Seminar 2 UK History

I. Answer the following questions.

  III. Read the following sentences about Queen Boudica and say if they are right or wrong.

1.  She was in the Roman army.

2. She was married to a local English king.

3. She invaded Wales and Scotland.

4. Roman soldiers attacked her and her daughters.

5. The Romans defeated Boudica easily.

 IV. Complete these sentences using the words.

activity  Catholic  conquered  destroyed  independence  parliament   protect Protestant  terrible  trouble

1.  There were a few years of ________________for Wales – in the 12th and 13th centuries.

2.  Scotland was_______________by Edward I at the end of the 13th century.

3.  In 1707, the Scottish________________voted to join England.

4.  In 1745, the English____________complete Scottish villages.

5.  British rule brought Ireland very little money and a lot of_________________         .

6.  In the 16th century, most people in England became ___________________.       .

7.  Most_____________people in Ireland ate little except potatoes before 1840.

8.  When potatoes failed to grow in Ireland, the result was__________________     .

9.  In the 1960s, the British government sent their army to________________ the Catholics in Northern Ireland.

10.  In the past few years, IRA____________ has stopped.

V. Read these sentences about King Henry VIII and his family. When do these things happen? Put the sentences in order (1–10) starting with the thing that happened first.

1.  Henry ends his marriage with Anne of Cleves, an ugly German princess.

2.  Henry closes the Catholic church and starts a new church in England.

3.  Anne Boleyn gave Henry a daughter, Elizabeth.

4.  Edward starts to make England more protestant.

5.  Henry marries his brother’s wife.

6.  Elizabeth I rules England for forty-five years and makes the country strong.

7.  Henry’s son with Jane Seymour, Edward, is born.

8.  Thomas Wolsey goes to Rome to talk to the Pope about Henry’s marriage.

9.  England gets a Catholic queen – Henry’s daughter, Mary.

10.  Henry’s third wife, Jane Seymour, dies.

VI. Choose the right answer.

1.  Elizabeth I wanted to find a middle way for 

  (1) religion.  (2) Catholics.  (3) monasteries.

2.  For Catholics, the true ruler of England was

  (1) Henry VIII.  (2) Elizabeth I.  (3) Mary Queen of Scots.

3.  For nineteen years, Mary lived in England as a

  (1) queen.  (2) prisoner.  (3) Protestant.

4.  The Spanish ships hit a terrible storm and were

  (1) defeated.  (2) decided.  (3) destroyed.

5.  Today, England is a country of many different 

  (1) religions.  (2) kings.  (3) population.

VII. Read these sentences and choose right (✓) or wrong (✗).

1.  Both King John and King Charles had problems with Parliament.

2.  King John wanted strong government, so he wrote the Magna Carta.

3.  In 1264, Parliament had more power in England than the King.

4.  Charles I ruled without Parliament for eleven years.

5.  The King’s men and Parliament’s men fought for four years.

6.  Charles I was killed in a battle against Parliament.

7.  After Charles I, Oliver Cromwell ruled England for eight years.

8.  Charles II was England’s last Catholic king.

VIII. These people all helped to shape British government. What did they do? Why were they important?

1.  King John

2.  Oliver Cromwell

3.  George I

IX. Were these countries ruled by Britain? Answer yes or no.

 (a)  America  (g)  Prussia (b)  Canada  (h)  Poland (c)  Japan  (i)  Australia (d)  India  (j)  South Africa (e)  Egypt  (k)  China (f)  Spain  (l)  Pakistan

X.  Choose one or more of these words for each character.

queen  childless  unhealthy  intelligent handsome  Catholic  Protestant  popular French  powerful  killed

1.  Boudica

2. William the Conqueror

3.  Henry VIII

4.  Mary I

5.  Elizabeth I

6.  Charles I

7.  Napoleon

8.  Horatio Nelson

9.  Queen Victoria