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| European countries with strong, centralized government. |
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| England, France, Spain, and Portugal |
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| earliest known inhabitants of the British Isles |
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| A special group of Celtic men who acted as teachers, judges, and priests |
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| A mysterious monument that may have been an ancient Celtic worship site and observatory |
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| Angles, Saxons, and Jutes |
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| Arrived in Britain and conquered the Celts |
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| A Celtic hero remembered in poetry and prose |
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| The collective name for the Juts, Angles, and Saxons |
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| The name that England was derived from |
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| The greatest surviving Saxon poem |
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| A missionary appointed by Pope Gregory I |
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| The date that England officially accepted Romanism |
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| A group of Vikings that controlled most of England outside of Wessex by 870 |
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| First great king of England |
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| Compiled an English code of law with Biblical principles |
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| A running account of current events that made Englishmen aware of their common history |
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| An important town located on the Thames that became England's national capital |
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| A Danish king that gained popularity with most Englishmen |
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| Nominated to be king by English nobles and was defeated by William at the battle of Hastings |
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| The date of the Battle of Hastings |
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| William the Conqueror's victory at the Battle of Hastings |
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| A count of people and property |
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| A book written so William could ensure collection of taxes on everything |
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| the old assembly of nobles that was replaced with the Great Council |
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| son of William the Conqueror. The Lion of Justice |
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| A promise to end heavy taxation of nobles and the church and not to abuse power as king |
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| a group pf nobles and administrators who looked after the government's finances and acted as judges over revenue matters |
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| initiated the Plantagenet line of kings |
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| a group of people called to give a verdict, or true statement, in regard to a legal matter |
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| Henry II's son. Earned the name "Lion-hearted" |
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| Richard's mother that maintained the realm in his absence |
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| Well known for his selfishness and cruelty. Earned the title of "The most hated king in English history" |
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| Took more than half of the English possessions in mainland Europe, including Normandy |
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| Date and place of the Magna Carta (Great Charter) |
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| June 15th, 1215 at Runnymede |
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| the right of an arrested person to appear before a court to determine if his imprisonment is legal |
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| rules for exercise and restraint of governmental power |
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