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British National Anthem - "God Save The Queen" (EN)

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Learn British accents and dialects – Cockney, RP, Northern, and more!

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KINGS AND QUEENS

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DK Find Out! | Fun Facts for Kids on Animals, Earth, History and more!

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Visit DK Find Out! to learn about dinosaurs, space, animals, nature & more. Fun learning activities for kids with videos, quizzes & galleries at DKFindOut.com

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Royal Family tree and line of succession

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Candle in the Wind 1997 Lyrics: Goodbye England's rose / May you ever grow in our hearts / You were the grace that placed itself / Where lives were torn apart / You called out to our country / And you whispered

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Try the online quiz, reading, listening, and activities on grammar, spelling and vocabulary for this lesson on Princess Diana. Click on the links above or see the activities below this article:

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Lady Diana Spencer was born in 1961. She had a normal, quiet upbringing. It could never have prepared her for the fame and glamour of being a British princess. Within a few years, she changed from being a shy teenager to the most photographed person on the planet. She hit newspaper headlines around the world, but the biggest one was for her death at the age of 36.

Diana was a kindergarten teacher in London when she caught the interest of Prince Charles. She won the hearts of a nation with her shy smiles and natural beauty. The whole world watched the fairytale royal wedding in 1981. A year later, she gave birth to Prince William, the first of her two sons.

Diana was nervous at first in public, but she soon developed a charming manner. She took a strong interest in many charities and important causes. She highlighted the suffering of the homeless, lepers and AIDS victims. She also campaigned for the abolition of landmines and many countries banned them.

Diana and Charles divorced in 1996. She struggled with depression and eating disorders for many years after. She finally found happiness with an Egyptian film producer, Dodi Al-Fayed. Their romance was closely followed by the paparazzi, which led to the fatal car crash that killed her in Paris in 1997. At her funeral, British Prime Minister Tony Blair called her the "People's Princess". To many, she was simply the "Queen of Hearts".

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Try the online quiz, reading, listening, and activities on grammar, spelling and vocabulary for this lesson on Princess Diana. Click on the links above or see the activities below this article: Your browser does not support this audio player. Lady Diana Spencer was born in 1961. She had a normal, quiet upbringing.

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Try the online quiz, reading, listening, and activities on grammar, spelling and vocabulary for this lesson on Queen Elizabeth. Click on the links above or see the activities below this article:

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Queen Elizabeth II is well known throughout the world. She is the Queen of sixteen countries but lives in the United Kingdom. Her ancestors have ruled over the UK for over a thousand years. She holds enormous power over her 129 million subjects, but rarely gets involved with politics. She is a hard-working Queen who has adapted to world changes over six decades.

Elizabeth has many other positions besides being a monarch. She is Head of the Commonwealth (the collection of 16 nations), Supreme Governor of the Church of England, Chief of Fiji and head of many parts of the UK armed forces. She married a Greek prince in 1947. Her husband is known as the Duke of Edinburgh.

Elizabeth was born in London in 1926. She was third in line to the throne and never expected to become queen. She was on safari in Kenya when she received news that her father had died and she was the new Queen. She was crowned in 1953 and soon after the ceremony she went on a six-month world tour to visit her people.

Elizabeth has always taken her position as Queen extremely seriously. She has never given a press interview, and no one knows her political views. She has been the ultimate professional throughout her working life. Even her dress has stayed conservative. She is famous for her plain-coloured coats. She continues to attend many cultural events as part of her public role.

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Try the online quiz, reading, listening, and activities on grammar, spelling and vocabulary for this lesson on Queen Elizabeth. Click on the links above or see the activities below this article: Your browser does not support this audio player. Queen Elizabeth II is well known throughout the world.

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Who was Elizabeth I? Watch this story, one of our 'British tales' videos about characters and people from British history, to find out!

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Vocabulary | History and medieval times vocabulary | English vocabulary

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HORRIBLE HISTORIES - The Wives of Henry VIII (Terrible Tudors)

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Horrible Histories:The Wives of Henry VIII

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Henry VIII Video - Henry VIII - HISTORY.com

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You know he had six wives, but there was a lot more to this famous king.

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Henry VIII: Britain's most famous king. Big, bold and brash, he is the epitome of 'Merrie England'.

Ruling between 1509 and 1547, his marriages to a succession of six women became something of a Tudor soap opera and probably his most talked-about legacy.

So, as king of England and one of Europe's most eligible royals, what did he want in a wife, and, more specifically, a queen?

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What did King Henry VIII really want from a wife?

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Henry VIII: Britain's most famous king. Big, bold and brash, he is the epitome of 'Merrie England'. Ruling between 1509 and 1547, his marriages to a succession of six women became something of a Tudor soap opera and probably his most talked-about legacy.

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Kids take a quiz or webquest on Middle Ages - Magna Carta. Practice problems online test and history questions for students.

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United Kingdom Timeline short underlined

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Magna Carta and the emergence of Parliament

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Make the U.K. timeline with the following images.

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Make the U.K. timeline with the following images.

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The Celts, Romans,Anglo-saxons, vikings (present simple)