King Henry II of England – Medieval history
Henry II of England: Matilda's son Queen Matilda of England When William the Conqueror died in 1087 AD, he left the throne of England to his sons William II and then Henry, [...]
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Medieval England – History of Europe
Henry III of England King John died in 1216 AD, the year after John signed the Magna Carta. His son Henry III succeeded him. (Henry III was named after his grandfather Henry II.) Henry III was [...]
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Capetians – French History – Middle Ages
Monogram of Hugh Capet (980s AD) Who was Hugh Capet? When the Carolingians died out in 987 AD, the lords of France met to choose a new king. They chose a man named Hugh [...]
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Vikings – Early Medieval Scandinavia
A Viking ship. Viking trade took the Vikings all over the world. Who were the Vikings? The Vikings were Indo-European people from Scandinavia (modern Denmark, Norway and Sweden). Around the 400s AD the Vikings started to [...]
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King Arthur’s Britain – Medieval history
Like the people King Arthur was fighting: Sutton Hoo invaders' helmet (500s-600s AD, now in the British Museum) The end of Roman Britain When Constantine III revolted in England in 406 AD and [...]
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What is the Magna Carta?
The Magna Carta Why did they want the Magna Carta? Since the time of Edward the Confessor in the 1000s AD, the kings of England had been getting more and more powerful. That [...]
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Westminster Abbey – London
Westminster Abbey western facade (front) Westminster Abbey is a large church in the Gothic style in London, England. Edward the Confessor built an abbey here in 1050 AD, in the Romanesque style. (An abbey is a place for monks or nuns to [...]
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Tower of London – William the Conqueror
White Tower of the Tower of London (built in the 1060s AD) After William conquered England in 1066 AD, he needed a castle to live in when he was in London. He needed a castle [...]
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Chocolate and sugar: Chocolate comes to Europe
History of chocolate: an Aztec man serving a cup of cacao Chocolate and Europeans When Spanish invaders came to the court of the Aztec ruler Montezuma in 1519, Montezuma naturally [...]
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History of Bananas – Southeast Asia
A bunch of bananas: History of bananas Where do bananas come from? Wild ancestors of banana trees grew in southeast Asia. Like chickens, bananas were first domesticated in southeast Asia. [...]
