The late Middle Ages

Theme 3

The early Middle Ages

Theme 2

Earliest times

Theme 1

Discussions

1. What negative and positive effects did Roman invasion bring to Britain?
2. What is the role of the Celts in the History of Britain?
3. Anglo-Saxon or Anglo-Celt? What is better to call the British?
4. Who could become a Druid?
5. Do you agree that women during the Celtic period were equal to men?
6. Why do the Romans conquer Britain?
7. Compare Celtic and Roman warriors.
8. Why was Hadrian’s Wall built?
9. What did Saxons bring to Britain? Discuss advantages and disadvantages of Saxon civilization.
10. When was “Golden age” of Ireland and how did it come to an end?
11. Why do Scots call the British Sassenachs?
12. If you had a time machine, what period of the British history would you like to live: Celtic, Roman or Saxon?
13. Who were in your opinion the cruelest invaders of Britain in that period of history?

1. Is Westminster Abby a Saxon or Norman building?
2. A century under the Normans… Discuss advantages and disadvantages of this invasion in the 11^th – 12^th centuries.
3. Between 1066 and the mid-fourteenth century there were only 30 years of complete peace. Discuss the reasons for that.
4. What is the significance of the first complete economic survey?
5. What do you think of the role and significance of the King’s Council – Witan in the history of Britain?
6. What was the difference between the Celtic Church and the Roman Church?
7. What relations were there between the Church and kings?
8. What did Magna Carta provide people with?

1. Prove that the 14^th century was the century of disaster.

2. Why and under what circumstances did England go to war with France in 1337 (later called the Hundred Years War)?

3. Winning battles is a good deal easier than winning wars. Is this phrase true when we speak about the Hundred Years War?

4. What connection is there between the Order of the Garter founded by Edward III and the legendary king Arthur?

5. Some peoples say that war is a noble and glorious thing; others think that the reality of war is cruelty, death, destruction and theft. What point of view do you have?

6. Do we need a “code of chivalry” nowadays?

7. What was the aftermath of the Black Death in 1348-49?

8. What is more profitable to sell a raw material or a finished product? Justify your opinion.

9. Why is the surname “Fleming” so common in England?

10. Why is an unmarried woman called a “spinster” in England?

11. The revolt of Watt Tyler (the Peasants’ Revolt). What did Watt Tyler call for and how was the revolt put down?

12. The “Wars of the Roses”… What is its aftermath and significance?

13. How did education develop in the 14-15^th centuries?

14. How did manufacturing develop in the 14-15^th centuries?

15. What changes took place in the class division of society?

16. What was the condition of women in Britain in the 14-15^th century? Why did a woman’s position improved if her husband died?

17. How did the language and literature change in the 14-15^th centuries?

18. What was the significance of printing press?

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