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2 days ago · The medieval period was a crucible that forged the nation we now know as England. From the crumbling of Roman order in the 5th century to the violent birth of the Tudor state in the late 15th century, England endured conquests and catastrophes, wars and woes, plagues and persecutions.
5 days ago · At length, in order to restrain these people, and to prevent their making incursions into their provinces, they caused several walls at different times to be built across from sea to sea, which separated at the same time that it defended the provincial part of Britain, in the possession of the Romans, from the northern part, in the hands of the ...
4 days ago · The civilization of Roman Britain was Roman, but it contained few elements of splendour or magnificence. We may distinguish in this civilization two local forms deserving special notice—the town and the villa. The towns of Roman Britain were not few. But as we might expect they were for the most part small.
3 days ago · ANGLO-SAXON GLOUCESTER c. 680–1066. Any account of Anglo-Saxon Gloucester must begin with some reference to the Roman town which preceded it. (fn. 1) Although there was no continuous urban life to link the 4th century with the 10th, the physical framework of the Roman colony necessarily affected later development. (fn. 2) The earliest Roman ...
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4 days ago · Stonehenge, prehistoric stone circle monument, cemetery, and archaeological site located on Salisbury Plain, about 8 miles (13 km) north of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. It was built in six stages between 3000 and 1520 BCE, during the transition from the Neolithic Period to the Bronze Age.
1 day ago · The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the form of government used by the United Kingdom by which a hereditary monarch reigns as the head of state, with their powers regulated by the British Constitution. The term may also refer to the role of the royal family within the UK's broader political ...
3 days ago · The Church of England ( C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the Crown Dependencies. It is the origin of the Anglican tradition, which combines features of both Reformed and Catholic Christian practices. Its adherents are called Anglicans.
