The King's Speech Your Name Your School George V George Frederick Ernest Albert 3 June 1865 - 20 January 1936 Mary of Teck Edward VIII George VI Good mannered, harsh George VI Albert Frederick Arthur George 14 December 1895 - 6 January 1952 Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon Elizabeth II, Margaret easily frightened, speech disorder Strong-willed, reserved, kind Edward VIII Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David 23 June 1894 - 28 May 1972 Wallis Simpson disappointment to his father Arrogant, easy- going, charming Elizabeth, the Queen Mother Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes- Lyon 4 August 1900 - 9 April 2002 George VI Elizabeth II, princess Margaret Good-natured, self- confident Lionel Logue 26 February 1880 - 12 April 1953 Speech and language therapist ...
Elin Palumäe 10B Elizabeth II Born: 21 April, 1926, at 17 Bruton Street, London Birthname:Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor Religion: Anglican/Episcopalian Married: Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (20.november 1947) Lives: Buckingham Palace in London. Throne: February 6, 1952 Tall: 5'4'' Family Father: King George VI (King of England, b. 14-Dec-1895, d. 06-Feb-1952 lung cancer) Mother: Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (Queen Mother, b. 04-Aug-1900, d. 30-Mar-2002 ) Sister: Princess Margaret (Countess of Snowdon, b. 21-Aug-1930, d. 9-Feb-2002 stroke) Husband: Prince Philip (Duke of Edinburgh, b. 10-Jun-1921, m. 20-Nov-1947) Son: Prince Charles (Prince of Wales, b. 14-Nov-1948) Daughter: Princess Anne (Princess Royal, b. 15-Aug-1950) Son: Prince Andrew (Duke of York, b. 19-Feb-1960) Son: Prince Edward (Earl of Wessex, b. 10-Mar-1964) How is The Queen's real birthday marked ? To mark the real birthday of The Queen, a 41 gun r...
Queen Elizabeth I Elin Palumäe 10B Elizabeth I Reign - 17 Nov. 1558 24 March 1603 (44 years) Coronation - 15 January 1559(25 years) Predecessor - Mary I Successor - James I House - House of Tudor Father - Henry VIII Mother - Anne Boleyn Born - 7 September 1533 Greenwich, England Died - 24 March 1603 (aged 69) Burial - Westminster Abbey Anne Boleyn Queen consort of England Mother of Elizabeth I Tenure - 28 May 1533 17 May 1536 Coronation 1 June 1533 Anne Boleyn was Queen of England from 1533 to 1536 as the second wife of Henry VIII of England and the 1st Marquess of Pembroke in her own right for herself and her descendants. House - House of Tudor Father - Thomas Boleyn, 1st Earl of Wiltshire Mother - Lady Elizabeth Howard Born c.1501/1507 Blickling Hall/ Hever Castle, England Died 19 May 1536 (aged 29-35)Tower of London Religion - Anglican, formerly Roman Catholic King of England Henry VIII Reign - 21 April 1509 ...
Kadri Laur PRG 11B. 26.05.07 Queen Victoria and Victorian England (Queen Victoria is supposed to have said this as a 10-year-old girl on learning that she was likely to become queen in the future: I will be good.) VICTORIA (r. 1837-1901) Victoria was born at Kensington Palace, London, on 24 May 1819. She was the only daughter of Edward, Duke of Kent. The Duke and Duchess of Kent selected the name Victoria but her uncle, George IV, insisted that she be named Alexandrina after her godfather, Tsar Alexander II of Russia. Edward died when Victoria was eight months old, upon which her mother enacted a strict regimen that shunned the courts of Victoria's uncles, George IV and William IV. Father ...
1.SLAID Queen Mary I of England was born February 18, 1516. She was the daughter of King Henry VIII and his first of six wives, Catherine of Aragon. Mary was the only child from that union to survive infancy. She ruled as Queen of England from July 19, 1553 until her death on November 17, 1558. This era was known as the Marian Exile 2.SLAID Queen Mary I was rejected by her father during his divorce from her mother. Her parents' marriage was thought meaningless so for a while she was stripped of her statud as and heir to the throne. She was angry at her father's break from the Roman Catholic Church because it had told him that he couldn't divorce from her mother. She thought that if it hadn't happened she would have...
Queen Early days and musical style · Before joining Queen, Brian May and Roger Taylor played together in a band named Smile · When Mercury joined the band in 1970, they changed the name of the band to "Queen" · The genres they have been associated with include progressive rock, heavy metal, glam rock, hard rock, pop rock, dance/disco, blues rock and psychedelic rock. Brian May · Guitar, vocals · He composed hits such as "Tie Your Mother Down", "I Want It All", "We Will Rock You" Roger Taylor · Drums, vocals · He also wrote four of the band's hits, "Radio Ga Ga", "A Kind of Magic", "The Invisible Man", and "These Are the Days of Our Lives" Freddie Mercury · Birth name Farrokh Bulsara · In 1964 he moved to England · Lead vocals, piano · Mercury composed many hits for Queen, including "Bohemian Rhapsody", "Killer Queen", "Somebody to Love", "Don't ...
