=The Leading Facts.= _1._ England almost ruined by the Danes. _2._
Alfred's youth. _3._ Alfred as king. _4._ What he did for his
people. _5._ The Norman conquest. _6._ Battle of Hastings. _7._
Norman nobles built castles and brought confusion to England after
William's time. _8._ The Normans and Anglo-Saxons mix. _9._ Henry
II a great king. _10._ Nobles forced to behave. _11._ Established
the Grand Jury and the jury to try cases. _12._ King John lost
Normandy and quarreled with the Pope. _13._ John submits to the
Pope. _14._ Barons at Runnymede force John to sign Magna Charta.
_15._ The Petition of Right, the Bill of Rights, and the American
Constitution.
=Study Questions.= _1._ Why did the Danes go to England? _2._ Tell
all the anecdotes about Alfred the Great. _3._ Prove that he was a
good man. _4._ Why did the Normans invade England? _5._ Tell the
story of Hastings. _6._ Explain the mixture of races in England.
_7._ How did the Anglo-Saxons conquer the Normans? _8._ Who was
Henry II, and what did he do? _9._ How did he prepare the way for
Magna Charta? _10._ Prove that John was a bad king. _11._ Tell
the story of Runnymede. _12._ Give the date of Magna Charta, the
Petition of Right, and the Bill of Rights. _13._ What do Americans
owe these charters?
=Suggested Readings.= Mowry, _First Steps in History of England_,
38-97; Tappan, _England's Story_, 24-93; Blaisdell, _Stories from
English History_, 27-77; Dickens, _A Child's History of England_,
18-24, 50-63, 89-110, 122-168; Guerber, _Story of the English_,
42-53, 73-84, 117-128; Yonge, _Young Folks' History of England_;
Mace-Tanner, _Old Europe and Young America_, 162-183.