Mysteries, knights and kings in medieval England

Sir Emir Čelebić

Middle Ages

The Middle Ages, or Medieval Times, in Europe was a long

period of history from 500 AD to 1500 AD.

That's 1000 years! It covers the time from the fall of the Roman Empire

to the rise of the Ottoman Empire. 

Medieval England

The Saxons were a people from north Germany who migrated to the island of Britain around

the 5th century.

Medieval England

There were actually three main peoples: the Saxons, the Angles and the Jutes. After these people moved

to Britain they became known as the Anglo-Saxons.

Eventually the name "Angles" became the

"English" and their land became known as England.

Medieval England

Kings and mysteries

At the end of the 5th century, Britain came under the leadership of a man named Arthur.

Kings and mysteries

He was a real man but very little is known about him.There are lots of legends told about Arthur and his followers.

Kings and mysteries

His followers were known as the 'Knights of the Round Table'.

Kings and mysteries

One of the most famous knights was knight Lancelot. He was Arthur’s best friend and he lived with Arthur and other knights in castle called “Camelot”

Kings and mysteries

Kings

King John was an English king. He was not a very pleasant person. He told

lies. He put innocent people in prison so that he could steal their belongings. He put a poor man in prison once just so he could steal the man's horse and

cart.

Kings

He was a big liar so nobles were furious. Armed and ready, they

gathered a huge force of nobles at the town of Runnymede. They

brought the king there. The archbishop read aloud to the king

from a parchment he held, a parchment called the Magna

Carta, the Great Charter.

Kings

Richard the Lionheart was a son of Henry II. He was a leader in Third Crusade, also known as “Crusade

of Kings”. He was one of the bravest and kings in history

Kinghts

There were three main types of soldiers during the Middle Ages: foot soldiers,

archers, and knights. The knights were heavily armored soldiers who rode on horseback. Only the wealthiest nobles

could afford to be a knight. They needed very expensive armor, weapons, and a

powerful war horse.

KinghtsThere were two ways that a man could become a knight during the Middle Ages.

Earning the right in battlefield. If a soldier fought bravely he may be awarded knighthood by the king. The second way was to become an apprentice to a knight and earn the title through hard work and training.

Kinghts

Tournaments were pretend battles between groups of knights. When a

town or area would have a tournament they would invite knights from other

areas. Typically the local knights fought against the knights from outside the

area.

Kinghts