians
invited
James’
daughter
Mary
and
son-in-law
William
to
invade
England
with
their
army
from
Netherlands
Almost
no
one
supported
King
James
II
King
fled
to
France
William
III
and
Mary
II,1688-1702
Protestant
Reigned
as
joint
sovereigns
Constitutional
Monarchy
Rex
Lex
is
now
Lex
Rex
Reign
established
right
of
Parliament
to
control
succession
to
throne
&
to
limit
power
of
king
(or
queen)
Parliament
banned
Roman
Catholics
from
throne
Made
it
illegal
for
king
to
suspend
laws,keep
an
army
in
peacetime,or
levy
taxes
without
Parliament’s
consent
William
led
England
in
war
against
France