G r e a t B r i t a i nG 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

George I (1660 - 1727) 1714-1727George II (1683 - 1760) 1727-1760George III (1738 - 1820) 1760-1820George IV (1762 - 1830) 1820-1830William IV (1765 - 1837) 1830-1837Victoria (1819 - 1901) 1837-1901Edward VII(1841 - 1910) 1901-1910George V (1865 - 1936) 1910-1936Edward VIII(1894 - 1972) 1936-1936George VI (1895 - 1952) 1936-1952Elizabeth II (1926) 1952-isochronism

Fullname : Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor

Born : 21st April 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

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor), styled HM The Queen ( born 21th April 1926) 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 February 1952. 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 Are those 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.

Born : 1961 Deah : 1997

Born : 1948married 1st (1981,

divorced 1996)

Born : 1947He has two sons

from his first marriage: William (1982) and Harry (1984).

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.

Stonehenge is

beautiful and

interesting place

BuckinghamBuckingham Palace Palace Buckinghamsky palace is official Buckinghamsky palace is official

London seat English monarch London seat English monarch and biggest royal study in the and biggest royal study in the

world. Expression world. Expression Buckinghamsky palace or only Buckinghamsky palace or only

palace palace is conception used for mark is conception used for mark

formulation derivable formulation derivable from members royal families. from members royal families.

Buckinghamsky palace Buckinghamsky palace is therewithal, that is London is therewithal, that is London

residence queen Elizabeth II, residence queen Elizabeth II, and place action action state and place action action state

of meaning, action centennial court, of meaning, action centennial court, place official welcome heads place official welcome heads

states and big tourist attraction. states and big tourist attraction. Is also place where British huddle Is also place where British huddle in time national merry - making in time national merry - making

and crisis.and crisis.

Buckingham Palace Buckingham Palace is the headquarters of the British is the headquarters of the British

Monarchy and is used as both Monarchy and is used as both a home and office. Soon after a home and office. Soon after

George IV took the throne, he George IV took the throne, he ordered Buckingham House, ordered Buckingham House,

the London home of his the London home of his parents, be that destroyed and parents, be that destroyed and a new, more suitable residence a new, more suitable residence

be builtbe built

Known building in England

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

Oxford Oxford UniversityUniversityOxford is one of the oldest and Oxford is one of the oldest and

best known university cities. Its best known university cities. Its history began in 12th century. history began in 12th century.

We are not sure which college is We are not sure which college is the oldest, because there are no the oldest, because there are no

records from that age. records from that age. Colleges helped Colleges helped

the city to progress. Now there the city to progress. Now there are are

36 colleges in Oxford, the best 36 colleges in Oxford, the best known known

are Magdalen College, Christ are Magdalen College, Christ Church College and Merton Church College and Merton

College. College.

According to fable, after According to fable, after disturbances among disturbances among students and citizen, students and citizen,

which climaxed of the year which climaxed of the year 1209, 1209,

some of the professors left some of the professors left northeast northeast

to the town Cambridge, to the town Cambridge, where was based college of where was based college of

Cambridge. Cambridge. These two university since These two university since with one another almost with one another almost at everything competes. at everything competes.

These are These are so nejprestiznejsi university so nejprestiznejsi university

in touch kingdomin touch kingdom

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 Queen Elizabeth 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.