QUEEN VICTOR IA family Father: EDWARD AUGUSTUS Mother: PRINCESS VICTORIA OF SAXE-COBURG-SAAFELD She had nine daughters, most important of them was queen Elizabeth. Husband: PRINCE ALBERT life She was born on 24 May 1819 at Kensington palace , in London. Her coronation was on 28 June 1838 and she prevailed England for 63 years. She married at 1840. Victorias husband died on 16 March 1861, at the age of 74. Victoria fell into deep depression. She died on January 22, 1901 at age 81. She is buried in the Duchess of Kent's Mausoleum at Frogmore, Windsor Home Park, near to the royal residence Windsor Castle. england at her reign During Queen Victorias reign, British empire became the most powerful country in the world. Religion was very important and most of people went to church on Sundays. Industrial expanded, new work methods and technology ( water, gas, electricity), communications (the telegraph, press), sience (Darwin's theory for...
United Kingdom Kaisa Aadna Lauri Lasner Risto Paalonen Kertu Reinsalu Kaisa Vahtmäe United Kingdom Anthem 1. God save our gracious Queen Long live our noble Queen God save the Queen Send her victorious Happy and glorious Long to reign over us God save the Queen 2. O Lord our God arise Scatter her enemies And make them fall Confound their politics Frustrate their knavish tricks On Thee our hopes we fix God save us all 3. Thy choicest gifts in store On her be pleased to pour Long may she reign May she defend our laws And ever give us cause To sing with heart and voice God save the Queen 4. Not in this land alone But be God's mercies known From shore to shore Lord make the nations see That men should brothers be And form one family...
QUEEN VICTORIA & HER TIME Project Mari Murakas Class 11A 2011 Early life of Queen Victoria Victoria was born in London on 24 May 1819, the only child of Edward, Duke of Kent, and Victoria Maria Louisa of Saxe-Coburg. [1] The Duke of Kent was the fourth son of George III and Victoria Maria Louisa was the sister of King Leopold of Belgium. The Duke and Duchess of Kent selected the name Victoria but her uncle, George IV, insisted that she be named Alexandrina after her godfather, Tsar Alexander II of Russia. [2] Victoria's father died when she was eight months old. The Duchess of Kent developed a close relationship with Sir John Conroy, an ambitious I...
Mary Stuart Mary, Queen of Scots Mary was born in 8th December 1542. Also known as Mary Stuart or Mary I of Scotland She became queen when her father, James V died six days after her birth. First marriage Mary was sent by her mother, Mary of Guise, to be raised at the court of the French king Henry II. She was married in 1558 to Francis II. When Francis died Mary returned to Scotland. Francis II and Mary Stuart Scotland She was distrusted because of her Catholic upbringing. In 1565 the red-haired queen married her ambitious cousin Lord Darnley She became a victim of intrigues among the Scottish nobles. Darnley murdered Mary's confidant David Riccio. The murder of Riccio Third marriage Lord Darnley was murdered in 1567. The suspect was Bothwell. Ignoring objections by the jealous Scottish nobility, Mary married Bothwell. England ...
The Princess Diaries Meg Cabot *Lilly Moscovitz The Princess Diaries is the * the Queen first of a series of novels *Mia´s mother about a teenager, Mia Thermopolis who discovers Meg CabotWho she is? she is the Princess of a small She is born February area called Genovia. 1,1967 in United States. Events take place these days in United States and Genovia. My favorite character is the queen because she is youthful, calm and understanding. I recommend it, because if Main characters: you read that book, then you *Mia...
Mary I, Queen of England http://tudorhistory.org/mary/youngmary.jpg Queen Mary I of England Born: 18 February 1516 Proclaimed Queen: 19 July 1553 at St. Paul's Cathedral Coronation: 1 October 1553 Died: 17 November 1558 Buried: 14 Decenber 1558 http://tudorhistory.org/mary/marywhitehall.jpg Mary Tudor The Tudor Britain (1485-1603) Daughter of Henry VIII and Catherine of Aragon Henry divorced Catherine and married Anne Boleyn From "princess" to "The Lady Mary" http://tudorhistory.org/mary/marytudorsig.gif http://tudorhistory.org/elizabeth/signature.gif Catherine of Aragon 16 Dec 1485- 7 Jan 1536 Born in Toledo's Palace, Spain Youngest child Ferdinand and Isabella Married to Prince Arthur:...
