31) Julius Cesar became to Britain in...55-54 BC
32) The Anglo- Saxons introduced the following changes:
*Saxon kings had an advisory council- Witan.*Divided land into shires (hrabstwo), the main administrator in each shire was shire reeve- sheriff. Shire reeves met once a year in folkmoot with landlords and bishops (they discussed civil and church law). In each district was a Manor House - place where taxes was collected (beginning of manorial System). *agriculture developed (they divided lands into 3 strips, 1* for Spring crops, 2nd for Autumn crops, 3rd was left to rest for a year)* they had specific army called Fyrd-not an regular army, but in case of fighting. _ _
33) The institutions established during the reign of Henry VII Tudor were:
*Privy Council (members were king’s secretaries and ministers, they advised him in foreign and home policy. *Court of Star Chamber - Members were taken from Privy Council or appointed by Tudor kings, they became the highest judges (in cases of high treason-zdrada stanu), represented a kind of uniformed policy. It become very useful because they could get rid of people who didn’t want to obey a Tudors’ orders.
34) The Celts came to Britain in 700 BC from central Europę
35) The monarchy consisted of:
Oueen^Elizabeth II, prince Philip (queen’s husband), Ann, Charles, Andrew, Edward (queen’s childr£nvGeorge VII (was a husband of queen’s mother)
36) Henry II wished to reform the court system in England because...
Church court was morę lenient, Henry wanted to be the same punishment in both courts (church and king’s court.
37) Magna Carta - The Great Charter- (starting point of democracy) lst document limiting
king’s power
* For the first time king was controlled by comity - 25 barons
* He promiscd not to interfere in the Church matters
* Promised also not to increase any kind of payments
* Document withdrew (put ofł') some high ta\es from barons
* Uniformed system of weights and measurements
* Nobody would go to prison without a fair and quick tria! (proces)
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