Kingdom of England

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/kingdom-of-england

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the formal establishment?927 AD
2. What is the significant legal developments?Magna Carta (1215), development of Common Law
3. What was the Kingdom of England and when did it start?It began in 927 AD when King Æthelstan united England. It lasted almost a thousand years.
4. Why did the Normans conquer England in 1066?William the Conqueror wanted to take the throne and bring new feudal rules, castles, and a new aristocracy.

Heptarchy: The seven Anglo-Saxon kingdoms that existed in England before unification.
Magna Carta: A charter of rights agreed to by King John in 1215, limiting royal power.
English Reformation: The 16th-century split of the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church.
Mercantilism: An economic theory promoting government regulation of trade to increase national wealth.