Dissensions in Buckingham Palace The Queen movie was uninteresting at first, but when I delved into the movie it got very interesting. The Queen was about Queen Elizabeth II reaction to the death of Princess Diana. Film was based on actual events and included a lot of tragedy, emotions and sadness. Just as Tony Blair was moving into 10 Downing Street, Princess Diana died in a Paris car wreck. England went into traumatized mourning deeper than anyone could have predicted. On the contrary, the royal family -- Diana's estranged former inlaws -- offered no public reaction at all. As resentment toward the royal cold shoulder built into a monarchical crisis of public opinion, young Mr. Blair intervened with the Queen until finally the House of Windsor made a public demonstration of something like humanity. The film showed me the life of the royal family. There aren't very much positive things about...
SIR LANCELOT DU LAC SIR LANCELOT DU LAC Son of King Ban of Benwick and Queen Elaine Foster-mother was the Lady of the Lake He was the First Knight of the Round Table Became a loyal knight, companion and friend to King Arthur Brought dishonour to his king, and destroyed the fellowship of the Round Table WHAT WAS HE LOOK LIKE? Never failed in: Gentleness Courtesy Courage Always willing to serve others The greatest fighter and swordsman of all the knights of the Round Table KING ARTHUR Taken by the Lady of the Lake to King Arthur's court Amazed by his honour, his skill with the sword and his bravery in combat Decided to accept him as a knight of the Round Table Multiple adventures together Queen Guinevere End of Arthur's kingdom. THANKS FOR LISTENING
Freddie Mercury Freddie Freddie Mercury oli rock-muusik ja laululooja. Ta on enim tuntud inglise ansambli Queen solistina. Freddie sündis väikesel Sansibari saarel. Aastal 1964 toimusid Zanzibaris politiilised muutused, mistõttu kolis perekond Inglismaale. 1970. aasta aprillis lahkus Tim Staffell Smile'ist ning Freddie võttis tema koha ansamblis üle. Bändis olid varasemast ajast liikmed Brian May ja Roger Taylor. Freddie leidis, et nimi "Smile" ei ole piisavalt ambitsioonikas ning peale mõningaid vaidlusi pandi ansamblile nimeks "Queen". Samal ajal oli Freddie jõudnud arusaamale, et nimi Bulsara ei sobi mehele, keda ootab ees suur tulevik. Nõnda muutis ta oma perekonnanime Mercuryks. Pärast albumi "The Miracle" ilmumist, hakkas Mercury tervis järsult halvenema. Haigena olles püüdis ta seda üldsuse eest varjata, kuid meedias hakkasid levima kuuldused, et Mercury põeb AIDSi. Queeni viimaseks videoks jäi "These Are The Days of Our Lives", ...
Queen Elizabeth II Created by Aleksei Skretov Early life Elizabeth Alexandra Mary was born at 17 Briton Street, in Mayfair, London, on 21 April 1926. Her father was Prince Albert, Duke of York and her mother was the Duchess of York Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon . World War II Elizabeth was thirteen years old when World War II broke out, and she and her younger sister, Princess Margaret, were evacuated to Windsor Castle. In 1940, Princess Elizabeth made her first radio broadcast during the BBC's Children's Hour, addressing other children who had been evacuated. . Crown She was crowned in 1953. Her 60 years on the throne was celebrated in June 2012 with the Diamond Jubilee. She later became the longest- reigning monarch in British history. The queens family The queen is married to Prince Phillip who is also...
Claudius has killed Hamlet's father, the King of Denmark. Hamlet's mother married Claudius two months later because she didn't know. The guards of the castle see the ghost of Hamlet's father. And the ghost tells Hamlet that his uncle, Claudius killed him, so Hamlet went crazy. The King and Queen think that he is acting strange because he is in love with Ophelia. So they put him in a room with Ophelia to find out for sure. But Hamlet was mean to her, so his uncle thinks Hamlet knows he killed his father and that's why he's mad. Ophelia goes crazy because Hamlet says he doesn't love her and she drowns herself. Her brother blames Hamlet and challenges him to a duel. At the duel, Claudius puts poison in a glass of wine and on the swords because he wants to kill Hamlet. The Queen drinks the wine by mistake and dies. Hamlet and Ophelia's brother stab one another with the poison swords and they both die, but Hamlet kills the king just before h...
PRESENTATION PRINCESS DIANA Diana, Princess of Wales was born on the 1st of July in 1961 and died on the 31st of August in 1997. She was a popular member of the British royal family and an international personality of the late 20th century. She was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, whom she married on the 29th of July in 1981. The wedding, which was held at St. Paul's Cathedral, was televised and watched by a global audience of over 750 million people. Diana and Charles had two sons, Princes William and Harry. EARLY LIFE She was born at Park House, Sandringham in Norfolk, England. Her parents were John Spencer and Frances Burke Roche. She had two older sisters Sarah and Jane and a younger brother Charles. When Diana's parents divorced in 1969, her mother took her and her younger brother live in an apartment in London's Knightsbridge, where Diana attended a local day schoo...
