England
England is a country in Europe but we guess you knew that. It is part of the British Isles. Much of the activities in the SCA are based around period English life and people tend to hold rather romantic views of places such as London.
England should not be confused with Britain, as the Welsh and Scots might not like it.
Brief history of England
600-1066
Main article: Anglo-Saxon England
At the beginning of the 6th century England was populated by Brythonic Celts. The departure of the Roman garrisons left the way clear for invasions by Angles, Saxons and Danes. With the remnants of Celtic power pushed to the west in Wales, Cumbria and Cornwall, numerous Anglo-Saxon kingdoms began to emerge. The seven most powerful, known as the Heptarchy, were successively united by war, until in 829 Egbert was named King of all England.
1066-1154
Main article: Norman England
1154-1399
Main article: Plantagenet England
1399-1485
Main article: Late Medieval England
1485-1558
Main article: Tudor England
1558-1603
Main article: Elizabethan England
People of England
The following is a list of important historical figures of England
- William the Conqueror
- "Queen Eleanor"
- Queen Elizabeth or Good Queen Bess
Cities of England
The following are some of England's important cities
- London -- Roman capital and always a major city
- Winchester -- A traditional site of the Royal Treasury, in Hampshire
- Gloucester -- old Roman site, bordering South Wales
- Chester -- as Gloucester, but at the N end of Wales
- Lincoln -- cathedral city of the East Midlands
- York -- main city of the North; Roman, then Viking, then English; seat of the Archbishop
- Durham -- cathedral and castle defended in a loop of the River Wear; sufficiently close to Scotland, and away from London for the bishop to be given palatine powers
- Lancaster -- Roman site, castle, medieval port
- Bristol -- port which grew in importance as time passed until it challenged Gloucester for the title of main city of Western England
Period events
The following is a list of important 'period' events in England
- The Battle of Hastings.
- Signing of the Magna Carta
- War of the Roses
- English Civil War -- technically post-Period
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The SCA in England
All SCA branches within England are part of the Crown Principality of Insulae Draconis.
