- •I. "Beginnings"
- •Interesting fact
- •Roman invasion
- •II. "Conquest"
- •III. "Dynasty"
- •In what way was Magna Charta important for the development of the political system of England?
- •The Constitutions of Clarendon
- •Assassination
- •IV. "Nations"
- •The emergence of parliament as an institution
- •V. "King death"
- •Peasants Revolt
- •Walworth, bottom left hand corner, killing Tyler. Richard II is just behind Tyler and also addressing the peasants after Tyler's death
- •VI "Burning convictions"
- •Parliamentary debate and legislation
- •Actions by the king against English clergy
- •Further legislative acts
- •Dissolution of the Monasteries
- •Edward's Reformation
- •VII. "The body of the Queen"
- •Correct and read the name of Queen Elizabeth’ s great love.
- •Elizabethan Settlement
- •Puritans and Roman Catholics
- •Act of Supremacy
- •Act of Uniformity 1558
- •Imprisonment in England
- •Execution
- •VIII. "The British wars"
- •The First English Civil War
- •The Second English Civil War
- •IX. "Revolutions"
- •X. Britannia Incorporated
- •Treaty and passage of the Acts of 1707
- •The Glorious Revolution
- •The '15 Rebellion
- •The '45 Rebellion
- •Finished cause
- •XI. The Wrong Empire
- •Sea power
- •A flourishing power
- •Which came first?
- •The impact of imperial trade
- •Forces of Nature
- •War with France
- •Napoleon's pro-invasion policies
- •Hourly threat
- •Land attack
- •Victory at Waterloo
- •Victoria and Her Sisters
- •Naval supremacy
- •Industrial Revolution
- •Civic engagement
- •Politics
- •The Empire of Good Intentions
- •Victoria's empire
- •Ireland
- •1858: Beginning of the Raj
- •Government in India
- •Financial gains and losses
- •The Indian National Congress
- •Reasons for independence
- •The Two Winstons
- •War and democracy
- •Wooing the workers
- •Reform and crisis
- •Binding the powers
- •Sea power
- •Architects of victory
- •Finding a voice
- •The Home Front
- •Changing population
- •Moral codes
- •End of empire
- •Domestic policies
- •Manufacturing
VII. "The body of the Queen"
1558–1603. This is the story of two queens: Elizabeth I of England, the Protestant virgin, and Mary, Queen of Scots, the Catholic mother. It is also the story of the birth of a nation.
Task 1. Watch the film, and find answers to the following questions:
Describe the early years of Elizabeth’s life (relations with Queen Mary, imprisonment, education, coronation)
What was the role of William Cecil at Elizabeth’s court (religion, politics)?
Describe the relations between Elizabeth and Robert Dudley
What lay at the bottom of hostility between Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots?
Describe Mary’s reign in Scotland (two marriages, murders and scandals, birth of Prince James, Mary’s deposition and imprisonment, her escape to England and new imprisonment)
What plots were planned involving Mary as the replacement for Elizabeth?
Describe Elizabeth’s position and popularity during the second half of her reign.
How did the Intelligence service appear in England and what was its role in leading Queen Mary to the scaffold?
Describe the 1588 attempt of Spanish invasion of England.
What were the main characteristics of the last years of Elizabeth’s reign?
Task 2. Read the sentences about Elizabeth I (E) and Mary the Queen of Scots (M) Mark these sentences E(Elizabeth) or M (Mary). The first is done for you.
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Е M |
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1. She was queen for 45 years |
+ R |
T |
2 The Spanish king wanted to marry her |
O |
H |
3. She married the Dauphin of France, Francis. In 1559 she briefly became queen consort of France, until 1560. |
U |
B |
4. She had red hair and a white face. |
E |
M |
5. She learned to play lute and virginals, was competent in prose, poetry, horsemanship, falconry, and needlework. |
A |
R |
6. She was a magnet for conspiracy. |
S |
T |
7 She wore a wig when she was older. |
D |
T |
8 She spoke five languages. |
U |
R |
9. After eighteen and a half years in custody, she was found guilty of plotting. |
M |
D |
10. She is considered a Catholic martyr. |
F |
L |
11. A Spanish king wanted to marry her |
E |
H |
12. She is acknowledged as a charismatic performer and a dogged survivor, |
K |
Y |
The love of Queen Elizabeth I life was a married man. Look at the sentences you marked as