The New Beginning II Morning came yet there was no happiness on the surface. The young man had no idea what to do next after all, he was one of the Royal Soldiers, not a babysitter. The child on his arms seemed so helpless...so innocent... And then he decided something that a few hours ago he`d never do: he will keep the child and raise it to be a worthy worrior who`d once destroy all of the ishues and free this country from the Demons. And so, the baby still asleep, he left the ruins of what was called a city once and moved towards east, where the Royal Palace was situated. By midday he finally reached the White Wall, where was a secret entrance to the Palace`s main hall. The gate keepers waved sleepily when he passed them. The young man decided not to disturb them so he went on in total silence. Soon he reached the main hall, but his leader, captain Jacques, wasn't there as he had expected. "W...
Kate ja Williamy pulmad üldiselt Beautiful story begins in Scotland, St. Andrewsy Univercity Fife, where Kate and William first met, they were students and lived in the same dormitory. Hobid Kate is engaged in the photographers. William is riding a motorbike. Kate Kate has worked in the field of fashion. The chain's brand to a leader. Kate's father has been a flight instructor, Kate mother was a flight attendant. After the completion of a career, they began to sell children's Net page in the celebrations and got it rich. Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge is the wife of Prince William and a member of the British Royal Family. Catherine grew up in Chapel Row, a village near Newbury, Berkshire, England. She studied in Scotland at the University of St Andrews, where she met Prince William. Catherine has created a major impact upon British fashion which has been termed the "Kate Middleton effect", and in 2012, she was selected as one of The 10...
Once upon a time there lived a lovely princess with fair skin and blue eyes. She was so fair that she was named Snow White. Her mother died when Snow White was a baby and her father married again. This queen was very pretty but she was also very cruel. The wicked stepmother wanted to be the most beautiful lady in the kingdom and she would often ask her magic mirror, "Mirror! Mirror on the wall! Who is the fairest of them all?" And the magic mirror would say, "You are, Your Majesty!" But one day, the mirror replied, "Snow White is the fairest of them all!" The wicked queen was very angry and jealous of Snow White. She ordered her huntsman to take Snow White to the forest and kill her. The huntsman didn't manage to kill Snow White. Snow White escaped to the Forest and found a house where 7 dwarfs lived. They let her stay with them if Snow White kept the house clean and cooked for them. Soon the Queen found out that huntsman didn't kill th...
Queen Elizabeth I (1533-1603) Janeli Õim 11A Brief biography Elizabeth Tudor Click to edit Master text styles 7 September 1533 Second level 24 March 1603 Third level Fourth level Queen of England Fifth level Queen of Ireland - 17 November 1558 until her death (aged 69) Protestant Never married Janeli Õim 11A Family Click King Henry VIII (1491 - to edit Master text styles 1547) Second level Anne Boleyn (Executed 19 Third level Fourth level May 1536) Fif...
The City of London History The City of London occupies one square mile in the middle of the capital. It once made up the entire town of London, surrounded by the wall first built by the Romans. The Roman Londinium grew up on the northern side of the "London Bridge" in the past. Products such as olive oil, wines and fruit were brought by ships from different parts of the Roman Empire and unloaded onto wooden quays along the river. In AD 61 the native Celtic Iceni tribe, led by Queen Boudicca, rose up against The Romans. They burnt Londinium to the ground but Roman armies eventually defeated Boudicca. The city was rebuilt and was gradually surrounded with a wall of stone and brick which lasted for many centuries. During the archeological excavations in 1954 the Roman Temple of Mithras was revealed. It was a pagan temple dedicated to the Persian Sun-god. The Temple was later reconstructed only a short way...
PRINCESS ANNE early life and education Anne was born at Clarence House on 15 August 1950. She was named Anne Elizabeth Alice Louise. The second child and the only daughter of the Queen and Prince Philip. In 1987 she recived the title Princess Royal. Her first governess was Catherine Peebles. The 1st Buckingham Palace Company called Girl Guides was reformed in 1959. Since 1963 she studied in Benenden School. family Father: Prince Philip Mother: Queen Elizabeth II Brother: Prince Charles Brother: Prince Andrew Brother: Prince Edward Husband: Mark Phillips Son: Peter Phillips Daughter: Zara Phillips Husband: Timothy Laurence Klõpsake juhtslaidi teksti laadide redigeerimiseks Teine tase Kolmas tase Neljas tase Viies tase marriages In 1973 she married with her first husband M...
Mary Tudor Later to be known as Bloody Mary Young Mary Henry VIII first child Good at languages, science, music, sewing and dancing After Henry's divorce from Catherine, Mary was kept apart from her mother At 17 she had to become lady in waiting to Princess Elizabeth Mary became queen at the age of 37 Mary marries Philip of Spain Mary was pleased to marry Philip Philip was less pleased to marry Mary Mary rose every day at dawn and worked until midnight. She only saw her husband at meal times and in the evenings when she played flute for him Soon Mary believed she was carrying a baby, but she was wrong In fact this happened twice to Mary. She thought she was pregnant because she wanted it so badly. Doctors now believe that she had stomach cancer and this was what made her stomach swell up Philip left Mary for good this time to fight a war in France. He did not return. ...
