England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland; also called the United Kingdom (UK)

word referring to the Middle Ages (A.D. 500-1500)

way of life based on the ownership and use of land; also called the feudal system

men in the feudal system who owned the land

people in the feudal system who were allowed to use the land in exchange for their service

smallest divisions of land in the feudal system

common people who worked the land on a manor

peasants who were bound to serve their lord on the manor for their entire life

trained soldiers who were ready to defend the land and people

English king who recaptured some of the territory previously lost to the Viking invaders called the Danes; set England on the road to becoming a strong nation.

Norman leader who invaded England in 1066 and became King William I of England

census of the people and lands of feudal England' Britain's earliest public record

document that helped establish the English tradition that the monarch's power is limited by the laws of the land

representative assembly of England

the Magna Carta was signed

man who produced the first translation of the entire Bible in English; called the Morning Star of the Reformation

person who denied the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church

printer who invented the movable-type printing press in Europe

monk who wrote the Ninety-five Theses, beginning the Protestant Reformation

religious movement that began in 1517 with Martin Luther's Ninety-five Theses

man who produced the first printed version of the English New Teastament

man who published the first printed version of the entire English Bible

moveable-type printing press invented in Europe

beginning of the Protestant Reformation

English king who broke ties with the Church of Rome and established the Church of England

Englishmen who wanted to sperate entirely from the Church of England

Englishmen who wanted to purify the Church of England

daughter of Henry VIII; English queen when England became a great sea power and began to explore and settle in the Western Hemisphere

years of Elizabeth I's rule (1558-1603); also called the Golden Age and the English Renaissance; one of the most influential periods for literature, art, and music and English history

first Englishman to sail around the world

one of the greatest naval forces the world had ever seen

first king to rule England and Scotland at the same time; commissioned a new translation of the English Bible

son of James I; believed that he had a divine right to rule as he saw fit

those loyal to King Charles I during the English Civil War

those who sided with Parliament during the English Civil War

Roundhead leader who defeated Charles I and eventually dissolved Parliament to become leader of the Commonwealth

defeat of the Spanish Armada

King James Version of the Bible

term used to describe the time in English history when the crown was restored to Charles II

disease carried by infected fleas on rats

architect who designed and rebuilt many of London's churches after the London Fire

great English revivalist of the Evangelical Revival

one of England's most famous preachers of the Evangelical Revival

man who helped to abolish the slave trade in the United Kingdom

man who established the first Sunday school; called the Father of the Sunday School Movement

man who began the modern missions movement; called the Father of Modern Missions

beginning of modern missions

period in which the use of new machines brought incredible changes to the world

first prime minister of Great Britain

years of Victoria's rule (1837-1901); time in which the British Empire became the largest empire in history

founder of orphanages in Bristol, England

founder of the Salvation Army

British nurse who started the modern nursing profession

movement that rejected traditional beliefs about art, literature, society, and religion

man is credited with developing the theory of evolution

prime minister of the Untied Kingdom before World War II and right after the war started; met with Hitler, hoping to avoid war

prime minister of the United Kingdom for most of the World War II

three-month period of German air raids against the Untied Kingdom during World War II

queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022; the United Kingdom's longest-ruling monarch

first female prime minister in both the United Kingdom and Europe

conflict that occurred when Argentina invaded the British territory of the Falkland Islands

organization created to maintain peace in Europe mainly by bringing the economics of European countries together; often abbreviated EU

exit of the United Kingdom from the EU

England's main river

body of water that separates England from mainland Europe

narrowest part of the English Channel

tunnel beneath the English Channel that links England and France; also known as the Chunnel

first ruler of the united Scots

highest mountain in the British Isles

Catholic queen of Scotland who faced opposition from the Scottish Protestants

Protestant reformer; helped to establish the Scottish Presbyterian Church

longest river in the United Kingdom

potato famine that devastated Ireland from 1845 to 1852

war fought between Irish nationalists who wanted to establish a free Irealand and Irish loyalists who wanted to remain within the United Kingdom

treaty that declared Ireland was politically separate from the United Kingdom

northernmost province of ancient Ireland; another name for Northern Ireland

civil war fought from 1968 to 1998 between Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland