British History Bede
Who was the bishop of Rome that sent a group of monks to England?
Pope Gregory
This group was the earliest to settle in England
Celts
The Religious center of England
Canterbury
Who is the Irish Saint that helped spread Christianity to the Irish
Saint Patrick
What did Vikings primarily target when raiding England?
Monasteries
What particular holiday was Bede concerned about?
Easter
This group settled in England after battles. They came from the continent.
Vikings
The sea that the British Isles is in
The North Sea
Whose lineage did the Vikings (norsemen) supposedly come from?
This viking found Greenland
Eric the Red
What is the importance of stars to Bede and the English?
They mark death and significant events
The religious leaders of the Celts
Druids
The four primary parts of the British Isles
When was the first instance of Christianity in Britain
300's
This viking found North America, but couldn't settle because of the indians
Leif Erikson
Which synod affirmed the catholic faith in 680 AD?
Synod of Hetfield
These two groups came down from the northern part of the island after the Romans left and began to settle England.
Picts and Scots
What was significant about how Augustine settled in England?
Monasteries
What piece of art contains the Battle of Hastings?
Bayeux Tapestry
Which king was baptized on Easter day in 627 AD?
What year did the Romans begin to settle in England?
50 B.C.
The colonies of Medieval England
Wessex, Essex, Sussex, Kent, Northumbria, Mercia, East Anglia
Who were the first two Christian kings of England?
Aethelbert
Edwin of Northumbria
What two claims to the English throne did William make?
English wife
English cousins