The Star Child Oskar Wilde, 1891 Anete Samelselg 12.klass OSKAR WILDE 1854-1900 Irish poet and a playwright GENRES:drama, short story, criticism, dialogue, journalism NOTABLE WORKS: "The picture of Dorian Grey" "The Imortance of Being Earnest" SHORT STORY GENRES: fairytale, fantasy MAIN CHARACTERS: poor woodcutters, star child, beggar woman STORY LINE: pert star child, who has no parents but is perfectly beautiful, one day he sees his beggar mother but remples her and turns into an ugly boy PLOT: he finds out that his parents are a queen and a king USED SOURCES 1. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2235323644 2. http://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/UBooks/StaChi.shtml 3. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_Wilde THANKS!
Hamlet Shakespeare, William Published: 1599 Categorie(s): Fiction, Drama Source: Feedbooks 1 About Shakespeare: William Shakespeare (baptised 26 April 1564 – died 23 April 1616) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" (or simply "The Bard"). His surviv- ing works consist of 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and several other poems. His plays have been trans- lated into every major living language, and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Shakespeare was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon. At the age of 18 he married Anne Hathaway, who bore him three children: Susanna, and twins Hamnet and Judith. Between 1585 and 1592 he began a successful c...
Test 9 1 Translate. 1 Ma loen sageli ajaloolisi romaane. I often read historical novels. 2 Paljud riigid on Eestit valitsenud. Many countries have ruled Estonia. 3 Rooma villas olid keskküte ja mosaiikpõrandad. A Roman villa had central heating and mosaic floors. 4 Roomlastel ei õnnestunud Sotimaad vallutada. The Romans didn´t manage to conquer Scotland. 5 See imeerium on eksisteerinud umbes 400 aastat. This empire existed foir about 400 years. 6 kohalikud elanikud inhabitants 7 lossivaremed ruins of a castle 8 restaureeritud mõis a restored manor house 2 Use the words who, whose, which or where to complete the sentences. 1 This is the house where I grew up. 2 The film which we saw yesterday was about a cowgirl called Calamity Jane. 3 The boy whose mother we met in Regent Street is my cousin. 4 This is the cafe where my mother has a cup of coffee after work. 5 Our car, which we boug...
Kordamine inglise keele eksamiks A 1.1 Read the text and answer the questions below. Dear Mary-Alice, It's been ages since I last wrote to you, isn't it weird? Yes, so it is, but, I do have a certain reason. Do you remember Sir Thom of the Minquettes'? That fine young man with fascinating blue eyes... Oh, my sweet Mary, you will never guess what happened yesterday! It was about seven o'clock in the evening when Lillian called me out for a walk you know I can't say `no' to my little sis. Anyway we went to the forest near the Swan Lake and, believe it or not, got lost! Awful! I was so scared... We walked and walked, not even knowing the direction we were heading to, until we reached a huge mansion. And the garden around it was so extraordinary... That is something you just must see! But neither the trees nor flowers could be as wonderful as the owner himself! Sir Thom treated us tea and sandwiches, not forgetting to show us way back ...
Princess Diana’s Time In The Royal Family - Charles’s Point of View 1980 July: I came to the decision that I need to get a wife. I’m getting older and I need someone to enhance my place in The Royal Family, so I’ve had my eye on Diana Frances Spencer, I think she’ll be the perfect wife, she will be in my shadow but she’s good with people and she is beautiful and that’s all that matters. 1981 January: Me and Diana have been serious for over 6 months now. The media is crazy about us, she’s getting quite popular as expected, but the spotlight is still on me. She has come with me to many family events. The Queen likes her and so does her mother. I like her very much and I will ask her to marry me and be The Princess of Wales. 1985 January: It’s been a few years since we got married, we’ve had two kids, Prince William and Prince Harry. Ever since we got married we’ve gotten so much attention, too much of it. Dian...
House of Winsdor. Their influence on modern society, key personalities. People all over the world are obsessed with the British royal family. Most fans know all the royal names and faces, the line of succession to the throne, and even the family's rarely- used last name. But let's start from the beginning. The House of Windsor is the reigning royal house of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms. The dynasty is of German paternal descent and was originally a branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, itself derived from the House of Wettin, which succeeded the House of Hanover to the British monarchy following the death of Queen Victoria, wife of Albert, Prince Consort. The name was changed from Saxe-Coburg and Gotha to the English Windsor (from "Windsor Castle"[1]) in 1917 because of anti-German sentiment in the British Empire during World War I.[2] There have been four British monarchs of the house of Windsor to date:...
