Looking back: What do you remember about last lesson, The Monarchy?
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Looking back: What do you remember about last lesson, The Monarchy?
Slide 1 - Open question
Lesson 3: History
Lesson goal:
1. I can tell you about some important events in the history of the United Kingdom.
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Assignment: Historical events
Work in pairs. Each pair will be assigned with one of the historical events on the right. Use the internet to look up your event en answer the following questions:
When did it happen?
What happened?
Historical events:
Building of Stonehenge
Building of Hadrian's Wall
Battle of Hastings
Defeat of Spanish Armada
Great fire of London
American War of Independence
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Prehistoric period
700,000 BC: First people come to Britain
3.000 BC: New Stone Age, farming people arrive from Europe
21,000 BC: Bronze Age. Bronze weapons and tools. First villages
750 BC: Iron Age. Population about 150,000
Stonehenge
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Roman period
55 BC: Julius Ceasar first invades Britain.
50 BC: London founded
43 BC: Romans invade and Britain becomes part of the Roman Empire.
410 AD: The Romans withdraw from Britain
Hadrian's Wall
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Anglo-Saxons and Vikings
Anglo-Saxons (450): Northen Germany, Denmark and Northern Holland.
Vikings (793): Norway, Denmark and Sweden.
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The Normans
Medieval times: 1066-1485
Impressive castles and important buildings
The Magna Carta (1215) - signed by King Jon. First 'human rights' document.
The Battle of Hastings
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The Tudors (1485-1603)
Time of great change: Exploration of America, Shakespeare, end of the Catholic Church, wealth and discoveries.
Defeat of the Spanish Armada
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The Stuarts (1603-1714)
1603: England, Scotland and Ireland united.
1649-1660: England is a republic
1664-1665: The Great Plague kills 100,000 people
1707 England and Scotland officially united.
The Great Fire of London
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Georgian Britain (1714-1837)
1740-1744: George Anson sails around the world.
1780: Industrial Revolution begins.
1801: Act of Union created the UK.
1815: Battle of Waterloo
The American War of Independence
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The Victorian Age (1837-1901)
Industrial revolution, child labour, poverty, city slums.
inventions, great empire, wealth.
Was it a good or bad time to live? We'll find out in next lessons.