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G r e a t B r i t a i n

ENGLISH MINIPROJECT – The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Patrik Kopečný. 9th form B 12 th October 2007. G r e a t B r i t a i n. The Kings and Queens of Great Britain since 1714. Born Death Governed. George I (1660 - 1727) 1714-1727

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  1. ENGLISH MINIPROJECT – TheUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Patrik Kopečný 9th form B 12 th October 2007 G r e a t B r i t a i n

  2. The Kings and Queens of Great Britain since 1714 Born Death Governed George I(1660 - 1727)1714-1727 George II (1683 - 1760)1727-1760 George III(1738 - 1820)1760-1820 George IV(1762 - 1830)1820-1830 William IV(1765 - 1837)1830-1837 Victoria(1819 - 1901)1837-1901 Edward VII(1841 - 1910) 1901-1910 George V (1865 - 1936)1910-1936 Edward VIII(1894 - 1972)1936-1936 George VI(1895 - 1952)1936-1952 Elizabeth II(1926)1952-isochronism

  3. Queen Elizabeth II Fullname :Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor Born :21stApril 1926 Mayfair, London Father :George VI Mother :Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Children :Charles, Prince of Wales Anne, Princess Royal Prince Andrew, Duke of York Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex

  4. Biography Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor), styled HM The Queen ( born 21th April1926) is the Queen regnant and head of state of Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Grenada, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. She is also Head of the Commonwealth, Supreme Governor of the Church of England, Commander-in-Chief of the UK Armed Forces and Lord of Mann; she has reigned in these positions since the death of her father, King George VI on 6 February1952. She is the longest serving current Head of State in Europe, The Americas, and Australasia, and is the second-longest-serving current head of state in the world, after King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand. About 125 million people live in the countries of which she is Head of State. Her reign has seen ten different Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom and numerous Prime Ministers in the other personal union nations of which she is or was Head of State. She is married to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, and is the mother of the heir-apparent to the British throne, Charles, Prince of Wales. Elizabeth was born at 21 Bruton Street in Mayfair, London on 21 April, 1926. Her father was HRH The Prince Albert, Duke of York (later King George VI), the second eldest son of King George V and Queen Mary. Her mother was HRH The Duchess of York (née Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon), the daughter of Claude George Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne and his wife, the Countess of Strathmore. She was named after her mother, while her two middle names Arethose of her paternal great-grandmother Queen Alexandra and grandmother Queen Mary respectively. As a granddaughter of the British sovereign in the male line, she held the title of a British princess with the style Her Royal Highness. Her full style was HRH Princess Elizabeth of York. At the time of her birth, she was third in the line of succession to the crown, behind her father and her uncle, HRH The Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII.

  5. Children Lady Diana Spencer Charles Prince of Wales Born : 1948 married 1st (1981, divorced 1996) Camilla Parker Bowles Born : 1961 Deah : 1997 Born : 1947 He has two sons from his first marriage: William(1982) andHarry (1984).

  6. Old weapons of England

  7. Stonehenge Eight miles north of Salisbury is a large circle of stones, which is called Stonehenge. This monument was built around 1800 BC, but we do not know why it was built. The stones stand in a huge circle 100 m in diametre, which is formed by a ditch and a bank.The bank is now only 0.6 m high. There is a gap (10m wide) in the north-east side. Stonehenge consists of two stone circles and two stone horseshoes. In the centre of the inner horseshoe there is a large stone, called Altar Stone.

  8. Stonehenge is beautiful and interesting place

  9. Buckinghamsky palace is official London seat English monarch and biggest royal study in the world. Expression Buckinghamsky palace or only palace is conception used for mark formulation derivable from members royal families. Buckinghamsky palace is therewithal, that is London residence queen Elizabeth II, and place action action state of meaning, action centennial court, place official welcome heads states and big tourist attraction. Is also place where British huddle in time national merry - making and crisis. Buckingham Palace is the headquarters of the British Monarchy and is used as both a home and office. Soon after George IV took the throne, he ordered Buckingham House, the London home of his parents, be that destroyed and a new, more suitable residence be built Buckingham Palace

  10. Known building in England London Eye Big Ben Buckingham Palace Tower

  11. Tower Bridge Bulky stone bridge connecting banks river Thames is pearl Victorian architecture. Tower Bridge was constructed in Gothic style and at walk after he to us will disclose again a little other view of London. Really big experience is see bridge, how opens, to could sail big craft. This occasion however offer only several times to the week

  12. Tower Bridge-Picture

  13. Oxford is one of the oldest and best known university cities. Its history began in 12th century. We are not sure which college is the oldest, because there are no records from that age. Colleges helped the city to progress. Now there are 36 colleges in Oxford, the best known are Magdalen College, Christ Church College and Merton College. According to fable, after disturbances among students and citizen, which climaxed of the year 1209, some of the professors left northeast to the town Cambridge, where was based college of Cambridge. These two university since with one another almost at everything competes. These are so nejprestiznejsi university in touch kingdom Oxford University

  14. The history of the British monarchy begins with the Anglians and Saxons, who arrived in England in the 4th century. The first kings were tribal chiefs. King Alfred the Great (849-899) united the various kingdoms in England. The Anglo-Saxon kings were driven away by Danish kings. In 1066 William I the Conquerer became king of England, after he defeated King Harold II in the Battle of Hastings. The various dynasties who reigned afterwards are all related to eachother. In the 15th century the reign of the House of Plantagenet was over and the War of the Roses began between the Houses of Lancaster and York. The Tudors reigned after 1485. The last reigning Tudor was QueenElizabeth I, who died in 1603 and gave the throne to King James VI of Scotland, who reigned over England and Scotland as King James I. His son King Charles I was beheaded in 1649, because he wished to reign without a parliament. In 1660 Great Britain became a monarchy again with King Charles II, who was followed by his brother James II. This catholic king was driven away by his son-in-law and his own daughter, who afterwards reigned as King William III and Queen Mary II. Mary II’s sister Anne, who died in 1714, followed William III. Of England History

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