1. Marie-Antoinette 2. She was born in Vienna, Austria, in 1755 She was the 15th child of Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa and Emperor Francis I. Marie Antoinette married the future French king Louis XVI when she was just 15 years old. The young couple soon came to symbolize all of the excesses of the reviled French monarchy, and Marie Antoinette herself became the target of a great deal of vicious gossip. 3. She was hated for many things like: beauty, spending money, The Diamond Necklace incident People called her "L'Autrichienne" She was hated for her beauty and because of her eccentric personality, also because she was born in Austria. French people started to call her "L'Autrichienne" (which literally means the Austrian (woman), but also suggests the French word "chienne", meaning bitch) Also France financial crisis was blamed on her lavish spending. It is known that she lived golden life: she bought tons of clothes, diamo...
S C O T L A N D GENERAL OVERVIEW Territory: 31, 510 sq miles Highest peak: Ben Nevis 1343m Population: 5, 055, 000 National emblem: the thistle Capital: Edinburgh National flower: the bluebell Islands: About 790 National instrument: bagpipes Lakes: the best- known is Loch Ness, famous for National dish: haggis Nessie, its mythical monster Scotland is also famous for: whisky, kilts and sheep · One of the four constituent nations which form the UK · They have their own money, system of law, history, stamps, deep- rooted customs, traditions and ancient language- Gaelic · Most people speak the Scottish dialect becoming endangered language · Weather unpredictable · Breat...
Hamlet WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE Character List Hamlet - The Prince of Denmark, the title character, and the protagonist. About thirty years old at the start of the play, Hamlet is the son of Queen Gertrude and the late King Hamlet, and the nephew of the present king, Claudius. Hamlet is melancholy, bitter, and cynical, full of hatred for his uncle's scheming and disgust for his mother's sexuality. A reflective and thoughtful young man who has studied at the University of Wittenberg, Hamlet is often indecisive and hesitant, but at other times prone to rash and impulsive acts. Hamlet (In-Depth Analysis) Claudius - The King of Denmark, Hamlet's uncle, and the play's antagonist. The villain of the play, Claudius is a calculating, ambitious politician, driven by his sexual appetites and his lust for power, but he occasionally shows signs of guilt and human feeling--his love for Gertrude, for instance, seems sincere. Claudius (In-Depth Ana...
SCOTLAND Sandra Järvala GEOGRAPHY & POPULATION · Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and coers the northern third of the Island of Great Britain. · The Scotland capital city is Edinburgh. MAJOR CITIES · The largest city is Glasgow. Glasgow has a population of 598,830. The city has an area of 175.5 km ². · Aberdeen, Dundee, Paisley, East Kilbride and Livingston are are also large cities. · There is a Glasgow bus tours for tourists SCOTLAND FLAG · The Flag of Scotland, also known as Saint Andrew's Cross or the Saltire, is the national flag of Scotland. · Scottish flag is blue · On the flag is a white X-shaped cross. NATIONAL SYMBOLS · The national flower of Scotland is the thistle. · Scotland's national animal is the unicorn. · The Scots Pine is the national tree of Scotland. · Scotland's national bird is the golden eagle. HERALDRY · The Royal Arms of Scotland is a coat of arms symbolising S...
25/11/2012 22:54 The World According to Student Bloopers Richard Lederer St. Paul's School One of the fringe benefits of being an English or History teacher is receiving the occasional jewel of a student blooper in an essay. I have pasted together the following "history" of the world from certifiably genuine student bloopers collected by teachers throughout the United States, from eight grade through college level. Read carefully, and you will learn a lot. The inhabitants of Egypt were called mummies. They lived in the Sarah Dessert and traveled by Camelot. The climate of the Sarah is such that the inhabitants have to live elsewhere, so certain areas of the dessert are cul- tivated by irritation. The Egyptians built the Pyramids in the shape of a huge triangular cube. The Pramids are a range of mountains between France and Spain. The Bible is full of interesting caricatures. In the first book of the Bible, Guinesses, Adam a...
Gordon James Ramsay Author: Martin Luik Gordon James Ramsay · Born 8 November 1966. · Scottish born British chef and restaurateur. · Known for presenting TV programmes about competitive cookery and food. · His signature restaurant, Restaurant Gordon Ramsay in Chelsea, London, has held 3 Michelin stars since 2001. · He currently has 21 restaurants. · His restaurants have been awarded 15 Michelin stars in total and currently hold 14. · His cooking styles are French, Italian and British. Early Life · Born on 8 November 1966 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland. · From the age of five, he was raised in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, England. · Second of four children. · Ramsay's father was a swimming pool manager, a welder, and a shopkeeper. His mother was nurse. · At the age of 16, Ramsay moved out of the family house into a flat in Banbury. Head Chef · In 1993, Ram...
Mary I Mary I, called Mary Tudor (1516-1558), Queen of England (1553-1558). Mary was born in London on February 18, 1516, the daughter of Henry VIII by his first wife, Catherine of Aragón. Because Henry divorced Catherine, Mary was declared illegitimate. Nonetheless, Henry included her in his will, and on the death of her half-brother, Edward VI, on July 6, 1553, she became the legal heir to the throne. Although Lord High Chamberlain John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, favoured the succession of his daughter-in-law, Lady Jane Grey, and proclaimed her queen on July 10, the country supported Mary. As a Roman Catholic, Mary began her reign by sweeping awa...
Prince William Prince William Arthur Louis was born on June 21, 1982 at St. Mary´s Hospital in London. He was the first future king of England born in hospital. Of course, Prince William´s childhood was anything but typical. He can´t fly in the same plane as his father because an accident mighy take the lives of two future kings. Prince William has one sibling, his brother Harry, who was born in 1984. William is said to get along well with everyone. He has always been popular with his classmates. His first school was Mrs. Mynor´s Nursey School in London, which he attended for two years. Then he spent three years at Wetherby School. At first William was a rambunctious little boy. The media gleefully reported his every misbehavior. At age eight Prince William was sent to Ludgrove, a boarding school. He spent five years there. During that time his parents separated. Princess Diana broke royal protocol by hugging the boys in public...
Chekov Lady and the Lapdog Reid about Chekov: The characters in Chekhov's plays are never fully "known" as a writer, he seems to delight in maintaining a sense of indeterminacy, and unknowability, about them. The bare facts are always laughably inadequate to the complexity of "real" people. Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was born on 29 January (New Style), 1860, in Taganrog, a small port on the Sea of Azov, in southern Russia. As the son of a grocer and grandson of a serf, Chekhov was a first-generation intellectual. His modest background and upbringing are crucial to his development as a writer. Chekhov always felt that he missed out on childhood. It was a very hard lifeand it may have contributed to his poor health: he succumbed later on to the"family disease", tuberculosis, which led to his early death at the age of 44.His mother was a quiet, gentle soul who was full of stories of her early life. In later years, Chekhov would say that "w...
Suurbritannia Jarmo Vaik 9. Klass Harmi Põhikool. Sisukord 1. Sisukord 2. Sissejuhatus Suurbritanniasse 13. Valitsus 3. Sümboolika 14. Turism 4. Rahvastik 4.1 Rahvused 15. Tuntumad linnad 4.2 Religioonid 5. Geograafiline asend 16. Piirkonnad 6. Maastik 16.1 Inglismaa 7. Veekogud 16.2 Sotimaa 8. Mäed/mäestikud 9. Saared 16.3 Wales 10. Kliima 16.4 PõhjaIirimaa 11. Kliima 11. Majandus 17. Kasutatud 11.1 Tööstus Kirjandus 11.2 Põllumajandus/Kalandus 11.3 Energeetika Suurbritannia Ametlik nimi: Suurbritannia ja PõhjaIirimaa ühendkuningriik Koosneb neljast riigist: Inglismaa, Sotimaa, Wales ja PõhjaIirimaa Pindala: 244 088 km² Rahvaarv: 62 041 700 Peal...
London important sights guide Roman period 20th century · Big Ben is the nickname for the great bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London and is often extended to refer to the clock or the clock tower as well. It is the largest four-faced chiming clock and the third-tallest free-standing clock tower in the world. The clock first ticked on 31 May 1859. The pendulum is installed within an enclosed windproof box sunk beneath the clockroom. It is 3.9m long, weighs 300 kg and beats every 2 seconds. The clockwork mechanism in a room below weighs 5 tons. · Buckingham Palace is the official London residence of the British monarch. Originally known as, the building which forms the core of today's palace was a large townhouse built for the Duke of ...
Essay Full Name: Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson Nicknames: Em, OneTakeWatson Age: 17 Birthdate: April 15th 1990 Place of Birth: Paris, France Hometown: Oxfordshire, England Hair: Dark Blonde Eyes: Brown Parents: Jacqueline Luesby & Chris Watson Siblings: brother Alex Pets: 1 Cat About Emma Watson: Emma Watson was born in Paris, France to Jacqueline Luesby and Chris Watson, English lawyers who lived in France at the time; she has a younger brother named Alex. She lived in Paris until age five, then moved with her mother and brother to Oxford, England. Watson attended The Dragon School, a private preparatory school, until June 2003, when she moved to Headington School, a private allgirls school in Oxford. In June 2006, Watson sat GCSE examinations in 10 subjects, achieving eight A+ and two A grades. She is studying for her Advanced Subsidiary (AS) levels in Dance, Art and English literature. Watson is an ...
Kontserdi retsensatsioon ABBA Käisin vaatamas ABBA kontsert-tantsuetendust 18. september 2011. Etendus toimus teatris Vanemuine. Peaosades olid Tanja Mihhailova, Dave Benton, Gerli Padar ja Stephen Hansen. Kõrval osatäitjateks olid WAF Laulu- ja Tantsukooli lauljad, bänd, balletitrupp ja Vanemuise Tantsu- ja Balletikooli õpilased. Gerli Padar alustas laulmisega varases nooruses. 1994.a. tuli esimene võit ,,Laulukarusell" lauluvõistluselt, 1997. a. võitis Gerli lauluvõistluse ,,Kaks takti ette". Ta on osalenud erinevates soolobrojektides ja muusikaligaaladel. Gerli on saanud erinevaid auhinnalisi kohti rahvusvahelistel konkursittel. 2007 valiti Gerli Eestit esindama Eurovisiooni lauluvõistlusellauluga ,,Partners in Crime". Ta on rockbändi ,,glive" solist. Tema rolle: Jonni-Punn ,,Vankumatu tinasõdur", Gerda ,,Lumekuninganna", Sally Bowles ,,Cabaret", ...
Changing the Guard · Perhaps the epitome of London's surviving pageantry can be found in the ceremonial Changing of the Guard. · A hugely popular spectacle, the Changing of the Guard takes place at a range of royal locations in and around · London daily during the summer and on alternate days for the rest of the year. · There is no ticketing, so make sure you get there early. · Ever since 1660 Household Troops have guarded the Sovereign Palaces. · The Palace of Whitehall was the main residence until 1689 and was guarded by the Household Cavalry. · The court moved to St James's Palace in 1689 and when Queen Victoria moved into Buckingham Palace the Queen's Guard remained at St James's Palace and a detachment guarded Buckingham Place, as it does today. Trooping the Colour · Often cited as the ceremonial event of the year, the Troopi...
J.F.Cooper(1789-1851): he was born in Burlington, New Jersey in 1789. When he expelled from Yale bacause of prank, he joined the navy as a midshipman. In 1810 he took a furlough and never returned to active duty. He married with Susan De Lancy and got 5 children. They lived Europe, but returned to America because he was unpopular in Europe. In 1920 je published his first fiction "Precaution", in 1821 the second one "The Spy". His third book "The Pioneers" was the first of five novels. He died at Cooperstown in 1851. He was immensely popular writer and he considered to be the first major American novelist. R.L.Stevenson(1850-1894): he was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1850. He was a sick little boy who spent much of his time in bed. He was very lonely only child. When he grew older and seemed stronger, his father took him on trips to he wildest coasts of Sotland. Stevenson was no student. He roamed about Edinburgh, learning to know peop...
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The UK & London The United Kingdom (or the UK) is a short way of saying the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Norther Ireland. The UK is situated north-west of the European continent between the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea. The UK consists of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Its highest point is Ben Nevis in Scotland followed by Snowdon in Wales. The Severn is the longest river in the United Kingdom. Other important rivers are the Trent, the Mersey, the Tyne, etc. Lough Neagh which lies in the centre of Northern Ireland is thr UK's largest freshwater lake. The climate in the UK is variable. The weather changes so frequently that it is difficult to forecast. It is not unusual for people to complain that the weathermen were wrong. Fortunately there is no extreme weather conditions, it is never very cold or very hot. The first inhabitants were Iberians and Celts who sett...
The Presentations Triinu: "The Notorious Prisoners of the Tower" Built in 1078, has been used as a fortress, Royal Palace, a prison, the home for Crown Jewels. The first prisoner was Ranulf Flambard in 1100. The only woman tortured in the Tower was Anne Askew. Guy Fawkes was prisoned 5 th November 1605, hung in 1607. Walter Raleigh was knighted, married without queen´s permission. Last prisoners were in the Tower in 1952. Rita: "Alexander Fleming" Was a pharmacologist, has graduated 6 schools, studied anti-bacterial agents, found Lysozyme accidentally in 1922 and penicillin, which changed the world, in 1928. Won Nobel Prize in 1945. Has been married twice, first wife was a trained nurse. He died in 1955 at home because of a heart attack. He had 1 child. Liis: "The Phantom of the Opera" A.L. Webber is knighted, started writing musicals in 1965, owns 7 theatres and has written 13 musical...
1. Ancient Britain: the Celtic tribes. 2000 years ago there was an Iron Age Celtic culture throughout the Br Isles. It seems that the Celts, who had been arriving from Europe from the 8th cent BC onward, intermingled with the peoples who were already there. The Celts were extremely talented people, creative and artistic. More than 1 Celtic tribe invaded Br. The descendants of ancient Celts live in Wales, Scotland, Cornwall and Ireland. They lived in primitive society. Druids priests, more powerful than chiefs. Acted like prophets. 2. Stonehenge From prehistoric period. Was built on Salisbury plain between 2500 and 1500 bc. One of the most famous and mysterious archaeological sites in the world. One of the mysteries is how it was built at all with the technology of the time. Another is its purpose. It appears to function as a kind on astronomical clock and we know it was used by the Druids for ceremonies marking the passing ...
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